tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-67032626753054581762024-03-05T02:48:37.096-08:00MORANDOMTHOUGHTSDennis P. Moranhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03630374780100636187noreply@blogger.comBlogger86125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6703262675305458176.post-26075941618711261932011-06-19T18:34:00.001-07:002011-06-19T18:44:46.757-07:00Vacation 2011<div><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcSk9uYUwEXdCPa7_RZrsCr9Bkw9WkRW1ROYZ9t6mogaZcMeCLnIs6bBC5Tcnyw-erY6ShaNKeH4hq2rFJFeXvqh-yW_j75uI0EptEAYTslsrcb7TtaOju_VEGjVhpgmSVpBWeWVsyERg/s1600/Rockland+Harbor-5619.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcSk9uYUwEXdCPa7_RZrsCr9Bkw9WkRW1ROYZ9t6mogaZcMeCLnIs6bBC5Tcnyw-erY6ShaNKeH4hq2rFJFeXvqh-yW_j75uI0EptEAYTslsrcb7TtaOju_VEGjVhpgmSVpBWeWVsyERg/s400/Rockland+Harbor-5619.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5620110378493655874" /></a><br /><div><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_l6dgD_BpkgHlOE-onb9G9sV5GeBkYoDkjlpKQ_GoE0D9jCo9yXWqH9A0jVs_dcLpI_uz_XVaXPhVbE0oCDrlKjiZvjzXYNNJPxDwDaq1DqJf9WnsHAupvgp5P93rAjEkqpZF6vJHuBI/s1600/Ogunquit-Perkins+Cove-5448.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_l6dgD_BpkgHlOE-onb9G9sV5GeBkYoDkjlpKQ_GoE0D9jCo9yXWqH9A0jVs_dcLpI_uz_XVaXPhVbE0oCDrlKjiZvjzXYNNJPxDwDaq1DqJf9WnsHAupvgp5P93rAjEkqpZF6vJHuBI/s400/Ogunquit-Perkins+Cove-5448.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5620110184525273698" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdJ0R2lNOdgeEyLOvPa4cYeEbvAWG5N_WZGmv3Td5jKyytaLUD21ENTQH80F0sSW6OG4nBEAREFTIoVkh9Sryuad-K_dOz5B_80b2JJftrLMkVBn-Mgd97u8Ziow0_Mg_nyrOy9ei8VrM/s1600/Provincetown-5367.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdJ0R2lNOdgeEyLOvPa4cYeEbvAWG5N_WZGmv3Td5jKyytaLUD21ENTQH80F0sSW6OG4nBEAREFTIoVkh9Sryuad-K_dOz5B_80b2JJftrLMkVBn-Mgd97u8Ziow0_Mg_nyrOy9ei8VrM/s400/Provincetown-5367.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5620109885918219938" /></a><br /><div><br /></div><div>A few of the many images from our driving vacation up the coast. Mystic Harbor, Provincetown, Newport, Ogunquit, Rockland so far, looking forward to Camden and Bar Harbor.</div>Dennis P. Moranhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03630374780100636187noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6703262675305458176.post-80902087790747928452011-01-13T06:49:00.001-08:002011-01-13T11:06:11.523-08:00Levi January 12, 2011<div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg37dDozy8Md30fck4iFQRVsy_zN28fTi-acdlXbggVAVyyvTNOGbREmXyIpFViZGrM4iZKcXAO0UB3vf2rEoRWWtIgzRBfxPRroKtRgm5JtAvNLClmxls-kXixpTBsrPrr1GDJ7fULMw8/s1600/Levi+1-12-11.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 299px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg37dDozy8Md30fck4iFQRVsy_zN28fTi-acdlXbggVAVyyvTNOGbREmXyIpFViZGrM4iZKcXAO0UB3vf2rEoRWWtIgzRBfxPRroKtRgm5JtAvNLClmxls-kXixpTBsrPrr1GDJ7fULMw8/s400/Levi+1-12-11.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5561682779768841826" /></a><br /><div><br /></div><div>Spent most of the day with my grandson Levi yesterday, what a blast. This child is pure delight. It's hard not to be happy when I'm around him. We laughed and played all day!</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Dennis P. Moranhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03630374780100636187noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6703262675305458176.post-77679865760607927412010-12-30T06:37:00.001-08:002010-12-30T06:39:13.732-08:00Jake 1999-2010<div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs38ET9iV9lRJBlRH4rOm0tD_G-UE0HlMnRbqCGOG51PgqiC_yxJIVB_2RXdymoAEY6ek13HmfvJnULa5lWjCzyVmUF5JRUnm5zMaAnswHW_TQXQX-1DCtQmqPsLtbsq5PBM3OogBB_Xs/s1600/Jake+2009.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 269px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs38ET9iV9lRJBlRH4rOm0tD_G-UE0HlMnRbqCGOG51PgqiC_yxJIVB_2RXdymoAEY6ek13HmfvJnULa5lWjCzyVmUF5JRUnm5zMaAnswHW_TQXQX-1DCtQmqPsLtbsq5PBM3OogBB_Xs/s400/Jake+2009.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5556484563429637570" /></a><br /><div><br /></div><div>Our dog Jake was euthanized yesterday. He was a loving companion who will be sorely missed.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Dennis P. Moranhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03630374780100636187noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6703262675305458176.post-31918027449765095712010-11-22T04:19:00.000-08:002010-11-22T04:22:36.332-08:00Leaf Alphabet<div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwt0fgB8W7e4ZE7iDwwrCwdtD3gfofCtwmxXO-8256u2-qTvbHOqQzr2vF9TlTFNvFX3KqQO6hBlAQ5ZCWr04Ia_veeHFu9oMKO7KYluqDTVxAJWsr_CX0V-h7JEa6r6hGILe60Hii2R8/s1600/Leaf+Alphabet+2010.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 333px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwt0fgB8W7e4ZE7iDwwrCwdtD3gfofCtwmxXO-8256u2-qTvbHOqQzr2vF9TlTFNvFX3KqQO6hBlAQ5ZCWr04Ia_veeHFu9oMKO7KYluqDTVxAJWsr_CX0V-h7JEa6r6hGILe60Hii2R8/s400/Leaf+Alphabet+2010.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5542347963513767634" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I decided to go ahead and complete the alphabet I had started while doing the Thanksgiving gifts. Glad it's done.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Dennis P. Moranhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03630374780100636187noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6703262675305458176.post-63730461115033525912010-11-12T03:52:00.001-08:002010-11-12T04:16:56.725-08:00Thanksgiving Leaves<div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaa4f0Arrkx2MkE8l8tHy9DnpVNgMbJ3dilRpdPtX4LqPtxBCoohOIE67hRAU3KgtMcsNel-WTgqQCmjbLS9m5wMKJHViFLL-Ic-8CsfrmOL2JwsIePrIQFa9rKcU5r2ROJbuM8ipnh2E/s1600/Label.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 250px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaa4f0Arrkx2MkE8l8tHy9DnpVNgMbJ3dilRpdPtX4LqPtxBCoohOIE67hRAU3KgtMcsNel-WTgqQCmjbLS9m5wMKJHViFLL-Ic-8CsfrmOL2JwsIePrIQFa9rKcU5r2ROJbuM8ipnh2E/s400/Label.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5538630249465816818" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ3QQ19Vsb9mkV3K0cJmDiGyEsFFipiUW9LY0rJlzQxUPbzDWXGUpazitOFJCuc59FQxelkP2j2fAKE0J23wZmsJ9zI0uONGbHFBsrOyoUJFhn9ID_3O3tQB8q_UDSAJRmgoTtsemtNXc/s1600/blog-H-T.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ3QQ19Vsb9mkV3K0cJmDiGyEsFFipiUW9LY0rJlzQxUPbzDWXGUpazitOFJCuc59FQxelkP2j2fAKE0J23wZmsJ9zI0uONGbHFBsrOyoUJFhn9ID_3O3tQB8q_UDSAJRmgoTtsemtNXc/s400/blog-H-T.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5538630238615640802" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5xwyzge-jRj3QIy2-zkzNKZcXcuE0ThLvKOfTKfMkbmecC2tXCPmdZyhVnjUr4g-hBTcp6p0Dk2HQi041HNQydlNagVO41-Bn50P_K52CqzoX2jtE0MiaXpGQ_mc09VuWS8qhSpl2CL0/s1600/Leaves-in+process-1.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5xwyzge-jRj3QIy2-zkzNKZcXcuE0ThLvKOfTKfMkbmecC2tXCPmdZyhVnjUr4g-hBTcp6p0Dk2HQi041HNQydlNagVO41-Bn50P_K52CqzoX2jtE0MiaXpGQ_mc09VuWS8qhSpl2CL0/s400/Leaves-in+process-1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5538630236341728914" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihyWBvC1SoqeZTop8TDqMLsjSg-SbcDqQTL6-h7laOpQLbsRR1h_H6xQB_ICaelPZVSqWvb05qPm_6epDz3Ysp-xDjVh0MWgbETRLp6CFPenup3SlOi3hks5s554Mxlb4P2Vi9OI3j1kU/s1600/Leaves-in+process-2.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihyWBvC1SoqeZTop8TDqMLsjSg-SbcDqQTL6-h7laOpQLbsRR1h_H6xQB_ICaelPZVSqWvb05qPm_6epDz3Ysp-xDjVh0MWgbETRLp6CFPenup3SlOi3hks5s554Mxlb4P2Vi9OI3j1kU/s400/Leaves-in+process-2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5538630224870085410" /></a><br /><div><br /></div><div>I'm working on a set of prints which I intend to give to clients as a Thanksgiving gift this year instead of a Christmas gift. Hey, why not. The Christmas Holiday is always frantic for everyone, Thanksgiving seems a better time to offer a gift—a "Thank You". Anyway, the prints are done, but I started working on the exterior label that will carry the overall greeting. I had this idea to construct the letterforms out of leaves and other natural objects that I could collect around our property. So, on a cold and rainy Saturday last weekend, I gathered a shopping bag full of natural stuff and assembled the letterforms in my photo studio. Much harder than I had imagined. Then began the painstaking process of creating a clipping path around each very complex letterform in Photoshop. This is the LAST time I will ever do this. I had toyed with the idea of a full font, but not any longer. Glad to have the letterforms done. I'll look forward to completing this tedious project. </div><div><br /></div><div>The prints are shown below. Both are Daylilies from our garden shot this past Summer. The prints themselves will be 11 x 14 inch archival prints on 100% cotton paper.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZk1vzpDwkpjSXQiBKkg5puGKLgLu4rbCwIJ9SaDiCMp-6sfd6nhRfH2U9Nu339lGglk8dUUlcfxe7R0NcTjCo5wnS3ozBiKd1QZWSYC0KwnLSZEweiGPeIwAr_JBGdUsdOGR1REKKcEw/s1600/Print-1.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZk1vzpDwkpjSXQiBKkg5puGKLgLu4rbCwIJ9SaDiCMp-6sfd6nhRfH2U9Nu339lGglk8dUUlcfxe7R0NcTjCo5wnS3ozBiKd1QZWSYC0KwnLSZEweiGPeIwAr_JBGdUsdOGR1REKKcEw/s400/Print-1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5538635140131202354" style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px; " /></a></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkwOcZBdhBH51nE4ehsH00yxjZO2QVHLF-EPB55Yw88uOdaUBmUKUduzApxoannsuywTPGYmmzm2LTd3nEQeE8aLC_2haMRplvbZ4JvHvOPwB-ZS6jmKBZTsGmSiQHDSvFnPeG-HITZOc/s1600/Print-2.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkwOcZBdhBH51nE4ehsH00yxjZO2QVHLF-EPB55Yw88uOdaUBmUKUduzApxoannsuywTPGYmmzm2LTd3nEQeE8aLC_2haMRplvbZ4JvHvOPwB-ZS6jmKBZTsGmSiQHDSvFnPeG-HITZOc/s400/Print-2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5538635144165671154" style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px; " /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Dennis P. Moranhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03630374780100636187noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6703262675305458176.post-27135075873025886462010-11-01T05:46:00.001-07:002010-11-01T12:58:10.595-07:00Are you a vegetarian?<div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3_xf5PZT29mPUUABeF6m8wN8v4ksvhmRObZvro8H32usIJSUuEk2Y66XAw3p9RNoSIdNl3iMXW3N98NIxgWB6yAOofEkVXjv96seh5o3biU34dpDNAdZQdyyiTC9rjxcUQWjVUuRtwoI/s1600/sheep-blog.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3_xf5PZT29mPUUABeF6m8wN8v4ksvhmRObZvro8H32usIJSUuEk2Y66XAw3p9RNoSIdNl3iMXW3N98NIxgWB6yAOofEkVXjv96seh5o3biU34dpDNAdZQdyyiTC9rjxcUQWjVUuRtwoI/s400/sheep-blog.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5534561982556229746" /></a><br /><div><br /></div><div>With a face like this it's hard <i>not</i> to be a vegetarian? This lovely creature is one of the Brady Family's sheep here in Scenery Hill. Photographed a few days ago. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Dennis P. Moranhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03630374780100636187noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6703262675305458176.post-45628886912357432822010-10-09T02:55:00.000-07:002010-10-09T03:03:48.607-07:00Believe Video for PPS<div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSL2HUvAk8jBJcLmT9_DdxjNKd8mNqHjKyNpaG-4EgT7vw3FnDaGRQoTZaMmbiSkhwSb1J_Yh7Vi1gzxT2WXETmc_HcXtIpLzeu_wRwo7hogNHAxZ1vHOwhg7pE9Q735V7HmjsOakQ50A/s1600/Believe+title.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 225px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSL2HUvAk8jBJcLmT9_DdxjNKd8mNqHjKyNpaG-4EgT7vw3FnDaGRQoTZaMmbiSkhwSb1J_Yh7Vi1gzxT2WXETmc_HcXtIpLzeu_wRwo7hogNHAxZ1vHOwhg7pE9Q735V7HmjsOakQ50A/s400/Believe+title.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5525983032807221410" /></a><br /><div><br /></div><div>I had the pleasure of acting as art director and designer on a video for the Pittsburgh Public Schools this past month. <b><a href="http://www.ppstube.tv/play.php?vid=592"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#330000;">The video can be seen here</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#330000;">. <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;">The script for the video was written by Lindy Kravec and formed the conceptual backbone. Videography is by Production Masters Inc. (PMI) as is sound, music, and editing. Still photography is by Terry Clark.</span></span></b></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#330000;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#330000;"><br /></span></div><div><br /></div>Dennis P. Moranhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03630374780100636187noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6703262675305458176.post-2864658167211173062010-09-26T08:08:00.001-07:002010-09-26T08:26:30.952-07:00A Year of Increased Self-Sufficiency.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-aL_uAy7jJqzJ7A2KFr1XVJW96qsT57QGlRFP-m12BShKBkveoHJXluFOTKD8BldJzJBKzJOOJgtUS2ba-sBAkjt_UZlfh3eJu1T80RCeCybmoDZxaWSJVdUPIA5WxdiJEthMsxXHfCY/s1600/green+tomatos.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-aL_uAy7jJqzJ7A2KFr1XVJW96qsT57QGlRFP-m12BShKBkveoHJXluFOTKD8BldJzJBKzJOOJgtUS2ba-sBAkjt_UZlfh3eJu1T80RCeCybmoDZxaWSJVdUPIA5WxdiJEthMsxXHfCY/s400/green+tomatos.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5521243771884905138" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVHEFfkwLmhFuBx3mnELM2_29fAnxB3QbxGO2RcyyJWcI-FI94JAarEGOeh1Lrr5bYg0974FTPggcOKuEr4qSa09MhIp8rLbj3PNKVcdbqRsXMV8_UX94NieoeI1m07kRV7WkBiN8-eLM/s1600/tomato+plants.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVHEFfkwLmhFuBx3mnELM2_29fAnxB3QbxGO2RcyyJWcI-FI94JAarEGOeh1Lrr5bYg0974FTPggcOKuEr4qSa09MhIp8rLbj3PNKVcdbqRsXMV8_UX94NieoeI1m07kRV7WkBiN8-eLM/s400/tomato+plants.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5521243768068964178" /></a><br /><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMY3V9DTvSFjq8WChZXGhEmPnTYimK1MWQGWV08BSwmoHs9BTN84DKYqIv4GE40ekfvjltrUq1uw6bPwaV3wgSbZG9AqNyQkBmkTxxFBaOtxx2GDe05Js0BRDs-TmQWwppojaReuVTuU8/s1600/tomatoes.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 298px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMY3V9DTvSFjq8WChZXGhEmPnTYimK1MWQGWV08BSwmoHs9BTN84DKYqIv4GE40ekfvjltrUq1uw6bPwaV3wgSbZG9AqNyQkBmkTxxFBaOtxx2GDe05Js0BRDs-TmQWwppojaReuVTuU8/s400/tomatoes.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5521241071186246242" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggGnErq-ZoTrpJqL926J7zkgCocDEnXYunQZsw4an6cUTo695m8FHai5HaFYmRMJH-zH_U3RGQqI7ReXDeUoxmbaJ1u-R33sQrJMdNS6gCadB8y_yANOBgdr9ImOFAwowK55CPtkQLAEI/s1600/gr+apples.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggGnErq-ZoTrpJqL926J7zkgCocDEnXYunQZsw4an6cUTo695m8FHai5HaFYmRMJH-zH_U3RGQqI7ReXDeUoxmbaJ1u-R33sQrJMdNS6gCadB8y_yANOBgdr9ImOFAwowK55CPtkQLAEI/s400/gr+apples.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5521241064819968226" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTZW5-IjEONivLonhZ7S6iqbJi8YkMpdZzaQeSFymGBXh6mzhXgbDwc9BPBlTgCyDsAeW_7RGwZujib4S6frXjo26p_1xXy1FOVDZMnN7g23L14Sb2RPVCS1oKoD468KoKMUeofMXI_d8/s1600/red+apples.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTZW5-IjEONivLonhZ7S6iqbJi8YkMpdZzaQeSFymGBXh6mzhXgbDwc9BPBlTgCyDsAeW_7RGwZujib4S6frXjo26p_1xXy1FOVDZMnN7g23L14Sb2RPVCS1oKoD468KoKMUeofMXI_d8/s400/red+apples.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5521241057083245970" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFpdV8auUQWe5BWz4OOPMohe96QkHJw1ZYRPGuQryMHNrV-P_O34vTzs04dM3gkArLp36muOaefWmxsqm6tOpjoowvkPGZYEufZ-A7Zyk0L85-FIpOML_eoRwnGn-vWNWsL_sBjM9IYPM/s1600/firewood.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 251px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFpdV8auUQWe5BWz4OOPMohe96QkHJw1ZYRPGuQryMHNrV-P_O34vTzs04dM3gkArLp36muOaefWmxsqm6tOpjoowvkPGZYEufZ-A7Zyk0L85-FIpOML_eoRwnGn-vWNWsL_sBjM9IYPM/s400/firewood.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5521241054531876722" /></a><br /><div><br /></div><div>This year, more than ever before, we took advantage of our natural resources here in Scenery Hill. We harvested blackberries and raspberries in the spring, apples in the summer and gathered dead or downed wood to use as firewood. Our little garden yielded a healthy crop of tomatoes--six varieties--as well as potatoes, peppers, and corn. Our deck container garden gave us even more tomatoes and a season-long supply of basil, mint, tarragon, parsley, and chives.</div><div><br /></div><div>Last weekend I spent part of a day splitting some of the wood I had harvested, and accumulated a good supply of apple, cherry, and elm wood. Hard work but tremendously rewarding.</div>Dennis P. Moranhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03630374780100636187noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6703262675305458176.post-18004360628890321122010-09-26T05:35:00.000-07:002010-09-26T05:56:43.448-07:00Copyright Nazism<div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0XEnEAmxKXZrh5YRBoho-Eo_VqQtPZlJ6wYMw6NB8Jpfmhzc-MF3WgFOu2p2bExW_1n-wgNB0IYRoh65IogCXdeDEEO1O6MxipiW8Zra6fGLJtGpnUG3-pl98BNxKoKmKLYP1Jo8tswc/s1600/FW-2.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0XEnEAmxKXZrh5YRBoho-Eo_VqQtPZlJ6wYMw6NB8Jpfmhzc-MF3WgFOu2p2bExW_1n-wgNB0IYRoh65IogCXdeDEEO1O6MxipiW8Zra6fGLJtGpnUG3-pl98BNxKoKmKLYP1Jo8tswc/s400/FW-2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5521204154747972274" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1tas3MOeyDghU1Bxdon0F5l3PtaKTImUB-NJwITEuovj1qGJf2dyTBUnZG9oQ0rHH7j2JxwE755WEuQWOzdEy1q814FyJcPlkzbjd8ATprSikGyC1cTGNCsgG6sBhSUta08S195yO8Hg/s1600/FW-1.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1tas3MOeyDghU1Bxdon0F5l3PtaKTImUB-NJwITEuovj1qGJf2dyTBUnZG9oQ0rHH7j2JxwE755WEuQWOzdEy1q814FyJcPlkzbjd8ATprSikGyC1cTGNCsgG6sBhSUta08S195yO8Hg/s400/FW-1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5521204155679425090" /></a><br /><div><br /></div><div><b>Hey, let me start this by saying that I am a big proponent of artist's rights when it comes to copyright law.</b> I lecture my clients all the time about the intricate details of who owns what, and that just because they hired an artist for a job (photography, illustration or design) does not grant them the inherent copyright attached to the work of art.</div><div><br /></div><div>But yesterday I encountered what I believe to be the most extreme example of copyright enforcement that I've ever encountered—a form of <b><i>copyright nazism. <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;">Margaret & I went to visit Fallingwater, the Frank Lloyd Wright masterpiece in the Laurel Highlands east of Pittsburgh.</span></span></i></b></div><div><br /></div><div>We were given a brochure after paying to tour the grounds that reads: <b><i>"...All photographs, paintings, and sketches generated during your visit are for personal use only and cannot be sold, published or posted on a website without permission of the Western Pennsylvania Conservancy..." <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;">OK, so this is an architectural masterpiece done by Wright, and any art created from it would be derivative—maybe I can buy that, but it's a real stretch. </span></span></i></b></div><div><br /></div><div><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;"><b>But the really galling part is</b> <b>that they have works of art for sale in a special gallery with art done by members of the Associated Artist's of Pittsburgh.</b> So, obviously these folks have been granted papal dispensation to produce art and profit from it. Selective absolution. Geez, this kind of thinking would have played well in the Germany in the 30's. Oh, that's right, it did.</span></span></i></b></div><div><br /></div><div>So, yes, I am pissed. I think artists have the right to intrepret the world through their art: including the world that may or may not include architectural masterpieces. Should we prohibit Andy Warhol's use of iconic soup cans? Any and all artist images of the Chrysler Building? The Flatiron Building? The Hancock Building? Transamerica Building? Charles Demuth's many architecturally inspired works?</div><div><br /></div><div>This is copyright radicalism taken to the extreme. And yes I do believe it is a form of nazism. Photos above are for sale by the way, all profits will be turned over to the Conservancy. </div>Dennis P. Moranhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03630374780100636187noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6703262675305458176.post-51541173283478172352010-09-18T05:11:00.000-07:002010-09-18T05:20:17.527-07:00No Clue.<div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1o2qZul_HHc-0fz07zMupq_U6XlTLgwukBLxGHiV8lE835bniJoTAdbpcAEqeqbywDKa2rzIHWOjp6ylH3ch2MFDaxIBbSDS_295PWunNKrM0LYdb4YlzI0AMkoFRMOor5CJr11VE73M/s1600/boat-for-sale.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 279px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1o2qZul_HHc-0fz07zMupq_U6XlTLgwukBLxGHiV8lE835bniJoTAdbpcAEqeqbywDKa2rzIHWOjp6ylH3ch2MFDaxIBbSDS_295PWunNKrM0LYdb4YlzI0AMkoFRMOor5CJr11VE73M/s400/boat-for-sale.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5518225094227805138" /></a><br /><div><br /></div><div>Approximately 100 miles from the nearest body of navigable water, on a small country road, in a community of less than 1500 people, many of whom are farmers, ranchers, and coal miners, a lonely boat has been sitting <i>"For Sale"</i> for over 18 months. It's not a particularly attractive boat: it's old, wooden, outdated, and in poor repair. The sign advertising it's sale constantly blows over. And I've never seen a single person stop to look at it. Then again, there is no phone number nor information about the boat either. It's sits on a piece of property where any one of three possible houses could be the owner who is selling the boat.</div><div><br /></div><div>So, what's at work here? Is the seller so truly attached emotionally to the boat that he just can't quite part with it, even though his wife, or accountant, keeps urging him to sell? Has the long drive to water finally caught up with him?</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Dennis P. Moranhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03630374780100636187noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6703262675305458176.post-9827700368102546572010-09-14T10:20:00.000-07:002010-09-14T10:29:55.288-07:00Artifact Narrative<div><br /></div><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dxiF0hK0fIL5Lc3jdtrKiverKUKCpWZ_l0omynH8IFffqdHmH6a6WqbX2iNO6oGVMrJPLl8q9wtvbDBi-yZ' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">A slideshow with images that I've been working on as part of a collection called <b>Artifact Narrative</b>. </span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms', fantasy;color:#181512;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 17px;font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(24, 21, 18); line-height: 17px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">We surround ourselves with artifacts, sometimes the meaning and value of these things is unclear—but there is often an unspoken narrative that plays in our head regarding the importance of the things we save. This photographic study looks at a few of my personal artifacts—each has great personal meaning.</span></span></span></div><!--StartFragment--> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right:41.5pt;line-height:13.0pt;mso-line-height-rule: exactly;mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span style="letter-spacing: -.25pt;font-family:AGaramond;font-size:11.0pt;color:#181512;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <!--EndFragment-->Dennis P. Moranhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03630374780100636187noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6703262675305458176.post-233999689697091422010-03-23T05:46:00.000-07:002010-03-23T06:19:51.302-07:00Rick Landesberg: Design & Generosity<div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8_HeqX1rPgPpLoTDNM2UAJWaniNzPNU8IABFRYKv7_ScR-dQfW-JQWREodnl9XxiE6lPsIfS8U_wu-ofgv07UrZ1qyfYFyx-5A6KnpGj26k9Zq_063qYUTEW97Cl_1XsiPW2Fb7HbiVU/s1600-h/Rick-Generosity-2.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 281px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8_HeqX1rPgPpLoTDNM2UAJWaniNzPNU8IABFRYKv7_ScR-dQfW-JQWREodnl9XxiE6lPsIfS8U_wu-ofgv07UrZ1qyfYFyx-5A6KnpGj26k9Zq_063qYUTEW97Cl_1XsiPW2Fb7HbiVU/s400/Rick-Generosity-2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5451810430344553586" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZMSFR2DikYp1K6X2ol6t95cb6AvFegrG1dbDR5e_r_BxM3M_LTDK8NxEA9VXxxvUkbhPQw1XpHcxc2_6IBxSGX9ktSTDgiYVDp7OcXdX4UGzM8qrQJaIKQviseXZVOjqJroo6k5uqFzw/s1600-h/Rick-Generosity-1.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 295px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZMSFR2DikYp1K6X2ol6t95cb6AvFegrG1dbDR5e_r_BxM3M_LTDK8NxEA9VXxxvUkbhPQw1XpHcxc2_6IBxSGX9ktSTDgiYVDp7OcXdX4UGzM8qrQJaIKQviseXZVOjqJroo6k5uqFzw/s400/Rick-Generosity-1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5451810422640129074" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQHusQwr0_AiXsTRUy8iRZwPXP00ixOktuHdnNqnoWVuiEYrSTShHGfs8KtY_05FDm4QdzTIYys2vwhmFSWuVgqZgbhMBCO-xEhTeCjXQFD_faltzYKPSzXLjoliFHTIcOpmJIJlITq9g/s1600-h/Rick-1203.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 310px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQHusQwr0_AiXsTRUy8iRZwPXP00ixOktuHdnNqnoWVuiEYrSTShHGfs8KtY_05FDm4QdzTIYys2vwhmFSWuVgqZgbhMBCO-xEhTeCjXQFD_faltzYKPSzXLjoliFHTIcOpmJIJlITq9g/s400/Rick-1203.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5451810416426169730" /></a><br /><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></div><div>Pictured above is my friend & colleague, Rick Landesberg and photos of a wonderful little book that he produced called <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">"Design & Generosity"</span>. The book was done as a remembrance of a talk that Rick gave at TEDx Leadership Pittsburgh in November of last year. The book itself is something to be cherished—a letterpress printed cover on stout recycled stock, beautiful typography and design, and hand stitched by Debra Williams, a fine artist and Office Manager at Landesberg Design in Pittsburgh.</div><div><br /></div><div>But more than the book itself, are the ideas which Rick has captured. In Rick's 3 minute talk, <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xp6QigNe0X0">(See it here on YouTube) </a>he is able to summarize the importance and value of a fully developed aesthetic sense in work that might be done by graphic and industrial designers. He points out that even modest objects with the most utilitarian of functions can be designed so that they are imbued with beauty as well as utility. This, as Rick defines it, is the <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">gift </span>that is given by the designer. He goes on to define this idea as <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">generosity</span> and encourages all of us who create things to invest this spirit into those things that we design. <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">"...investing our work with a bountifulness and kindness that makes the work truly generous."</span></div><div><br /></div><div> Thank you Rick! Truly inspirational.<br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Dennis P. Moranhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03630374780100636187noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6703262675305458176.post-30091261389010451192010-03-07T07:26:00.000-08:002010-03-07T07:30:55.080-08:00Spring is coming...<div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA53orV9nd3fNFN_hn6rKXy3St3FNH6CTnXiKVbWqFo5fXs4knMQivDMJir_loSl8Tfn33nfG_AIc3a6PNW3KuGaTcVlEdX3rPINJqN7-BjwDxNUbVlBYotP71LQA5Za2ZMdbcS8XCKaI/s1600-h/feather+%26+ice.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA53orV9nd3fNFN_hn6rKXy3St3FNH6CTnXiKVbWqFo5fXs4knMQivDMJir_loSl8Tfn33nfG_AIc3a6PNW3KuGaTcVlEdX3rPINJqN7-BjwDxNUbVlBYotP71LQA5Za2ZMdbcS8XCKaI/s400/feather+%26+ice.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5445913744229889474" /></a><br /><div><br /></div><div>I was walking in the woods looking for photographs when I came across this tiny feather, less than 3 inches in length, cresting on top of the frozen snow. A sure sign that the birds are returning, the sun is shining, and maybe, just maybe, we'll survive this god-awful winter we've had. I did add this to my collection of feathers.<br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Dennis P. Moranhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03630374780100636187noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6703262675305458176.post-24922487258037729492010-03-03T14:54:00.001-08:002010-03-03T15:30:39.233-08:00David Rohm's Brilliant Self-Promotional Mailers<div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjQOWNbrQyf6gvEDR-QlQvpH4kyuIko7XFCr86OIcR2PiOjdIr9mn8wq4CCbrz6WCuYc19brU6zSeVgntif7CWWf9tuZyKhDpm3A8RPBSB7dbo21g64Tq3bGQPZZIBrCT6e1JP9ef0OtU/s1600-h/designer5-sm.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjQOWNbrQyf6gvEDR-QlQvpH4kyuIko7XFCr86OIcR2PiOjdIr9mn8wq4CCbrz6WCuYc19brU6zSeVgntif7CWWf9tuZyKhDpm3A8RPBSB7dbo21g64Tq3bGQPZZIBrCT6e1JP9ef0OtU/s400/designer5-sm.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5444545327990546530" style="cursor: pointer; width: 309px; height: 400px; " /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipoTVnZ4ECbxlwqbOOty3Ope-feB4yHce4n3ZkL4mBXNG4e0B8wWshEaqxPsK6-wkONOJvwaTFdzwC9ODSVE25pfXbGE_zYAYao_UfditpP52GM9-sjqjXD9TuKBAbdX-L9sdsnCLDl1Y/s1600-h/me-sm.jpg"></a><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipoTVnZ4ECbxlwqbOOty3Ope-feB4yHce4n3ZkL4mBXNG4e0B8wWshEaqxPsK6-wkONOJvwaTFdzwC9ODSVE25pfXbGE_zYAYao_UfditpP52GM9-sjqjXD9TuKBAbdX-L9sdsnCLDl1Y/s1600-h/me-sm.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipoTVnZ4ECbxlwqbOOty3Ope-feB4yHce4n3ZkL4mBXNG4e0B8wWshEaqxPsK6-wkONOJvwaTFdzwC9ODSVE25pfXbGE_zYAYao_UfditpP52GM9-sjqjXD9TuKBAbdX-L9sdsnCLDl1Y/s400/me-sm.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5444545340103212898" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUnamK2vw34HXsJRr6FakcU_K30gXfPdjfP5lkExK3RKI092A-hWhOXOU5o-gaU4-mjMQ-aatkIcoGDLjrKzff7gMjsUYCXOWORBGomCIX4q8wvMFkJHMR8ginfD2SM8KEM1zmsdJ4TiI/s1600-h/AD-sm.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 309px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUnamK2vw34HXsJRr6FakcU_K30gXfPdjfP5lkExK3RKI092A-hWhOXOU5o-gaU4-mjMQ-aatkIcoGDLjrKzff7gMjsUYCXOWORBGomCIX4q8wvMFkJHMR8ginfD2SM8KEM1zmsdJ4TiI/s400/AD-sm.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5444545328033772786" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">I received</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"> these self promotional mailers the other day from a designer named David Rohm. </span></div><div><br /></div><div>Now we all know how welcoming we are to unsolicited e-mails—but these just grabbed me because of their simplicity and unique positioning. This guy, whom I don't know, but look forward to meeting, has written and designed what I think are some of the best self-promotional mailers that I've ever seen.</div><div><br /></div><div>Simple, bold grab you by the eyeballs typography, and messaging that can't be beat. In the first ad at the top (I realize it's hard to read the small type) but David is offering a 30 day, no cost free trial of his creative services. </div><div><br /></div><div>In the second he's saying: "Graphic Design is all about me"--cut on dotted line, rotate 180 degrees. This is funny & inventive stuff here. He's captured the stereotypical weakness that designers are known for, and used it as another grabber with the "rotate 180 degrees to form "We".</div><div><br /></div><div>The third is another take on the free for 30 days offer using the current financial mess as a platform for the idea. </div><div><br /></div><div>So, if anyone reading this knows of anyone looking for a brilliant designer (and writer) call: <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold; ">David Rohm (412) 200-2724; davidcreative@comcast.net</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span><br /></div>Dennis P. Moranhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03630374780100636187noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6703262675305458176.post-43677733033066088392010-02-19T08:45:00.000-08:002010-02-19T08:54:50.828-08:00Can A Local Boy Make Good?<div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG0vRuK3TlURcBjuuYGndlPldqK90ePCnFweRNbBNc76VOg1SfTa3n-w0XGtiHD-1jpjmesEjuG95RafeiL31VG16dCnfEuklT09QdXsHsxvKIsTYYltDiVJi_FOfQoAiFdVzGLBa8l24/s1600-h/DM-mailers-1967.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 315px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG0vRuK3TlURcBjuuYGndlPldqK90ePCnFweRNbBNc76VOg1SfTa3n-w0XGtiHD-1jpjmesEjuG95RafeiL31VG16dCnfEuklT09QdXsHsxvKIsTYYltDiVJi_FOfQoAiFdVzGLBa8l24/s400/DM-mailers-1967.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5439997323058773170" /></a><br /><div><br /></div><div>Way back in 1967 I was a Freshman at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, and like many students, needed money. So, I screen printed this series of mailers which I sent to about 60 Advertising Agencies and Art Studios in Pittsburgh. The response was actually pretty good since I got ongoing work from two of the Ad agencies. One of those was Marc Advertising, now the largest Agency in Pittsburgh, but at the time they were a small fry agency. I worked on design concepts for brochures and ads for the "Larger Lodger"-- a back yard storage shed. Dreadful work, but it paid the bills as they say. It also convinced me that I never wanted to work in an Advertising Agency. And over 40 years later, I have no regrets for that decision.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Dennis P. Moranhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03630374780100636187noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6703262675305458176.post-83804688318459927742010-01-13T04:21:00.000-08:002010-01-14T12:22:31.437-08:00Artifact Narrative<div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOPOrl47qHX-Ao3l3SHA5GtytQW7Qy16yyYxm1yBsSC2SLswvOfz0A-TY2nIpSMuNyh9bzD-56jo18BQdWwEMWxn46c-xflt1Hq8yK1YTR2GfLPsIPjDJiOpHEOAGReitrR7KjmfRWlo8/s1600-h/ArtFact-0505.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOPOrl47qHX-Ao3l3SHA5GtytQW7Qy16yyYxm1yBsSC2SLswvOfz0A-TY2nIpSMuNyh9bzD-56jo18BQdWwEMWxn46c-xflt1Hq8yK1YTR2GfLPsIPjDJiOpHEOAGReitrR7KjmfRWlo8/s400/ArtFact-0505.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5426692587368317650" /></a><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4BNvFqTrCHhamloa6NSreGU2vaBoSmSh-fwaBnl-f4_BJAGb8Pp6qY5lHNWnrXdXyU2vaJzpxFRWbfiLretmEzg289C7pEaEtOCd5zZM57r98UjMYuJIf1lrcJcx8LyOn9frJYE5GJ7M/s1600-h/ArtFact-0503.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4BNvFqTrCHhamloa6NSreGU2vaBoSmSh-fwaBnl-f4_BJAGb8Pp6qY5lHNWnrXdXyU2vaJzpxFRWbfiLretmEzg289C7pEaEtOCd5zZM57r98UjMYuJIf1lrcJcx8LyOn9frJYE5GJ7M/s400/ArtFact-0503.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5426692591139673442" style="cursor: pointer; 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width: 400px; height: 300px; " /></a><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="">First in a series of new images:</span> "<span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">Artifact Narrative".</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></div></div>Dennis P. Moranhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03630374780100636187noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6703262675305458176.post-61982535471762448702010-01-12T13:46:00.001-08:002010-01-14T06:13:34.224-08:00FROZEN<div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2LhZl4BWG3D7TMxONjZlH8CkAA_jGXwtmirnudPGZ3VuYw2k0uU6Jfk_ZhzA8ugAShJeDdIgSdZEr5zrlCVVjTLQLbc-ywc_71JZ05z8gnz_zufvmE5gjxOkF1w_g5sRCUjXuoW39VOQ/s1600-h/frozen+title+3.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2LhZl4BWG3D7TMxONjZlH8CkAA_jGXwtmirnudPGZ3VuYw2k0uU6Jfk_ZhzA8ugAShJeDdIgSdZEr5zrlCVVjTLQLbc-ywc_71JZ05z8gnz_zufvmE5gjxOkF1w_g5sRCUjXuoW39VOQ/s400/frozen+title+3.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5425975256508806738" style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 260px; " /></a><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggdShEYluY3CoDOfby69DdPmyopgCPWKFDIQ0oDHOz913p9PjtPtL4P1CG5KYZi-fj12G7fA_B0ukQHQNjY58rGdhMQ_YYj17D-5Hmd4dKjqXufo4hBmKM1iNU2JIY7SoaHYwh3rx8_FA/s1600-h/Frozen-0212.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; 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height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLjmGj-TdyfFUAZqn1me9WKDs-IoUV3eF66m6EpI0nEITdhEDyMM4XXYKDzSXI5m7xSlBfuAezrJBBCEj0WxITz_YK_5kVPUNEeY5x3AdPz4PC_8ay2nu3Jw1RkNi_l3QbC9mpo4PDVGc/s400/Frozen-0376.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5425975036835595554" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSyRZnf54v5RhmzZB4dmMb2N0A0cNKApXp5dvJ6hg7LNfOhKqvkf0YInOd8ocs9EbvxeTISD-eFmAX6qL6AK6nAZ5-El9nyZAGIpIw1pSZ4lu_SnT4mo4KpBcoSUNk4D3NjXII6HuqJ1o/s1600-h/Frozen-0168.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 271px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSyRZnf54v5RhmzZB4dmMb2N0A0cNKApXp5dvJ6hg7LNfOhKqvkf0YInOd8ocs9EbvxeTISD-eFmAX6qL6AK6nAZ5-El9nyZAGIpIw1pSZ4lu_SnT4mo4KpBcoSUNk4D3NjXII6HuqJ1o/s400/Frozen-0168.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5425975028331411778" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF7SP9XUPGcAsgbO5Q4RGrXi0Xqp6COP7bI0hqHS5h0Y8ShxpwBPnWE2Z1ldyMpOQe7quibAbqqLLfp4lTu0ytJk6GEkpqL6JFgyEHiYCl-KVwX8opNj2dhy-WnEgordsvquxE4LzCryg/s1600-h/Frozen+0378.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF7SP9XUPGcAsgbO5Q4RGrXi0Xqp6COP7bI0hqHS5h0Y8ShxpwBPnWE2Z1ldyMpOQe7quibAbqqLLfp4lTu0ytJk6GEkpqL6JFgyEHiYCl-KVwX8opNj2dhy-WnEgordsvquxE4LzCryg/s400/Frozen+0378.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5425975025527808162" /></a><div><br /><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="">I</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="">mages from a series entitled "FROZEN". Started this last year and it continues. Some are hand made, some found.</span><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></div></div>Dennis P. Moranhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03630374780100636187noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6703262675305458176.post-89267825524822192272009-12-10T04:04:00.000-08:002009-12-10T04:07:24.108-08:00Spiral Construction<div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEA82UnPrc33CP_DwpmC-I90htXX3pw-kQ_UHQclyHupLv687mWH3qK1X0PhRHMBGnsjGgLS4hcXA6iwBZNiGPV47ciMAe9UYMVF3yMWWqupVIb6StqkNAoqXqil49kITIrn37wyRxwFg/s1600-h/spiral+grp+of+three-72dpi.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 220px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEA82UnPrc33CP_DwpmC-I90htXX3pw-kQ_UHQclyHupLv687mWH3qK1X0PhRHMBGnsjGgLS4hcXA6iwBZNiGPV47ciMAe9UYMVF3yMWWqupVIb6StqkNAoqXqil49kITIrn37wyRxwFg/s400/spiral+grp+of+three-72dpi.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5413577382607652722" /></a><br /><div><br /></div><div>A Spiral Construction in three stages made from found objects on our property. Approximately 72 inches high x 36 inches wide x 36 inches deep.</div>Dennis P. Moranhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03630374780100636187noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6703262675305458176.post-63316575414387098362009-09-10T04:03:00.000-07:002009-09-10T04:07:06.379-07:00Aero | Tech | Designs<div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjli5wEw8vMSVVZPip41V8GpQGwo5MCquu_tjV0v0lbGXA5NCuxT936x_xdT5IIA160DBtlwDvsQ-MSxmTfHQ_PTRXEG-7UODKbLrYxAFyj_w0-ipQeSDipXfORsgyPqBbgqY0UfNhT4Fg/s1600-h/AEROTECH-poster.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 304px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjli5wEw8vMSVVZPip41V8GpQGwo5MCquu_tjV0v0lbGXA5NCuxT936x_xdT5IIA160DBtlwDvsQ-MSxmTfHQ_PTRXEG-7UODKbLrYxAFyj_w0-ipQeSDipXfORsgyPqBbgqY0UfNhT4Fg/s400/AEROTECH-poster.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5379793563392611666" /></a><br /><div><br /></div><div>A poster designed as part of an overall brand identity project for a cyclewear clothing manufacturer.<br /></div>Dennis P. Moranhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03630374780100636187noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6703262675305458176.post-66224669917814059412009-08-03T12:29:00.000-07:002009-08-03T12:34:13.236-07:00Foggy Saturday Morning: Riverview Park<div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiglsZzZEw3jPQh3dmD2Dkfd5HFdHZT3ASNy2a1EGK08Apobb8Wligqe5uL_MmWJlEODUAkLw445_1m2CvJRnJsAW7Zmk5WbSdlmebEHeWBYRI0gvpNPHetY1hRyk-Ut2yrDkU2rwlA1Sg/s1600-h/DSC_8193-sm.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 260px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiglsZzZEw3jPQh3dmD2Dkfd5HFdHZT3ASNy2a1EGK08Apobb8Wligqe5uL_MmWJlEODUAkLw445_1m2CvJRnJsAW7Zmk5WbSdlmebEHeWBYRI0gvpNPHetY1hRyk-Ut2yrDkU2rwlA1Sg/s400/DSC_8193-sm.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5365822296932806082" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDnWT4IeUzHtkCx106YkHuWNDS5zY01lkbE30MXkxvyXy6FRGywjH3CC3K6S71AMOX_FPeJC5gopGD0HpQyt-GMJ4BJOxir6_vZ0t_CzIHDgvGmDj4Qim244JvN5Gr1Xz9PXM_85N5EU0/s1600-h/DSC_8196-sm.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 260px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDnWT4IeUzHtkCx106YkHuWNDS5zY01lkbE30MXkxvyXy6FRGywjH3CC3K6S71AMOX_FPeJC5gopGD0HpQyt-GMJ4BJOxir6_vZ0t_CzIHDgvGmDj4Qim244JvN5Gr1Xz9PXM_85N5EU0/s400/DSC_8196-sm.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5365822293378589250" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUChOB5ydUkbvZIyGgRqQsP7IUT-4NamyNY-lXE9L0lAzQi58vqn_rKz9S8L7rO61GVPKMbpDIzjoLVq4QfSSCsRlHbTqt_MkxrUaNghFafiTt6HHc6QE6UqrTIRKh1Lwo9Vo_iADAyyo/s1600-h/DSC_8169+sm.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 260px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUChOB5ydUkbvZIyGgRqQsP7IUT-4NamyNY-lXE9L0lAzQi58vqn_rKz9S8L7rO61GVPKMbpDIzjoLVq4QfSSCsRlHbTqt_MkxrUaNghFafiTt6HHc6QE6UqrTIRKh1Lwo9Vo_iADAyyo/s400/DSC_8169+sm.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5365822296346145282" /></a><br /><div><br /></div><div>This past Saturday morning, I art directed a photo shoot for our client Aero Tech Designs Cyclewear. These "pre-shoot" images were taken by me while I waited for the client and models to show up. </div><div><br /></div>Dennis P. Moranhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03630374780100636187noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6703262675305458176.post-12871699120786488912009-07-04T04:57:00.000-07:002009-07-16T10:36:51.965-07:00My Grandson's First Month...<div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrNtpp79SGQUtzBhsKU-01Ik3r_v8R-nsNyKCWq4jK34dF6neQTbUtAr0VBIyMPGBx-bghyUWYwuQfatNglmzFKDDBOXx5D6Es0yBntP46g1p2n3idGIIwPxS6EPTaFcA8mhUa95PHuJc/s1600-h/LJM+Book-1.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrNtpp79SGQUtzBhsKU-01Ik3r_v8R-nsNyKCWq4jK34dF6neQTbUtAr0VBIyMPGBx-bghyUWYwuQfatNglmzFKDDBOXx5D6Es0yBntP46g1p2n3idGIIwPxS6EPTaFcA8mhUa95PHuJc/s400/LJM+Book-1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5359113209357332418" /><br /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix_2z_K9UnXa9EOwiK2ke941qYp9y_4fOs7b1TWpP3gETbZ9NpcyVjdRmXVJPvuaUFn3gPi7gk_pe8X0ZhDWfYjo7St7PYsl8GmHy9HdPAvmr1Svk2x33ZiXU6d2DAbyibcvL3sXDa8AY/s1600-h/LJM+Book-2.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 261px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix_2z_K9UnXa9EOwiK2ke941qYp9y_4fOs7b1TWpP3gETbZ9NpcyVjdRmXVJPvuaUFn3gPi7gk_pe8X0ZhDWfYjo7St7PYsl8GmHy9HdPAvmr1Svk2x33ZiXU6d2DAbyibcvL3sXDa8AY/s400/LJM+Book-2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5354573288654291474" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTRguHRMqizFU2tklUjhT-TaCVdXJCvzpqCzGmCYTl26O8_gG7zbksMM9ehyfI-j_g6TyJE6P2yP4tuiCO71R2ZWnSxVLfq-4XjIXc_iRZGSveK_-2Uwh5edlQaRIM4na6pj6iv_YdziQ/s1600-h/LJM-Book-3.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 261px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTRguHRMqizFU2tklUjhT-TaCVdXJCvzpqCzGmCYTl26O8_gG7zbksMM9ehyfI-j_g6TyJE6P2yP4tuiCO71R2ZWnSxVLfq-4XjIXc_iRZGSveK_-2Uwh5edlQaRIM4na6pj6iv_YdziQ/s400/LJM-Book-3.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5354573285519532322" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0U6A6geioZEOdtQ2AjJAQvjAQXvKmO-ew0vm524y3OCyKwew_FuSXjCT9ERUJQmcmVYifOs_E-_KWehcBFAthkCdFpFK1jIVFn8dVE7vtH9XwBxfpijbkXj0ymnsrQERbPhD30VjuLws/s1600-h/LJM+Book-4.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 262px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0U6A6geioZEOdtQ2AjJAQvjAQXvKmO-ew0vm524y3OCyKwew_FuSXjCT9ERUJQmcmVYifOs_E-_KWehcBFAthkCdFpFK1jIVFn8dVE7vtH9XwBxfpijbkXj0ymnsrQERbPhD30VjuLws/s400/LJM+Book-4.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5354573276654682642" /></a><br /><div><br /></div><div>Like any good grandfather, I photographed Levi every time I visited him his first month. I compiled the photographs into Photoshop forms, printed them on an Epson Stylus Pro 7600 printer, then created a hand made book as gift to my son & daughter-in-law.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Dennis P. Moranhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03630374780100636187noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6703262675305458176.post-61817348162635768132009-07-01T07:21:00.000-07:002009-07-01T07:30:50.468-07:00Green Shoots...<div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEha6iiNgEnZYidwC-l433olR8ZT8yF9mYc_r2IptJWwPYy0hDK9r-Qi-We14b5JIpCBkJta7QO30o5jnsnLskW1nwbn1sdS_2rwtRBSMOvu_xkPaavJQWyTkjaMDt329FufdgDtZ3bKUiw/s1600-h/greenshoots.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 253px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEha6iiNgEnZYidwC-l433olR8ZT8yF9mYc_r2IptJWwPYy0hDK9r-Qi-We14b5JIpCBkJta7QO30o5jnsnLskW1nwbn1sdS_2rwtRBSMOvu_xkPaavJQWyTkjaMDt329FufdgDtZ3bKUiw/s400/greenshoots.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5353499005495538802" /></a><div><br /></div><div><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div></div>Dennis P. Moranhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03630374780100636187noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6703262675305458176.post-14805422021830944272009-07-01T04:19:00.000-07:002009-07-01T04:24:11.521-07:00Aero Tech Designs Cyclewear<div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhahGGUC-R4gzgZ88VNUomyWmm4-TDecHNmqRGl5vuirUIAU0Cv6-Zkje8BFDz6CWpYVXwtoUnWm-oWvSNUepYY3NSVk0oNc9_LobW4ZA0OUNaZhRmIFeK0QoxasqabJGVxkTVwhOfmthc/s1600-h/Aero+Tech-10+REVERSE.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 258px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhahGGUC-R4gzgZ88VNUomyWmm4-TDecHNmqRGl5vuirUIAU0Cv6-Zkje8BFDz6CWpYVXwtoUnWm-oWvSNUepYY3NSVk0oNc9_LobW4ZA0OUNaZhRmIFeK0QoxasqabJGVxkTVwhOfmthc/s400/Aero+Tech-10+REVERSE.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5353449984179235074" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglEI07-AYTiWXUyAVfqhshyphenhyphenqcbJVot0ZnwpDdkETgdSvuASvx_BmKxxT-gubW4ePqVyQ1dBfed42lvRWCq3akR_AcyIO09H9Rjx0SXh4B1KJ7Xp1W2mQkfkHlEei0PijZGds522GnPfKo/s1600-h/aerotech-Tshirt-REV.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 258px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglEI07-AYTiWXUyAVfqhshyphenhyphenqcbJVot0ZnwpDdkETgdSvuASvx_BmKxxT-gubW4ePqVyQ1dBfed42lvRWCq3akR_AcyIO09H9Rjx0SXh4B1KJ7Xp1W2mQkfkHlEei0PijZGds522GnPfKo/s400/aerotech-Tshirt-REV.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5353449984108808466" /></a><br /><div><br /></div><div>New design work for Aero Tech Designs Cyclewear. A Coraopolis, Pennsylvania designer and manufacturer of clothing for avid cyclists.</div><div><br /></div>Dennis P. Moranhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03630374780100636187noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6703262675305458176.post-55351865600290278542009-06-25T03:59:00.000-07:002009-06-25T04:13:42.007-07:00How do you lose those smiles?<div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4ij_oStSJJihCcdAY_DW-QOJRgkDnnkj2A6dU5rs5bwcTbWNdPfwYMlpEBJK7YtwQxrCQzRA-TbQCQc6KPVi9qPQSWUrJptHLS60qwQcm_6ambA-u5ar_cxweAC557zDEUgaa5-iKPiM/s1600-h/pathways-cover-progression.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 246px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4ij_oStSJJihCcdAY_DW-QOJRgkDnnkj2A6dU5rs5bwcTbWNdPfwYMlpEBJK7YtwQxrCQzRA-TbQCQc6KPVi9qPQSWUrJptHLS60qwQcm_6ambA-u5ar_cxweAC557zDEUgaa5-iKPiM/s400/pathways-cover-progression.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5351218378978790514" /></a><br /><div><br /></div><div>The hardest part about being in the design and marketing communications business is seeing good, effective, solutions with human appeal become diluted by misplaced "governance." This is a case of exactly that. The cover which was created for this brochure titled "Pathways to the Promise" was decimated by an Executive Director of Marketing Communications who felt that it was "imperative" that the cover share the same messaging and imagery that is soon to be revealed in a TV commercial for the school system. </div><div><br /></div><div>Now unfortunately all of the photos were shot for a different purpose--namely individual close-up portraits--not a group. Second from the left shows one of the stunning single portraits done for the media campaign. The problem is it shows just ONE kid. Oh, and remember we've got to make sure this is <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">"inclusive & shows diversity"</span> ( you know, like the ORIGINAL cover) But no, we must use the photos from the ad campaign (even if they weren't intended for this use)--we'll beat them into submission and ruin a cover in the process...the Marcomm Director will sleep better tonight, me I think it's a travesty. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Dennis P. Moranhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03630374780100636187noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6703262675305458176.post-38633291223874837072009-06-18T03:29:00.001-07:002009-06-18T03:38:16.898-07:00So how do you get 5 young students to smile?<div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigauztjp-4uelhyphenhyphenlQd-BHMmLGK80y5azkJEhyphenhyphenuZx4gmw1eNYvHpUDG0zupdCgaXAbklLZtPIhCUmZdKZs6wiakGEi7Dmo88JprUCrFf-n1FEi1ONTES7MZY7rW8byulSDjKDEc2mDWERM/s1600-h/Pathways+Brochure-V2-1.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 287px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigauztjp-4uelhyphenhyphenlQd-BHMmLGK80y5azkJEhyphenhyphenuZx4gmw1eNYvHpUDG0zupdCgaXAbklLZtPIhCUmZdKZs6wiakGEi7Dmo88JprUCrFf-n1FEi1ONTES7MZY7rW8byulSDjKDEc2mDWERM/s400/Pathways+Brochure-V2-1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348612992729418194" /></a><br /><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">So, how do you get 5 young students to smile</span> after you line them up in front of an old art director, an old photographer, and their Principal? You hold two fingers above the photographer's head, so only the kids can see them, and they crack up. What a joy it is to work with young kids. This wonderful photography is by Terry Clark.</div><div><br /></div><div>These students are from Mifflin School in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. They are being featured in a brochure about the <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">"Pathway to the Promise"</span> a descriptive brochure for parents that explains the many programs that the Pittsburgh Public Schools have enacted to make sure that students are <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">"Promise Ready"</span>.</div><div><br /></div><div>The Pittsburgh Promise is an educational scholarship Program funded by UPMC, The Pittsburgh Foundation and individuals, that awards up to $10,000 per year to graduates of the Pittsburgh Public Schools.</div><div><br /></div>Dennis P. Moranhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03630374780100636187noreply@blogger.com1