On The Scene: Double Tree Suites
By MODintelechy / Uncategorized
Last week, The MOD Studio attended the fabulous relaunch of The DoubleTree Suites by Hilton here in Austin. The Downtown landmark hotel was celebrating its recent overhaul by showing off its upgraded rooms, ballrooms and addition of new Executive Chef Ryan Gossett formerly of Finn & Porter. In addition to indulging in an open bar…
Making the Cut
By MODintelechy / Design
Just because we’re all grown up, doesn’t mean we don’t still enjoy acting like a kid sometimes. I found this safari animal pocket knife by David Suhami on one of my favorite sites for inspiration- No Quedan Blogs. The knife is both functional and fun, with all the pieces in place to create animals on…
Calling All Fathers
By MODintelechy / Uncategorized
It’s time to celebrate good ‘ol dad! And Kelly has the round-up of some great gift ideas!
Purely Bianca
By MODintelechy / Agency Culture
The MOD Studio is happy to announce a new addition to our creative team. Welcome to Bianca Krause, a recent graduate of the University of Texas at Austin. In addition to her work at UT, Bianca has also interned for the City of Waco – Parks and Recreation department, Texas Student Media | Creative Services, The…
VOTE MOD!!
By MODintelechy / Agency Culture
HELLO FRIENDS! MOD IS IN THE RUNNING FOR ANOTHER SMALL BUSINESS GRANT!! WE NEED 250 VOTES TO QUALIFY SO PLEASE VOTE FOR US. IT’S EASY! CLICK HERE OR VISIT MISSIONSMALLBUSINESS.COM CLICK LOG IN & SUPPORT (if you log in with Facebook, don’t worry – it will not show up on your posts). THEN UNDER BUSINESS…
Social Networking by the Numbers
By MODintelechy / Marketing
Active Social Networkers* are: 47% more likely to be heavy spenders on clothing, shoes, and accessories 45% more likely to go on a date 18% more likely to work out at a gym or health club 19% more likely to attend a professional sporting event 53% of active social networkers follow a brand online 64% …
The Hipster Print
By MODintelechy / Design
In the last couple years, Etsy has inspired thousands to craft their own pillows, prints, jewelry, furniture and so much more. The result has been some incredible ingenuity, some serious atrocities (inspiring regretsy.com) and some things that just simply make me smile. Today’s find is what I call “the hipster print.” Near Modern Disaster has…
Living in a Beehive
By MODintelechy / Uncategorized
In Izola Bay, Slovenia, things are buzzing, almost literally! Slovenian architecture firm OFIS designed an amazing housing project for low income families, based on the natural design of honeycomb!. The colorful blocks are set out on a hill with a view of Izola Bay on one side and of the surrounding hills on the other. The…
Branding Ballet Fete*ish 2012
By MODintelechy / Agency Culture, Marketing
Every year, Ballet Austin’s Fête fundraiser stands out as “Austin’s Best Black Tie” event. This year, join us at the historic Driskill Hotel on September twenty-first as we kick-off the Golden Anniversary celebration of Ballet Austin’s The Nutcracker. A-List business leaders and arts patrons will celebrate special evening of wide-eyed wonder, music and memories. Limited…
The Museum of Endangered Sounds
By MODintelechy / Technology
Realizing that The MOD Blog is more of a visual design blog, there is something to be said about Aural Stimulation. I came across this memory lane gem today – The Museum of Endangered Sounds. Bringing together a collage of sounds from technology past its prime, this great collection is the brain child of Brendan…
Breaking the Mold
By MODintelechy / Uncategorized
In honor of the 25th year of the 2012 AIA SandCastle Competition in Galveston this weekend, here’s just a sampling of the crazy awesome things created with sand.
On The Scene: The 3rd Annual PAPI Party
By MODintelechy / Uncategorized
This May the big daddy of the Austin Art Scene, Chip Becker, hosted one of the best parties of the season! The 3rd Annual PAPI Party was held on the mezzanine of the beautiful Bob Bullock Texas State History Museum over looking the sunning rotunda. Guests imbibed the Texas theme cocktails and dined on delicious…
New Look for Scrabble!
By MODintelechy / Design, Marketing
How cute is this! The Scrabble Typography Edition, for all you Typophiles out there, will be available in August 2012! The font filled classic game has a new look and includes: Beautiful solid walnut storage case with drawer Six-panel solid walnut magnetized gameboard lined with slip free cork Beautiful solid birch cover Metal tile racks…
Celebrating Memorial Day
By MODintelechy / Uncategorized
While many people think of Memorial Day as the beginning of Summer, Memorial Day was actually started to commemorate the fallen soldiers from the Civil War. Memorial Day is now a day of remembering the men and women who died while serving in the United States Armed Forces. Many people visit cemeteries and memorials, particularly…
3 Tools to Make You More Time-Efficient
By MODintelechy / Marketing, Technology
Open Forum had this great article yesterday on what tools you can use to streamline your day! 3 Tools to Make You More Time-Efficient Kneko Burney Founder & Chief Strategist, AT&T Contributor I don’t know about you, but running my business is like having not one, but two full-time jobs. It’s more often that I…
3 Surefire Ways to Engage Clients!
By MODintelechy / Marketing
Once you’ve developed your branding, printed business cards, finally launched your meticulously revised website. Once you’ve created a Facebook page, setup your Twitter, Google Place Page, Yelp Page and all the other necessary avenues. After all these things have been checked off the list, what happens next? This is a question faced by most business…