Loyal Peepshow readers likely have read previous posts about our apple client, Next Big Thing, the growers’ cooperative that markets SweeTango. And, with apple season upon us once again, I initially set out to write a post about this exciting new apple that’s taking the produce world by storm. However, when I started sifting through [...]

You know what’s the cat’s meow? Design that embraces user-created content. I was reminded of how kick-ass this concept is at yesterday’s AIGA Geek Girls Guide luncheon on how to embrace user-created chaos. What’s exciting about designing for user-created content is that it’s not just about allowing fonts to get bigger on websites or creating [...]

This year I took my summer vacation to New England – exposing myself to a fresh collection of sights and sounds to put in the ol’ design archive. Check out some images, textures and marketing tools that inspired me along the way.  Rockland, Maine:   Next stop, Portland, Maine:   Last stop: Boston 

The Creators Project is a new network dedicated to the celebration of creativity and culture across media, and around the world. The Creators Project aims at being nothing less than the first spark of creativity that gives life to the hopes and aspirations of the 21st Century. I want to give a shout out to my [...]

Earlier this week Mike Keliher and I went to hear John Winsor speak at a MIMA event. Winsor is a Crispin Porter + Bogusky alum and founding member of the “World’s first creative (ad) agency built on crowdsourcing principles.” For those of you (like me) new to this phrase: “Crowdsourcing involves outsourcing tasks to any interested [...]

In the design field, I always come across creative blocks. My regular inspiration routine includes galleries, design blogs and Walker Art Center bookstore. In need of an extra creative boost recently, I turned to my former colleagues from MCAD and a few other personal friends  There are a handful of very creative, talented, active and young designers, artists [...]

So there’s this massive oil leak in the Gulf of Mexico. You heard about it? It’s kind of a big deal, and now President Obama is simultaneously calling for BP CEO Tony Hayward to be fired while working tirelessly to figure out “whose ass to kick.” BP has enough to worry about these days, and [...]

Last week, Trevor and I had the opportunity to photograph and videograph our client, Indian Health Board’s, biggest event: the annual Chili Feed. A little background: IHB has been a neighborhood clinic since 1970 and was founded to provide free or affordable health care to Native Americans and the Phillips Community. It’s truly an honor [...]

I think I have brain damage from watching too much youtube and vimeo online lately. It’s becoming my favorite pastime throughout the day – doesn’t matter if I am in the bathroom, eating lunch, waiting for someone at a restaurant, stuck in traffic, in the elevator, waiting in line, or just bored, I am always being [...]

A while back, my rockstar colleague Hillary and I started working on a project for Danish Teak Classics, a shop in Northeast Minneapolis that restores and sells vintage furniture made in the Danish modern style. (They also sell accessories like dishes and mirrors, as well as some of their own original pieces.) DTC needed a [...]