MayMay 12 Monday 08
New Work and Self Promotion: Shoshul
I (Justin) have a new project that is going live today. It is called Shoshul, it's a blog dedicated to insights into social media, networking, and marketing. Have a look if you are interested in the subject, I (being a Co-Author) highly recommend it! The design, of …
AprilApr 25 Friday 08
Do you twitter?
I have just joined Twitter this past week and I have really been digging it.
AprilApr 23 Wednesday 08
Site update
The main site inkblotrobot.com has been updated with new portfolio samples. Included in the update is corporate identity for Accounting Solutions and TinyURL.com as well as print material for 1% Productions and Sweet Maggie's.
We are also thinking about doing …
AprilApr 7 Monday 08
Inkblot Robot has moved to Portland, OR
First things first, let me apologize for the long hiatus on the blog. I swear there is a good reason for it!
Inkblot Robot has officially moved to Portland, OR! I had mentioned several months back that we were going to be visiting Portland on a scouting trip to see if …
DecemberDec 9 Sunday 07
Essential Guide to new Design Tools
I know this is a bit long, but the 'Emotionator' at the end is pretty classic!
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NovemberNov 21 Wednesday 07
Essential Guide to new Design Tools
I know this is a bit long, but the 'Emotionator' at the end is pretty classic!
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Logo Redesign: Applebee's
In a quest to keep up with the mediocre "casual dining" chain restaurants, Applebee's has cooked up a new logo (I think I should be working more puns into these blog posts 
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NovemberNov 8 Thursday 07
Logo Redesign: New PlayStation 3 Logo?
A posting on a Dutch video game site hints that a new PlayStation 3 logo may be arriving. If you haven't been following, PlayStation 2 was the powerhouse in the video game console market. Then the Xbox 360 came along and picked up some of their market, and the …
NovemberNov 1 Thursday 07
Quick Look: Holiday Inn Logo Redesign
We are Portland this week, but I wanted to keep you up to date with a pretty prominent redesign.
OctoberOct 27 Saturday 07
Identity Redesign: Ruby Tuesday
Pentagram has developed a new logo and identity for Ruby Tuesday.
"The new logotype and identity system is part of the chain's effort to upgrade its brand by creating a healthier and higher quality casual dining experience and has been applied across the board to menus, …
OctoberOct 26 Friday 07
Inkblot Robot to move to Portland, Oregon?
Is it true? ...maybe... We are going on a scouting trip to Portland, Oregon next week.
OctoberOct 19 Friday 07
Market Research: Vanna White's Font Choices
During the last few moments of America's 1st Runner-Up game show, Wheel of Fortune (The Price is Right takes the Grand Prize), we were treated to some unadulterated insight into the design choices of celebrities. Vanna White and Pat Sajak discuss their favorite fonts.
OctoberOct 17 Wednesday 07
Design News: Pantone's Spring 2008 Color Report
Pantone has released their forecast on the colors of fashion for the Spring '08 season. The color trend is versatile neutrals layered and punctuated by "refreshing splashes of invigorating brights." Below is the palette and a fashion mockup by Lela Rose.
I …
OctoberOct 13 Saturday 07
Design News: Customizable Viral Videos
Successfully implementing a viral marketing campaign is the creme de la creme for marketers on the internet. Viral Video 2.0 is creating customizable videos that people can send to their friends.
The Dexter video below is especially well done (and scary) and has seen …
OctoberOct 7 Sunday 07
Design News: Gateway One
Gateway hasn't been a relevant brand in computers since we hit the second millennium. They have recently been purchased by Acer (slightly more relevant) and apparently Gateway is getting pushed in a new direction. They have just unveiled the Gateway One.
The Gateway …
OctoberOct 4 Thursday 07
New Work: 1% Productions Concert Posters
Guess what! We've done more posters for 1%!
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1. Stars and Magnet
2. John Vanderslice and Bishop Allen
3. Banyan
4. Okkervil River and Damien Jurado
Inkblot Robot on GigPosters.
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Logo Spotlight: Lincoln Children's Zoo
Not to sound like a broken record, but the best designed logos are those that are so simple and clear that they work perfectly, and you always wish that you were the one to have created it. Here is one such example created by fellow Nebraska firm Bailey Lauerman, for …
SeptemberSep 26 Wednesday 07
Quick Look: MTV's VMA Title Sequences
I just read a post on AisleOne which looked at the award title screens on the MTV Video Music Awards, and felt compelled to pass it along. I didn't actually watch the VMA's, after all I'm not 15 and only have a minimal interest in youth pop culture, but I was really …