If history is any guide, downturns in the market lead marketing managers to take safe bets. There is a tendency to tone down marketing initiatives, choose more common marketing channels, and make the creative feel safer.
When our designer friends started asking for their own copies of the “Let’s Tell Better Stories” campfire, we had a better idea than trying to sell it let’s swap for something neat.
This page is a showcase of everything we’ve gotten so far. Enjoy!
02.28.10 | Emory Cash
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09.14.09 | Emory Cash
Emory sent us a gorgeous wedding invitation she'd designed, as well as a crisp one dollar bill which (we think) she did not. Check out more of her work at www.emorycash.com.
09.07.09 | Zerr
Pennsylvania represents with a fun collection of wedding invites and baby shower announcements that came in a sweet, pink envelope from D. Zerr.
04.23.09 | Michael Slack
Michael Slack, the brains and hands behind slackart.com, sent us a copy of his new game, Ick. We can't say it enough, but we love monsters. And games about monsters, well, that's just tea for the kettle.
04.13.09 | Lori Weitzel
Lori sent us a gorgeous wedding invite she did for a couple down in Texas, complete with embossed-leather-hand-ribbon-tied cover.
04.03.09 | Will Hall
Will Hall at Show Pony was shy and only sent money. We don’t mind that at all and we quickly put it to good use. Mmm, good use.
04.02.09 | McGuffin Creative
Our friends over at McGuffin Creative sent over their cheap date kit — candles, Ramen noodles, and expensive-looking labels to cover over your cheap bottle of wine. We thank them for helping us keep our game, even in rough economic times.
03.23.09 | Kristine Songco and Christopher Lee
Kristine sent us a poster designed by her hyper-talented boyfriend, Christopher Lee from The Beast Is Back. His illustrations are fantastic — we love monsters, anytime, anywhere — and the poster is like all our favorite movies in one place.
03.09.09 | Kim Alford
Kim sent us some gorgeous little cards and stickers with sage advice that made us laugh, “My children are sucking the lifeforce out of me. But I love them anyway.” True, true.
02.26.09 | Craig Shimala
Craig works over at SkinnyCorp — the geniuses behind Threadless. He sent the perfect riposte to our campfire piece, a poster that shows all the reasons not to go camping. And a fancy dinosaur shirt for Drew!