What do you get when you combine Facebook, Tumblr, Twitter and a bunch of other social media platforms? Pinterest! This virtual pinboard is kicking ass and many find themselves asking, “Why didn’t I think of that?” So how could such an obvious idea create so much traffic and buzz? There are countless blog posts and articles you can skim through that share traffic statistics, demographics, and other reasons why it has gained popularity so quickly. However, none of them talk… Continue Reading
Archives / 2012 February
February 22, 2012
February 20, 2012
We the Best
Prior to joining Carrot, I spent a year and half working for a traditional ad agency in Manhattan. It was a valuable experience, but I wasn’t having a whole lot of fun and I began to feel restless. I was working on a pharmaceutical account for which we created TV and print ads exclusively. Social media wasn’t part of the equation. I became bored and began the tedious process of finding a new job. I interviewed at a number of… Continue Reading
February 16, 2012
Closing the Design Gap
It’s settled. Your senior portfolio is complete, you’ve wrapped up your internship and you’ve landed your first paid job in the industry. You’re going to be a professional designer. You’ve spent countless hours gushing over shots on Dribbble, bought every book from A Book Apart, and followed every Brooklyn Beta presenter on Twitter – all in preparation for that first “real” design project where you’ll prove you have what it takes. The time has come and you’re pumped to start…. Continue Reading
February 14, 2012
CSS Patterns, Evolved
Disclaimer: This is a technical post on html and css, intended for those who are very familiar with the languages. The value of clean semantics There are a lot of web activists that promote semantic markup, and very early in my journey into front end dev I got swept up in this. There’s something really beautiful about writing really clean html, with no extra elements or “utility classes” (classes that you put on your elements in order to recycle a… Continue Reading
