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What is Your Favorite Brand?

Monday, November 28, 2011
By Jamie Wayne

A question I was asked during my visit at the Marc Usa agency in Chicago this Friday, I had voted Apple and Coca-Cola during a conference discussion with the Purdue University Marketing Association and the members of Marc Usa. To little surprise, mostly everyone in the conference room had written down Apple. Rest in read more » 

The Art of War: call for entries

Wednesday, September 7, 2011
By Dawn Diamantopoulos

The Art of War – “Upon the Altar of Freedom” Call for Art Studio 659 in historic Whiting IN (20 minutes from Chicago) wants War art from any period of war throughout U.S. history.   We are looking for art, particularly paintings,  that depicts  the horrors of war, the zeal and valor of its participants, read more » 

Grand Theft Logo

Tuesday, August 16, 2011
By Judith Mayer

A custom logo for $79! Too good to be true? Heck no. You can get a logo designed by nationally known logo designers like Jeff Fisher or Von Glitschka for this low, low price. Well, OK not exactly. Parts of your logo can be made by them. The rest you have to assemble using read more » 

Why do you do what you do?

Wednesday, August 3, 2011
By Jamie Wayne

Image courtesy of theaucitron on Flickr.   Whether you are a designer, developer, illustrator, artist, photographer, or creative, there is something that is special about you that that makes you stand out from the crowd. Whatever that special thing may be, here is your chance for your voice to be heard. Why do you read more » 

What’s in the Case

Thursday, July 21, 2011
By Joseph Gonzalez

I first realized that my case had a startling effect when I set it down in a public place and walked a couple feet away to grab something else. And only being gone for a second; I turned around and noticed that people had strange looks on their face and some started to walk read more » 

Happiness Happens: Call for Art

Monday, June 27, 2011
By Dawn Diamantopoulos

What makes you happy? Studio 659 in Whiting wants to know! August is Happiness Happens Month and we want to see your Happy Artwork! If you’ve got happiness, joy, elation, or any other feel-good vibes in your artwork, we’re interested! Submissions are due July 15, 2011. Artists are invited to submit up to 3 read more » 

A Lost Art (Well, Almost)

Monday, June 6, 2011
By Melissa Washburn

I have been messing around with some hand-drawn type lately. There are plenty of people out there who are actually really good at it, so I don’t delude myself. But, as I was carefully penciling ambitious swashes late last night, I remembered something from my childhood that I hadn’t thought about in a long, read more » 

Size Matters

Tuesday, May 24, 2011
By Judith Mayer

Powers of Ten is a documentary short film written and directed by Ray Eames and her husband, Charles Eames in 1968. This film deals with the relative size of things in the universe. It explores the universe and beyond, and the universe within, by adding another zero to distance traveled every ten seconds. Long read more » 

Call For Art

Monday, May 2, 2011
By Dawn Diamantopoulos

Studio 659 in Whiting is looking for artwork that depicts the theme JOYRIDE – images should be about cars, motorcycles, bicycles, race cars, etc. We welcome paintings, sculptures made out of car or bike parts, photography, old school car racing posters or new cool poster art for rat rod shows, you name it! Submit read more » 

“American Movie”—how did I not see this flick until now?

Monday, March 28, 2011
By Judith Mayer

There are SO many movies out there, but I love a good documentary. There are fewer of those. And fewer still funny ones. Ones that show you the truth and entertain you at the same time. Well I found a gem… A few months ago I saw “American Movie”. How had I never heard read more »