getting a little QReative

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QR codes. Have you seen them around yet? If not, I think you may really soon. Simply use your smart phone to scan the black and white art in the frame and it will take you to our blog. (You'll need a QR scanner app. It's free.)  Go ahead and scan right from the screen. There are many websites that can create a QR code for you. I used www.qurify.com

Are they the wave of the future in advertising? Not sure, but you can decide for yourself.

The possibilities are endless. Now if they'd only make them a little prettier. (I'm sure we can figure something out :) For all you small businesses we design for...I may be suggesting this for you in the near future.

sweet paul magazine

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Oh boy, are you in for a Monday morning treat. Sweet Paul blog and magazine. Take a moment to click on their publication in the right hand column so you can view page by page and even purchase the magazine if you wish. Each spread is more beautiful than the last. Hmm, why do I think this will be on it's way to my mailbox real soon? Beautiful work Sweet Paul! Thanks for inspiring and helping us "chase the sweet things in life".

colour my world

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Ok, so I'm in love with this iphone app. I guess it's the designer geek in me, but it's really a great adder to my work day.

myPANTONE takes advantage of the iPhone’s built-in camera to let color lovers capture whatever inspires them – from architecture and street scenes to fashion and nature. Colors can be extracted from any photo on the iPhone and then matched to the closest PANTONE Colors. myPANTONE puts the power of the entire PANTONE Color Library in your pocket, enabling anyone to capture, create and share PANTONE® Color Palettes wherever and whenever they find inspiration.

let it be

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Facts about Let it Be ~ the Beatles

Paul McCartney wrote this song. It was inspired by his mother, Mary, who died when he was 14. Many people thought "Mother Mary" was a biblical reference when they heard it.

McCartney had a dream one night when he was paranoid and anxious. He saw his mom who had been dead for ten years or so; she came to him in his time of trouble, speaking words of wisdom. This brought him much peace when he needed it. It was this sweet dream that got him to begin writing the song.

In 2001, McCartney helped organize the "Concert For New York," to benefit victims of The World Trade Center disaster. He closed the show with this, inviting the other acts and some New York cops and firefighters on stage to sing with him.

Sesame Street used this with the title changed to "Letter B." The lyrics were changed to list words that begin with B.

The album had the largest initial sales in US record history up to that time: 3.7 million advance orders.

You'll hear different guitar parts on different versions on this song, as there were several overdubs of the solo. On April 30, 1969, George Harrison overdubbed a new guitar solo over the best take from the January 31, 1969 session. Harrison overdubbed another one on January 4, 1970, but there's a possibility that it was actually McCartney on that overdub. The first overdub solo was used for the original single release, and the second overdub solo was used for the original album release. The Let It Be... Naked version is the one from the movie.

This was the first Beatles song released in The Soviet Union. The single made it there in 1972.