Big Business Social Vs. Small Shop Social There is a lot of evidence to support the idea that social media is good for businesses, in terms of generating leads, creating buzz, connecting with consumers and making sales. However, most of this data supporting these claims is taken from huge firms with brand recognition and large marketing efforts outside of social....
I have been reading and reading, and then reading some more. I have been doing a lot of reading during this past month, learning all about CSS. That is how my internship started at Blueprint a little over a month ago, with books. Just couple of days ago, I was assigned to my first real project – one-page website for...
This morning, on the way to work, from hours 8 to 9 am, my radio station kept interrupting its usual program to announce the latest news of the famous, yet young and immature celebrity, Justin Bieber. The songs that give me inspiration and motivation every morning so suddenly became unimportant, for the radio announced the same news at least 4...
Video color correction could become, in my opinion, a life-long learning experience for me. There are of course, a number of professionals who spend their entire careers color correcting major films. But for video production companies that don’t deal in the million dollar range color correction has to be prioritized amidst a plethora of other necessary processes to produce good...
Resizing images one by one can be a hassle. Luckily, Photoshop has a simple script already set up for you to resize all of your images at once! This neat little trick can really save you a lot of time. To get started, you need to place all of the files you want resized into their own folder. Now open...
When we think of taking notes, most of us would immediately think of pen and paper. While pen and paper is the familiar method for note taking, it ultimately is inferior to modern digital note taking. I know that last sentence is a shot over the bow of every paper and pen note taker, so bear with me… and read...
Before I started working at Blueprint, I thought I knew the proper way to write blog posts. In my time here, I have discovered some tips to serve as guidelines for writing blogs. T.M.I. (Too Much Information): My biggest struggle with writing is I am wordy. Writing well-written articles and sure they are not too long is difficult for some....
Every now and again, in video, there comes a time when your arm and tripod just can’t reach the height of the shot you need. That’s where the Jib comes in. Its a relatively quick and easy set-up as well as a relatively easy to use camera crane that really helps you reach new heights. Its a really a mini...
With the Technology Age boom, a new age arrived; the Connectivity Age. Within this new age, our society revolves around social media and has for the past forty years, and it started with phones. In the Beginning… The release of the pager in 1950 allowed people to receive brief messages and some sent messages back. As phones got larger and...
Designing a logo can be difficult. You must convey what you want to say about your business or organization in a tiny graphic without making it overcomplicated or too literal. The perfect logo has to balance simplicity while still representing your business. Getting Started When first starting a logo design it is important to get a full and clear understanding...
