tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-79084572972596131592012-02-16T20:41:49.669-08:00Communication arts for the real world... your world.Foster's Cafehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11103294552264660950noreply@blogger.comBlogger209125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7908457297259613159.post-87514172895370449842011-11-06T23:44:00.000-08:002011-11-06T23:45:39.248-08:002011-11-06T23:45:39.248-08:00

I recently redesigned this website for Casino Shuttle, our third major revision in several years. Take a peek by clicking here.

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I was inspired by Marco Echevarria's article "Crowdsourcing your graphic design work. Is it a good idea?" No, it's a horrible idea. And I'll tell you why. I have to. I saw a few people actually defending the practice and while "crowdsourcing" not up there with "seal-clubbing" we need to expose crowdsourcing for what it is. Legalized slave labor. Okay, maybe not that bad, but still… it's

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After spending two months back in Chicago, Jaime and I find ourselves in Rain City... and with lots of excitement to boot! Right now I'm wrapping up work on the website for Breathing Space Massage, with two new possible clients on the horizon... a dentist and an auto racing league. My client list keeps getting more eccentric, and I'm loving every minute of it. I'm also working on a new lecture

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Good food for kids. One of my long time clients, Paul Boundas at the Country House Restaurant, was recently featured on Jaime Oliver's Website, click here to read their story. They are creating an innovative program to focus on the health and well being of the school community using a healthy kitchen as its heart.

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 Sometimes people ask if I do designs more straight up and corporate... of course I do! Here's a close to final draft of a postcard I recently created for Reliance Accounting. Notice how clean and cool it is... and gets the point across.

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  I am very fortunate that I get to work with some of the coolest and more progressive people in business. Here is a billboard design I created for Ambiance Suites. You may even see it live on the Dan Ryan in Chicago...

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By Michael Foster As a small business owner, getting a grasp of the big picture on a global scale can be difficult. After two years of research, here is a list of predictions that can be considered a safe bet. Knowing how the future might play out can dramatically increase you chances of success. Virtual World Officially Fills in Reality Gap Expect the internet to become completely

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 In this classic episode from way back in the year 2010... Michael and Joe Discuss attitudes in media and why Mtv is so much more important than let's say... the upcoming bubble bursting whatever Spain banks going under major world crisis.

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Posted the day after Thanksgiving on my Facebook page in response to why the Macy's Parade was rated PG... Ah yes, another fine example of the problems with modern society which as far as I've determined are summed up by these three major issues… 1) Lost by a corporate committee 2) The shifting of our value system from a juvenile attitudes towards violence to a juvenile attitudes towards sex.

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"In a glee-filled evening, Schell declared that games and real life are reaching out to each other with such force that we might come to a condition of "gamepocalypse---where every second of your life you're playing a game in some way. He expects smart toothbrushes and buses that give us good-behavior points, and eye-tracking sensors that reward us for noticing ads, and subtle tests that

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Beyond Social Media: DESIGN; BUILD; PRODUCE with Michael Foster, Keven Elliff and Jonathan Henson Wednesday, June 23rd, 2010 8:30 am - 10:00 am The Public House 1038 Water Street - Think you’re just local? Think again. Your business is a local and global brand. - Learn how to easily leverage brand design, web technologies, and customer relationships to build your business and produce results

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Artisans on Taylor did a wonderful little feature on their blog about our art show.... you can check it out by visiting the AOT site by clicking here.

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At the age of fifteen, Michael began his professional career by drawing children’s menus for a chain for restaurants in the Southwest. Since then, Michael’s work have been shown in newspapers and publications across the country. His experience in graphics, marketing, illustration and video production fill an essential need in advertising agencies, printing companies, and design firms. Hire

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In this episode of Creatively Yours exclusive "Ask Larry" segment, Joe considers buying a star for Coco... or a galaxy for Olivia Munn. Thanks to Brian Toland for sending us the question about real estate in space.

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From Saturday April 17th, 2010. Michael talkes about his on-and-off career in cartooning with Larry's Cafe. Also discussed, the future of illustration, how to use social media to promote your work, and how to develop a fan base quickly.

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From the Port Townsend Main Street chat about Social Media. for an hour I disucss the best ways to utilize Facebook and Twitter in an honest and trustful representation of your business. And I wore a crazy Beatles shirt, too!

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Hello Coach Colleagues! We’re thrilled to have Michael Foster, a marketing and branding strategist, as our guest speaker for April’s ICF Business Development & Marketing teleconference (details below). On each call, we showcase a hot topic for coaches who would like to better develop and grow their businesses, and we feature top-notch experts who can share tips and wisdom on these topics.

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I recently spoke about how to use Social Media for your business. I like Facebook because people have to become FANS... which is a great way to filter spam, so most of these notes applies to Facebook Business pages... which are easy to set up. We'll be posting a video of the presentation shortly... but for now here are my notes from the event. (Cleaned up of course!) FIRST STEP: GET YOUR

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At this point we completely lost control of the podcast... or did we? In the second part of our pilot episode we dive more into the inner-workings of a creative career, more Roman baths, and other various topics.

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PART ONE of the PILOT EPISODE - Of the "Creatively Yours Podcast" with Michael and Joe, cause you know how much these guys LOVE to hear themselves talk... in this episode Michael and Joe talk about mailboxes, Olympics, Earl, and future projects.

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Every now and then I scroll the pages of Craigslist for future opportunities... because you never know where the next great thing is going to come from. Although I will be the first one to admit, it's really a waste of time. Most of the design job postings come from Creative Circle which is one of several temp agencies that request you to come in, spend hours jumping through hoops to prove your

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Meg Swanson needed a logo and brand identity for her new crochet shop she's running on Etsy. And it gets better! We're shaping up to have Meg design official Larry's Cafe Characters! Visit her site by clicking here.

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THIS MAY WE’RE HOSTING AN ART SHOW ON RELATIONSHIPS AND LOVE, WE JUST NEED YOU TO GIVE IT A NAMEJaime and Michael Foster will be featured in a combined Art Show at Artisans on Taylor in Port Townsend this May. We want YOU, to name this art show. The one we pick will get a painting from Michael’s Toronto Series from 2008. This show is about relationships, love, our story, and living in Port

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Recently Chris Hedges posted a video and wrote book about the downfall of America. Now Chris is more than likely 100% correct. He's a smart man and his evidence of the upcoming collapse of America is for many of us truly heartbreaking. However, I do have to reprimand Mr. Hedges because he failed to mention any detailed solutions to these massive issues America is just now beginning to come into

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