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Oct
02/
10

$10 a person = safe water

by Michael Buckingham
$10 a person = safe water

I was blessed last month when Matt Knisely connected me to Jerry Miner of Water Missions International. Blessed not just because the project was a blast and I love the final results of the branding work,…

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Jun
22/
10

Holy Cow! it’s _______________

by Michael Buckingham
Holy Cow! it’s _______________

Last month Chris Brogan said something in a conference in Chicago, SOBcon. It’s really quite simple, but I’ve not been able to shake it.

growth happens when you promote others more than you promote yourself.

I knew I…

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May
19/
10

My bio, your input

by Michael Buckingham

Ok, I have to write out my bio again…and I hate writing about myself. Feels like it should be called a Oh-I’m-so-awesome-and-here’s-why-thingy.

So…I’m looking for your input. Here are two drafts I’ve written up.

With the goal of once again…

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May
14/
10

(thankfully) had a bad day.

by Michael Buckingham
(thankfully) had a bad day.

It was a rough day today. The plate was already full:

working on the launch of the new sites of churchmarketingsucks and cfcclabs
looking at some things for the church marketing lab
2 new logo projects

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Apr
22/
10

The forgotten stage of sketching

by Michael Buckingham
The forgotten stage of sketching

This is the third stage of Ty’s logo project with Rainier Christian Church’s logo. This is the most challenging, most skipped, and most important stage. Sketching.

Ty isn’t an illustrator so at first this seemed like a silly stage. You…

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Mar
26/
10

Ty’s logo project : moodboard

by Michael Buckingham
Ty’s logo project : moodboard

We just wrapped up the next stage of Rainier View’s logo development, the moodboard. Once we’ve gone through the questions we ask to get inside their personality as a church, discuss some of their answers, ask a few more…

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Mar
09/
10

Free NAB admission

by Michael Buckingham
Free NAB admission

Just received an email with an offer to you for an NAB pass that includes the exhibit floor, the Opening Keynote and State of the Industry Address, Info Sessions, Content Theater, Destination Broadband Theater and Exhibits. Just register

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Feb
13/
10

My son’s mom.

by Michael Buckingham
My son’s mom.

NOTE: This is not on topic, and yes very transparent…I hope it will be a post of healing.

Last month as the earthquake shook Haiti, like many of you I had to do something, I had to play a…

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Jan
07/
10

My 2010 resolution to you

by Michael Buckingham
My 2010 resolution to you

I’m a fan of taking the opportunity of a new year to look at where I’ve come, what I’ve gone through and where I am going. It’s a good time for me to reflect on what God is doing with…

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Aug
14/
09

Coca~Consistency

by Michael Buckingham
Coca~Consistency

Interesting look at the Coke brand through the years. As I’ve been looking at my logo and considering a refresh, this gives me some good food, or I guess drink, for thought.

UPDATE
Very interesting comments on Twitter…

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