http://toprotype.com since forever Wed, 06 Jan 2010 14:13:58 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Hard to believe we are already into the new year. December was a blur with trying to wrap the winter issue of Charleston Style & Design (final production always seems to fall between Christmas and New Years). Despite a tough year in magazine publishing that saw several well know publications ... http://toprotype.com/2010/01/charleston-style-design/ Putting the finishing touches on this marketing piece for Creek Ranch, a working ranch down in central Florida. Great photography by McGinnis Leathers and copywriting by Jim Carver. http://toprotype.com/2009/11/creek-ranch/ We had friends in town from Massachusetts over the weekend. As a couple who both work in the creative field (Peter's a photographer and Heather an artist) they occasionally have the opportunity to collaborate on a project. Love these hull graphics that were done for the Chicago Match Race Center boats. http://toprotype.com/2009/11/reflection/ I am constantly reminded of how much Charleston is more like a small town than a city of 100,000. It seems like everyone knows everyone here, or at least maybe one degree of separation away. It happened again recently when I glanced at the byline of an article I was ... http://toprotype.com/2009/10/buzz/ Just finished the labeling for Curious Yellow, a super premium lemmoncello liqueur that will be bottled and distributed locally here in Charleston. The proprietor is a local artist and his artwork was incorporated into the final design. http://toprotype.com/2009/10/curious-yellow/ I heard from a Mass College of Art buddy of mine yesterday about his unique approach to networking at Boston's 49th Annual Hatch Awards Monday night. I've got to hand it to Craig. He landed a killer job right out of school working for ad legend Steve Cosmopulos at Cosmopulos, ... http://toprotype.com/2009/10/lets-do-lunch-u-buy/ I'm on an Aussie roll this weekend. With a niece living in Sydney and a sister in Queensland, I get the occasional updates on what's up down under. These photos from Sydney's recent dust storm have a surreal quality... more red planet than planet earth. http://toprotype.com/2009/09/life-on-mars/ Some really cool wine label packaging here to get your creative juices flowing. Especially love the work (and website) of the Australian shop, Mash. http://toprotype.com/2009/09/return-of-the-living-red/ Change is good. After a successful eight year run as Johnson Design, the time felt right for a major rebranding of my business. It also gave me the opportunity to work with some really talented individuals. Andra Watkins of Positus Consulting has been an invaluable resource with strategic planning. I ... http://toprotype.com/2009/08/metamorphis/ When one of my West Coast publishing clients offered me a cover assignment recently, the subject matter struck particularly close to home. Anorexia and Bulimia are diseases among women and teens more prevalent than many realize or are willing to admit. Chances are, you may know someone who has struggled ... http://toprotype.com/2009/06/religion-of-thinness/