There’s been a lot of buzz this spring that design is back in a big way.  We’ve seen the launch of several new magazines to the shelter category and the revival of some old beloved ones who had hung their hat for a while.  Here at Sharp our design portfolio is buzzing too with the addition of… read more>>

It’s not every day that we get the chance to step back from our busy day-to-day schedules and congratulate those team members who through their dedication, skills and vision regularly produce outstanding work for both our wonderful clients and indeed the Agency as a whole. But today is one of those days. We’re happy to offer a big congratulations… read more>>

People often ask me if I watch Mad Men.   Well, do you think Texas oil men in the early 80′s watched Dallas?  The funny thing about Mad Men is that the advertising business is just used as, what we call in the business, an executional device to tell a cultural story about the period from 1961-1966,… read more>>

Today Facebook started rolling out the new design format for Pages, closely following the Timeline layout that’s been adopted by profiles since September. A few of Facebook’s partners have already posted their Pages, including Burberry, Tiffany & Co, and Starbucks.  Here’s how Louis Vuitton is handling the new design: From a design standpoint, there are a few… read more>>

After the loss of Steve Jobs, I like most people immediately re-watched his now famous 2005 Stanford graduation speech. Not only did the message, love what you do resonate with me but also his first story. He spoke about a calligraphy class he stumbled on while auditing classes at Reed College. I thought it was interesting to… read more>>