SPARKcon 08 featured some of the best graffiti artists I’ve seen at graffitiSPARK…AND they just happen to be local! 8 local artists showed all sorts of painting and stencil techniques, designing 8′x8′ walls, all to the DJ beats of Joe Giampino.

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This week, I hope to provide a basic summary of the smashing success of SPARKcon 08.
First, a primer: SPARKcon is a festival celebrating and nurturing the local creativity of Raleigh and the Triangle region of NC. It’s 100% volunteer… everyone involved runs entirely on enthusiasm, passion and talent, with a bit of support from some [...]

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When in Rome, don’t do as they do…at least not without a lot of practice…
Thanks, Lynda, for sending!!

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…at least according to a new ranking and survey created by Men’s Health Magazine.
There were a number of rankings listed, including number of registered voters, percentage of active voters, resident political contributions, campaign spending, etc. The summation of all of that led to the overall “Most Political” ranking that Raleigh won.
Apparently, North Carolina in general [...]

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This is a story about how student designers rarely make money from their work…they do it for the exposure. This is also a story about how designers rarely make money from designing for the music industry…they do it for the love of the band and the fun of the project…and the exposure.
But 38 years after [...]

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