When Chris Forward, General Manager of Harvey’s Home Heating, reached out to discuss bringing an amazing idea to life, the team at Dc were pretty excited. We’ve been lucky to have gotten to know some of the people behind the A. Harvey Group over the last little while and together we’ve watched some pretty amazing …
Music is in our blood here at the design house. We work in a large open room, so headphones are mandatory for zoning in on our work. Music inspires us here. It drives us, and helps us be more creative. Sitting back and closing your eyes for a second with your favourite tune on, can …
Think live YouTube. Think 24-hour SnapChat videos. Think Skyping with the world. That’s Periscope. Periscope is Twitter’s live-streaming video app. It was released in March and has been making a splash with feeds being shared more than 1.5 million times. Still though, that’s a small number considering the potential created by a new social media …
There was a torrent of cool and awe-inspiring articles, videos, and websites shared around the Design House this month. It’s always a treat to open your inbox and see emails entitled “So. Friggin. Cool,” “Great Video,” and “Another Hot Signup Form!” (For us marketers at least!). Without further ado, here are the best of the …
Every October, MusicNL awards season comes on strong, with local artist showcases, packed clubs, nominations, national delegates, and times galore. This years conference and awards week was in St. John’s – and what a week it was. Moreover, what a month it was getting things ready! We’ve been super tight with MusicNL for years now …
Something amazing was passed around the design house last week. No, it wasn’t a stomach bug. It was Geico’s latest YouTube pre-roll ads. And they. Are. Wicked. It’s the world’s worst kept secret that view through rates on those skippable YouTube ads are atrocious. Something like 85 per cent of people skip as soon as …
When you’ve lost someone you love, it’s the little things that you hold onto. A token or some kind of thing that reminds you of the moments you shared and the way you felt. That’s what Karlande offers. A couple years ago, I gave my Mom a Hope Crystals bracelet in memory of my Nan’s …
From the weird to the wonderful, we are always combing the web for the videos, memes and research from our industry. When our staff gets talking about it we know it’s destined to become one of our monthly faves. We’ve taken some recents and curated the best of the best for you. OK, let’s kick …
When Dave said, “Dude, I think I’m gonna do it – I’m gonna run for council!” I said: “Cool, pass me a beer, wouldja?” Obvy, it was no surprise to us. I mean, he’s only the man behind ‘Happy City‘ – our much loved grass-roots municipal engagement forum, as well as a community guy and …
One of the best parts of being engaged in our community is getting the chance to work with great organizations like the Rotary Club of St. John’s Northwest. We jumped at the opportunity to help create branding and collateral for their annual gala and auction. This year’s gala celebrated the lives and careers of John …
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