A new website for tv watchin'

A website to keep an eye on is Hulu, which just opened today to the public. It's a website devoted to showing popular tv shows and movies for free - you will be able to watch them with no pesky commercials or interruptions. Unfortunately, the videos are not yet available in this geographic area, but hopefully they will be soon. Check out Ad Age's article to learn more...Still, I prefer good ol' TV: the commercials make good laundry/cooking/bathroom breaks. Plus, if I were to get hooked watching shows that are at my beck and call, I might just sit here watching the Simpsons for 103 hours straight.

I didn't think writing would be this hard!

I admit I have been putting off writing articles and posts for my blog lately. It's difficult to come up with new things to be opinionated about. Without ranting like a maniac, that is...

I was thinking to myself, "Why do we even need graphic design? Why not just have everything plain with a white background and boring black text and no pictures, kind of like Apple or Volkswagon?" Of course, these two companies stand out with their elegant, simple look. A hundred million of them would be harder to tell apart.

I went further to check out Adbusters.org to see what they had to say about it. After all, isn't Adbusters against ads? And therefore graphic design, logos, marketing, and other identity branding?

I was a little shocked to read their plan to "bring down the rich" (The Rich Stand Accused From Adbusters #75, JAN-FEB 2008).

Yes, graphic design can be used for non-profit purposes, as it is a form of communication. But that won't pay the bills. From my point of view, I am not one of the rich who are using up the planet. I struggle to pay bills like many young people. And yet, we live like kings compared to those in the rest of the world...Perhaps there is a way to live in the balance of consuming less, while still seeking profits...

Some bitter Valentine's wishes...

Go to Shoebox's blog for a cute video about rejected Valentine's Day cards

Happy Imbolc and St Brigid's Day!

Just a quick note to say it's a beautiful sunny day and if it is like this tomorrow, the groundhog will probably see his shadow. Six more months of winter?

I have been hard at work writing out my business plan and it is almost time to turn it in to the SEB people. I still need to interview a few prospective clients so off I go!

PS It is Morgan's Birthday today! He is 28.

Viking Kittens...gotta love 'em

Click here for a cute flash video of viking kittens...

New dimensions

Even though this is my Designs by Sarah blog, I have decided to add some things that I find fascinating even if they are a bit of a tangent. For a wonderful fictional account of England in the 9th century, please visit this site for the Circle of Ceridwen. You'll find the trilogy along with a wealth of facts and historical tidbits for the medievally minded.

Movies and RPG: together at last

Jerry Bruckheimer's announcement this week that he will co-produce original video games with MTV Games prompts an intriguing question: Are role-playing games the new action movies? I guess it was only a matter of time...