It’s still January and by my clock we’re still 42 days away from the first SXSW session and yet, I already have reminders about events and invitations. They started arriving this week. I’m not sure what it is about the six-and-a-half week mark that makes organizations start sending out their invites, but it happened. What’s Read More...

No, wait. Facebook just sucked the living soul out of Instagram. The blood-sucking began soon after Facebook bought Instagram for $1 billion back in April 2012. First, it was the integration of Instagram feeds into Facebook timeline. Then, it was the unlinking of twitter handles and Instagram shares. Now, it is the implantation of Facebook’s Read More...

If you know a professional musician in Austin, Texas you know someone who has been affected by HAAM. The Health Alliance for Austin Musicians is a non-profit organization whose mission is to provide access to affordable health care for uninsured working musicians. HAAM is also one of GSD&M’s favorite pro-bono clients. Each year for HAAM Read More...

By Travis Scoggins Quite a lot to take in from yesterday’s Apple presentation. On one end of the spectrum lies the stayed, tried and true iPod Classic which remained in the lineup. On the other end was the iPod Nano, a product that has shape shifted five times. Enough to be considered for enrollment in Read More...

By Katie Parsons Love-its Larger 4” screen: I can think of no other scenario in which an extra inch would send the blogosphere into such a tizzy. An extra inch on my TV? Pleeeease, like I need to see any more of Kim Kardashian. But an additional inch on my iPhone screen? Oh the places Read More...

It’s no secret that the role of — and opportunities within — client relationship management has changed. As Matthew mentioned, it’s become less about tools and more about understanding and planning. And to Carmen’s point: Even with a plethora of media options, everything is connected. So when a brand effectively engages with a consumer, there Read More...

Guest Post by Naveed Lalani “I think so many of the objects we’re surrounded by seem trivial. And I think that’s because they’re either trying to make a statement or trying to be overtly different. What we were trying to do was have a very honest approach and an exploration of materials and surface treatment. Read More...

There once was a time when memorable campaigns were built on the backs of big television budgets. The creative idea – big, brilliant and buzzworthy – was rooted in the television script. And even though more and more digital channels have come online over the past 10-15 years, there’s been a tendency in this industry Read More...

Meh. Too short? I’ll define “Meh”. I like the idea of “carrying” my search history between devices but Google does that. The visual search aspect of Axis is interesting but I think there’s a reason visual search hasn’t caught on. One, it takes longer to load images of web pages than it does text. Axis Read More...

Some background for those that think “Single Sign On” (or SSO) sounds like a new dating site – SSO is the option to sign into a website using an existing account on another site (eg: facebook/twitter/google+), which to the user ends up looking like “OMG MAGIC! I suddenly have a new account on this site Read More...