Cavata Clothing Hoodies, Beanies, & Belts available tomorrow!

The people at Cavata Clothing are releasing new items tomorrow. You can get a hoodie, which has their logo distressed, a beanie either in gray or black, and a belt. I do own two tees from them and they hook it up with some goodies. Plus, the designs are quality and their logo is a favorite of mine. The logo is so simple and clean, but it definitely represents them. I'm a fan of what they're doing and everything is amazing. The hang tag looks like a concert ticket and that alone makes their company awesome. I forget, but I know that it's either 10% or 15% of sales goes to helping art and music programs. They definitely are doing something right and for a good cause.

ShirtFight.com $5 FINAL SALE

So, Jud of ShirtFight.com has put all the men and women t-shirts for $5. Some sizes are sold out, so pick up a shirt before your size is sold out. I previously owned a Shirt Fight tee. The Beautiful Outlaw by Evanimal(below). Unfortunately most of the sizes are gone in that design except XL and XXL in men, but if you're that size I recommend this shirt, since it is one of their best designs.  I snagged the Knuckle Collision, which needed a reprint and now only XL are left.  The shirts are printed on American Apparel and are

Also, the site is up for sale, so if you're interested or know of someone who's interested investing in the domain and website you should contact Jud. This site was a t-shirt competition site and could be back up and running again with a new owner. It had great potential, I'm not a fan of most of the designs, but there were some pretty good ones. Maybe it can be someone's brand or another competition site or a cool blog, the possibilities are there. In the meantime whatever is left try and buy it.

One more thing, Jud predicts there may be some shirts left over and would like to donate the rest to a charity. If you know of a charity, please e-mail him.

SALE ENDS Dec. 15th!

The beautiful outlaw

Knuckle Collision

How to design the Perfect Business Card Link

Just like a logo and portfolio, you need to stand out and a business card is very important. A well thought out business card can help you be remembered from a potential client and that is key when you're looking for more business. When meeting with someone or networking, what do you often exchange? Business cards. Read this article, because I think there are some good points made.

http://www.webdesignerdepot.com/2010/11/how-to-design-the-perfect-business-card/

50 Great Tees For Everyone On Your Holiday List!

Iamthetrend.com has a post that can help you with your holiday shopping! There are a bunch of categories such as shirts for the "drinker/partier", "music lover", "artsy/creative", and more. Brands I recommend from that list are Fullbleed, Branded Baron, Cavata Clothing, Miles To Go Clothing, Prestigious, and Rethink Clothing just to name some.

Check out the highlighted shirts and pick one up or more. Each brand also has more items, so check them out if you like. Read here:http://iamthetrend.com/2010/12/02/50-great-tees-for-everyone-on-your-holiday-list/

Link: The Marketing Magic Behind Harry Potter

This a very good article whether you're a small company or someone with a product and looking to expand into business. There are five points discussed in this article. They are:

1. A Good Product

2. Emotional Involvement

3. Word-of-Mouth Marketing and an Online Buzz

4. Tease and Perpetual Marketing

5. Brand Consistency and Restraint

I feel even as a design you can use what is said in the article and help market yourself as a designer. Maybe you do not agree with what is mentioned, but it a good article to have seen.

"The story of Harry Potter on the printed page and big screen is just as magical as the story of Harry Potter from a marketing and branding perspective, and it's one that all marketers and business owners can learn from.

Here are five key elements that helped drive the success of the Harry Potter brand, which small business owners can implement, too. While your level of success might not reach the multi-billion dollar brand value that Harry Potter has reached, by applying these strategies to your marketing plan, you'll position yourself for long-term, sustainable business growth."

 Continue reading here:  http://www.reuters.com/article/idUS95950301620101122

GEEKSOAP.net

This is a great idea and a cool gift for this holiday season. Hopefully no one takes the idea of getting geeky soap as a hint that they smell. These soaps are geeky and bring back the nostalgia for many people. These ninja turtle, batman, or sega genesis game soaps are scented and unscented. There are a variety to choose from and they start from $2.25 and go no higher than $8.99. These are vegan friendly in case you were wondering. So whether you want to rinse yourself with the past and remind yourself that there's a little geekiness to you or buy one for someone head to http://www.geeksoap.net/

Video: Shop Vac Kinetic Typography

This is by far one of the most well done kinetic typography animations I've seen. The song isn't that great, so you have to deal with it, but you'll appreciate the motion graphics that is done.

MMA Fighter Splatter Design

This design was created for Branded Baron over a year ago, but never used for anything. This design had the fighter in various different colors, but I chose the complimentary colors of red and green since it's the first of December and Christmas is right around the corner. I enjoyed messing with the texture and creating an edgy mma design. Who knows if this will ever be used, but I wanted to showcase this.