2015 has been quite a busy year, one that has brought about a number of changes for both bloomfield knoble and myself. Most notably, I was recently afforded the opportunity to become somewhat of a conquistador, planting the orange bk flag in a new center for emerging ideas, creative ventures and business prosperity… In September, …
My fifth grade science teacher (Dr. Thomas Mummy) taught me something that I have never forgotten – when determining the best course of action, present opposing viewpoints and what comes out of it will be better than either original argument – then repeat the process. This concept (thesis vs. antithesis = synthesis) is one of the reasons …
One of the central tenets of bloomfield knoble is R.U.D.E. (an acronym for Research, Understanding, Design and Execution) – the process by which we help our clients achieve success. While the process remains the same from client to client, the application of the process can vary widely depending on need and circumstance. Take for example, “Research.” At …
Everyone at bloomfield knoble knows not to ask me STEM (science, technology, engineering, math)-related questions, because I will not give a simple answer. I seize the opportunity to fill an entire whiteboard with formulas and computations as if I were giving a lecture at MIT. In my defense, I don’t try to be like that, it’s …
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Twitter has been a huge pain for designers for the past few years. Styling anything in their API is constantly a source of frustration and agony. With the help of Harry Hopkins we have worked up an easy-to-use solution that can work with any embedded widget. The first thing you will want to do is to …
For the past few years the growing trend in “phablets” has had a noticeable effect on web design. Although phablets have only accounted for 2% of all smartphones shipped globally, this still amounted to around 20 million devices. Additionally that number is set to jump to 10% within the next 18 months with the help …
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DALLAS, TX – As part of its ongoing effort to spotlight a worthy cause or charity each month, Dallas-based advertising agency bloomfield knoble (bk) is lending its social influence to the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) as part of its “We Care” program for October. NRDC is a national environmental action group claiming 1.4 million …
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One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff sections. The bedding was hardly able to …
Twitter is what you make of it. If you’ve ever heard anyone say that they think Twitter is useless, it means they haven’t spent much time on it, or worse, they’ve followed people or organizations who aren’t tweeting anything of any interest to them and haven’t reached out to build their own follower base. Besides …
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A collection of textile samples lay spread out on the table – Samsa was a travelling salesman – and above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa …
