http://www.portfoliocenter.com Wed, 07 May 2008 15:49:49 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en What do companies like Ogilvy & Mather, Martha Stewart, The New York Times, Microsoft, McCann, Jackson Fish Market, Carbone Smolan, Frog Design, Blue Marlin, BBDO, Landor, RGA, Avenue Razorfish, AKQA, Interbrand, and Nike all have in common? Five, ten, fifteen years of some of the fabulous alumni below, who have come ... http://www.portfoliocenter.com/blog/2008/05/07/class-reunion I thought you might like to see some pictures from our recent graduation here at Portfolio Center. Our ceremonies are simple but sweet celebrations of all their hard work and growth as individuals. This was a great group of students, and as always, we’re very proud but sad to see ... http://www.portfoliocenter.com/blog/2008/04/29/congratulations-grads Data Blitzes are done every week at Portfolio Center, and we just had one of the craziest ones ever. These are little chunks of media that students showcase during the weekly seminar, so they might get to know each other a little bit better or discover something about their peers ... http://www.portfoliocenter.com/blog/2008/04/23/heres-to-mud-in-your-eye “Hey! Carnase here,” the voice in the telephone said. “Be right down, Tom,” my hurried reply. And that was the beginning of the re-invention of an acquaintance, friendship, and inspiration with a true design hero that had misplaced itself for several years— my friend, Tom Carnase. It is a reunion that would ... http://www.portfoliocenter.com/blog/2008/04/09/291 Eva Cassidy, the late eclectic-to-unpegged singer, was not properly celebrated in her lifetime, but that didn’t stop her from creating exquisite music (which is finally getting recognition)… I am reminded of a comment she made just four months before her brave death… “You reach people because you love it, not ... http://www.portfoliocenter.com/blog/2008/04/07/hanging-the-show American humorist Evan Esar said, “A signature always reveals a man’s character - and sometimes even his name.” This morning in the New York Times, Steve Heller interviews Brian Collins on the meaning of a signature in the supreme game of politics as they opine the value of typography ... http://www.portfoliocenter.com/blog/2008/04/03/hellercollins Today I attended one of the Atlanta Ad Club luncheons, this one at the Fish Market in Buckhead. Despite the fact that I can always think of a million reasons not to drop everything I’m doing in the middle of the workday in order to attend, as always I was ... http://www.portfoliocenter.com/blog/2008/03/25/stan-richards It seems appropriate to borrow from the imagination of long-time Dallas coach Tom Landry, since we’re visiting in Texas, “Leadership is getting someone to do what they don’t want to do, to achieve what they want to achieve.” Molly unquestionably has this magic. When you smile this much, you’ve a ... http://www.portfoliocenter.com/blog/2008/03/23/a-day-with-molly ‘New Place! New people! New Ways!’ and a bit about Internships. Some of the things that make a difference in an education come to mind, maybe in part because I just received a letter over this past week from Portfolio Center student Anna Shypailo as she prepares to return to ... http://www.portfoliocenter.com/blog/2008/03/16/note-from-anna Portfolio Center Advisory Board member and industry legend Luke Sullivan recently released the third edition of his classic, Hey Whipple, Squeeze This. A Guide to Creating Great Advertising. The book is available in stores and at Amazon. Luke Sullivan is a Group Creative Head at GSD&M in Austin, Texas. Previously, ... http://www.portfoliocenter.com/blog/2008/02/26/squeeze-this