by Michael Buckingham
It was already an honor to have designed the logo for Cultivate, certainly a highlight to be involved with so many great people to put the conference together. Then I arrived on Monday to Park Community Church and was given the…
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Tags: creativity, logo, momentum, team
by Michael Buckingham
Microsoft shows an example of what happens when you only focus on “effective”.
Microsoft launched a store. The store looks nice. In fact it even looks cool. People are talking about their store. Sounds like everything is a big win. All…
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Tags: apple, copy, creativity, effectiveness, microsoft, originality, steal
by Michael Buckingham
Hopefully your cache has been shaken loose and you can now see that the blog has a new name. JesusHatesPapyrus.com
I wrote awhile ago about the tone of the blog, what to write, balancing my writing here with my involvement at…
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by Michael Buckingham
Fall Festival
Harvest Fest
Harvest Party
Fall Carnival
And the list goes on and on for alternatives to “enjoy this season”.
Of course what it really mean is that you don’t believe in Halloween but want to celebrate it anyway. I hear the word alternative…
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Tags: fall, halloween, kids, party
by Michael Buckingham
I don’t like the term graphic artist, in fact I think we should stop using it. If it’s on your business card – change it. Because while God has gifted you with artistic ability, viewing yourself as an artist hurts…
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by Michael Buckingham
That’s my baby boy (and yes, his first kiss, Sydney)…wow, a year flies by. I’ll be honest, I thought I was ready for this. I had already gone through it once with my now 17 year old, I could do…
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Tags: baby, family, life
by Michael Buckingham
Just received my Google wave invite along with a few others to share.
Have you been waiting for an invite, looking to starting using Google’s latest toy?
Reply below with why you want one and how you plan to use it in…
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Tags: google, invite
by Michael Buckingham
For those who followed the logo redesign, I hope you like what we’ve done with the cards.
I’ve always liked the designs I’ve used for the business cards, but this design really took it to a new level for me. It was as…
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Tags: brand, business cards, cards, holy cow, identity, papyrus
by Michael Buckingham
Rick Warren quoted this today:
Proverbs 31:8 (New International Version)
8 “Speak up for those who cannot speak for themselves,
for the rights of all who are destitute.
Which is ironically what I was doing with my open letter to Rick Warren. I…
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Tags: appreciation, creative, leadership, team
by Michael Buckingham
As creatives we need to constantly be filling our brains with creative input. Being creative is a habit as much as it is an action. You can’t expect to be able to just turn the creativity switch on when a…
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Tags: creative, design, inspiration, ninja, resources