It’s no secret that Carrot loves Brooklyn, especially the booming Digital District here in DUMBO. The contrast of new media agencies and cutting-edge technology startups against historic, cobblestone streets running beneath landmark bridges is pretty darn inspirational. We’re loyal to our nabe and happy to give back, so when the opportunity came up do some pro-bono identity work for the Brooklyn Bridge Park effort, we got excited. Carrot was approached by the Campaign for Brooklyn Bridge Park organization to create… Continue Reading
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October 22, 2009
September 17, 2009
“The Most Exciting Advance in Mobile Applications We’ve Seen This Century”
Chris Petescia contributed to this report After decades of research, countless Erlenmeyer flasks, and several weeks of hapless finger-painting, we’re finally able to announce the launch of The Onion Microfiche. The first-ever iPhone app that delivers a world of Onion headlines directly to your Oxford shirt pocket. Onion aficionados know the true essence of any story lies in its headline. In fact, many headlines are so brilliant they stand alone without any article associated with them. We worked closely with… Continue Reading
August 5, 2009
We Really Do Hope They Serve Beer In Hell
Ladies and Gentlemen, we’re officially Hollywood big shots. Well, almost. After much anticipation, Carrot Creative has completed our first film site, and what better way to lose our film site virginity than with the cinematic adaptation of Tucker Max’s New York Times bestseller, I Hope They Serve Beer In Hell? It all started when Tucker’s right hand man, Ian Claudius, first read about Carrot in Smashing Magazine’s fantastic post, Looking Back On 2008 With Top Web Designers. A quick phone… Continue Reading
July 6, 2009
Does Design Matter to Startups? You bet.
I had the pleasure of attending a NextNY event last Wednesday with Carrot Creative’s own Kristin and Maury in Time Square. The Topic – Does Design matter to Startups? The discussion was led by designers Crystal Beasley, Kevin Kearney, Nicole Tecco Reece, Dagny Prieto, and Stefan Lawrence. The meet-up was to help entrepreneurs better understand the role of a design team (often looked at as a wild, type-loving troupe of hippies) in the greater scheme of things while running a business.
So, will bringing on designers really matter, or does having your product or service “work” outweigh how it looks? Here are some insights from the discussion.
May 15, 2009
Radiance
TR3 released their latest album “Radiance” in January, and we had the pleasure of assembling the artwork for the band. Tim Reynolds had a pretty clear concept in mind, featuring an abstract photo he took himself while on tour with DMB last summer. It was a ton of fun hanging out with Tim, Mick, Dan & Tour Manager Fluffy (and Marcus Eaton Trio) at a show this past Fall, as we started work on the project, and a pleasure to… Continue Reading
January 9, 2009
There are so many people we'd like to thank…
I just wanted to say thank you on behalf of the entire @CarrotCreative, for the positive feedback & numerous features of carrotcreative.com. We really had a blast putting together our site, and it was a great way to test out some ideas and technologies, creatively. We’ve been featured on numerous CSS sites (css WOW, cssimport, CSSclip, CSS Remix , to name a few) for inspiration to others. We’ve also been cited as an example for designing cityscapes (Lee Munroe) and… Continue Reading
December 30, 2008
You Like Us, You Really Like Us!
Smashing Magazine compiled a list of this years top web designers and offered an insightful glance into their design process and all the sites they found influential in 2008. We’re thrilled that our very own website was chosen by Alen Grakalic of CSSGlobe and Templatica fame as one of his favorite sites of the year. Check out the whole article for some year-end eye candy. UPDATE We’ve been also featured as BuildInternet.com’s top site for jQuery navigation in 2008! Thanks for the… Continue Reading
November 11, 2008
There it is again! Hello, HUE.
A project that wrapped up a little over a year ago is in the spotlight today! HUE HD Webcam is featured as today’s woot! item. From name, brand, promotion & marketing concepts to software UI, to the actual product design itself, we had a blast with the unique opportunity to design the complete kit. We have posted about our work with HUE HD Webcam in the past, and some of its press (TIME & O (Oprah) Magazine features). So if… Continue Reading
November 4, 2008
Yes We Did!
In anticipation of a sweeping victory for Barack Obama we’ve set up a fanpage to rally the electorate for one final election day push. Check out our free election schwag on the “Yes We Did” fanpage.
August 6, 2008
Punkt: Typecon 2008
After making the trek out to Seattle last year for Typecon 2007, I figured I couldn’t miss this year’s festivities in good old upstate New York, so I decided to attend Typecon 2008 in Buffalo. I spent three days listening to renowned speakers discuss issues related to every conceivable aspect of typography. I was excited to briefly meet Armin Vit who runs Brand New, by far my most favoritest blog in the whole wide world. I was even more pleased… Continue Reading
