http://march1studios.com The Portfolio Blog of Dan Simon Tue, 02 Feb 2010 03:52:44 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 http://march1studios.com/2010/02/01/4th-wall-reusable-bag/ http://march1studios.com/2010/02/01/4th-wall-reusable-bag/#comments Tue, 02 Feb 2010 03:50:01 +0000 DS http://march1studios.com/?p=753 Back in November, I did the branding and signage for The 4th Wall, a new breed of comic shop in Montreal. One of the elements I created has just come in, and I’m pretty excited about it. Check out this resuable bag I designed! Related Posts:The 4th WallFurious Comics SiteFurious Comics LogoNo Reason #0Cold Drink Cups ]]> http://march1studios.com/2010/02/01/4th-wall-reusable-bag/feed/ 0 http://march1studios.com/2010/01/12/be-it-resolved/ http://march1studios.com/2010/01/12/be-it-resolved/#comments Tue, 12 Jan 2010 21:02:19 +0000 DS http://march1studios.com/?p=699 2010 had begun, and the New Year has been celebrated. As is customary, I have been asked several times if I made any resolutions. Up until now, I haven’t. I’ve skipped the absurdity of adding another year of sticking with the usual suspects: lose weight, quit this, etc. I am making efforts towards bettering my [...]]]> http://march1studios.com/2010/01/12/be-it-resolved/feed/ 0 http://march1studios.com/2009/12/07/final-fantasy-caption-contest/ http://march1studios.com/2009/12/07/final-fantasy-caption-contest/#comments Mon, 07 Dec 2009 16:00:42 +0000 DS http://march1studios.com/?p=694 Rush Job! Last week a rush job came in from one of my favorite clients Blind Ferret Entertainment. The job details were pretty simple – they needed a quick set of layouts done for a contest mini-site that allowed users to enter a caption for the lead character of the new Final Fantasy Game, Crystal Chronicles: [...]]]> http://march1studios.com/2009/12/07/final-fantasy-caption-contest/feed/ 0 http://march1studios.com/2009/11/15/the-4th-wall/ http://march1studios.com/2009/11/15/the-4th-wall/#comments Mon, 16 Nov 2009 00:58:59 +0000 DS http://march1studios.com/?p=722 A few months ago, my ‘Hetero Life-Mate’ and co-conspirator on No Reason Comics, Jeff “Lou” Moss was offered a dream job. That job? Partially owning and running his very own comic store. It was also the dream of the other owner, Ryan Sohmer, the creative force behind Blind Ferret Entertainment, Least I Could Do and [...]]]> http://march1studios.com/2009/11/15/the-4th-wall/feed/ 1 http://march1studios.com/2009/09/30/furious-comics-site/ http://march1studios.com/2009/09/30/furious-comics-site/#comments Wed, 30 Sep 2009 17:18:46 +0000 DS http://march1studios.com/?p=453 After having created a logo for Furious Comics, I was compelled to help him out with the site. We negotiated and bartered some work, and I proceeded. Phil McClorey, the writer and man behind Furious Comics was more than ready to have a customized site. He had (wisely) used Wordpress, with a Comicpress Theme as [...]]]> http://march1studios.com/2009/09/30/furious-comics-site/feed/ 1 http://march1studios.com/2009/09/23/furious-comics-logo/ http://march1studios.com/2009/09/23/furious-comics-logo/#comments Wed, 23 Sep 2009 04:00:54 +0000 DS http://march1studios.com/?p=451 One of the major benefits of Twitter is networking. In addition to Facebook, LinkedIn, and other social networking sites that are based on people you already know, twitter is a great tool for interacting with people you don’t know. Because of the comic, I have a following on twitter of people that are surprisingly interested [...]]]> http://march1studios.com/2009/09/23/furious-comics-logo/feed/ 1 http://march1studios.com/2009/09/14/poor-poor-poodle/ http://march1studios.com/2009/09/14/poor-poor-poodle/#comments Mon, 14 Sep 2009 20:25:24 +0000 DS http://march1studios.com/?p=450 Up until about six months ago, no one would have mistaken me for a dog lover. Most people interpret this to mean that I was a dog hater. While I likened myself to be more of a cat person, my “hatred” for all dogs was greatly exaggerated. I had little animosity for dogs. It was [...]]]> http://march1studios.com/2009/09/14/poor-poor-poodle/feed/ 1 http://march1studios.com/2009/08/17/stick-it-out-there/ http://march1studios.com/2009/08/17/stick-it-out-there/#comments Mon, 17 Aug 2009 06:32:05 +0000 DS http://march1studios.com/?p=424 Working with one of the best AD partners I’ve ever had the pleasure of, Megan Craig-Wiens and I toiled long and hard on a four concept pitch for the newest Froster campaign. The brand itself has surged forward in recognition with the target audience (Teens, 12-18, with a focus on males) with the Bloody Zit, [...]]]> http://march1studios.com/2009/08/17/stick-it-out-there/feed/ 1 http://march1studios.com/2009/05/29/hello-world/ http://march1studios.com/2009/05/29/hello-world/#comments Fri, 29 May 2009 19:25:25 +0000 DS http://march1studios.com/?p=1 Welcome to WordPress. This is your first post. Edit or delete it, then start blogging! When you first install a copy of Wordpress, it comes standard with a single post (replete with comment), a page and some links already installed so that you have an example to see what you’re working with. I can’t think of [...]]]> http://march1studios.com/2009/05/29/hello-world/feed/ 0 http://march1studios.com/2009/05/17/powerbar/ http://march1studios.com/2009/05/17/powerbar/#comments Sun, 17 May 2009 06:53:54 +0000 DS http://march1studios.com/?p=441 Powerbar was a short-lived project for me. While I didn’t do anything particularly flashy with this one, I am proud of it. What I am proud of is what happened behind the scenes. Powerbar in the US, which is the leader for Powerbar Canada, was changing visual direction. All we had to work with was [...]]]> http://march1studios.com/2009/05/17/powerbar/feed/ 0