Under the Headset

If you walk around the floors of Wallace Church, you'll often see people's heads bobbing to the beat of their own tunes. We like to play music, but sometimes it's nice to take a break from the communal Pandora station. Here's a sample of music we like right now. We'll be back to update you with more of our favorite songs!

The Future's Name is Kevin

By Lauren Wong

“The future is here- it’s just unevenly distributed,” said William Gibson in a 2001 Economist article. At the Future Trends Conference earlier this month, the future was everywhere: in presentations, at our tables, and on our minds. From market researchers to anthropologists to trends analysts (me), our crowd was as multi-disciplinary as the trends and themes we follow. We all came to Future Trends to discuss two things: observation and change.

More Pictures from the Pentawards

In addition to some pictures from the event, here is the official press release from the Pentawards. For our original article about the Pentawards, click here.

Unclaimed Benefits

By Rich Rickaby

Certainly, there are bigger shoe fans in the studio than I. The ladies love when a box arrives from ShopBot or Zappos, especially when it’s for them. Me, I’ve got to look at the shoe, hold the shoe, try on the shoe…and so I did, at Cole Haan. There were several that looked great, some practical, some a bit novel. When I found a pair I liked – distressed brown dress shoes – I immediately turned them over to see the price. I was shocked. Not at the price (that happened when I went next door to Prada!), but at the Nike logo imprinted on the sole. I understood the presence of the Cole Haan logo but why Nike?

Together We Mourn

Proud to be at the Pentawards

At the Pentawards Package Design award ceremony last Thursday night, Stan Church gave a speech about what strengths sets the designers in the audience (most of whom went on to win awards for their creative excellence) from the rest of their colleagues.