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Brands, Branding, and Bridging the Theory-Practice Gap
There's more than just one way to understand or define "brand." For us, the key is listening. Continue...
Presenting Midmorning Social IV: Marian Glebes
Join us on Thursday, May 9 for Midmorning Social IV: Marian Glebes, the fourth installment in our speakers series. Continue...
Bryony Gomez-Palacio (of FPO) in Baltimore
Bryony Gomez-Palacio, one of UnderConsideration’s two founders, will be in town tomorrow to talk about print and the most innovative design and production featured on FPO. Continue...
The Roundup: Friday, January 18
Every week here at Orange Element we read, see, and find dozens of cool things. And every week we mostly forget to share them with you. Until now. The Roundup is a regular feature. Continue...
Happy holidays from OE
With 2013 just around the corner, we here at OE want to wish all our loyal blog readers happy holidays and a safe new year! Continue...
The Roundup: Monday, December 17
Every week here at Orange Element we read, see, and find dozens of cool things. And every week we mostly forget to share them with you. Until now. The Roundup is a regular feature. Continue...
The Roundup: Friday, November 30
Every week here at Orange Element we read, see, and find dozens of cool things. And every week we mostly forget to share them with you. Until now. The Roundup will be a regular feature. Continue...
Presenting Midmorning Social III: Corey Williams
Join us on Thursday, December 13 for Midmorning Social III: Corey Williams, the third installment in our speakers series. Continue...
And the Winner Is...
Congrats are in order for the big winner of our 2012 Gift Wrap Giveaway. Read on to learn more... Continue...
2012 Gift Wrap Contest: Voting Is OPEN!
Get your guesses ready - the time to vote is here. Continue...
Gift Wrap Mystery Paper #7 (of 7)
The final installment in the series is here. Who could it be? Continue...
Gift Wrap 2012 Mystery Paper #6 (of 7)
The sixth in the series is live...who do you think is responsible? Continue...
Gift Wrap 2012 Mystery Paper #5 (of 7)
Fifth in the series...what's your best guess? Continue...
Gift Wrap 2012 Mystery Paper #4 (of 7)
Getting closer to the end...can't wait to see your guesses! Continue...
Gift Wrap 2012 Mystery Paper #3 (of 7)
The third in our series of "guess the designer!" wrapping papers. Continue...
Gift Wrap 2012 Mystery Paper #2 (of 7)
Here's the second installment in the contest series...enjoy! Continue...
Gift Wrap 2012 Mystery Paper #1 (of 7)
The first installment of the thumbnail series. Stay tuned this week and next for more! Continue...
The 2012 Orange Element Gift Wrap is Almost Here, and You Could Win It
Announcing our 2012 wrapping paper series, and a chance for you to win a full set plus other Orange Element goodies. Continue...
Take Me to the Movies
Ever feel like sometimes a movie’s opening or closing credits are better than the actual film? Ever wondered what brilliant mind or hand was behind that awesomely creative visual rolling of the credits? Well, there’s a site for that. Continue...
Vintage Inspiration From LIFE, Vol. 1: Box Cars
The LIFE Magazine image archive, hosted by Google, is without a doubt one of the Internet's best sources of pure visual inspiration. Featuring everything from old Vegas to women's professional baseball Continue...
For All You Designer(ds) Out There
AIGA Baltimore presents their first ever Bmore Design week. During the week of October 15-19, enjoy some pretty cool events along side some pretty awesome folks who share the same love of this city and love of badass design. Continue...
Knowledge: Adweek's "Big Players, Big Ideas" Series
Adweek has corralled some of the best minds in the business for a series of intriguing 4-5 minute videos. Continue...
Takeaways From the 2012 Brand New Conference
The 2012 Brand New conference in NYC was a one-day master class in brands, identity, and design. Here's a taste what you missed if you couldn't make it. Continue...
Good Ideas Last
For many designers coming up with a brilliant concept for a project involves making something look really cool—using the latest Hoefler & Frere-Jones typeface, mimicking a texture that you saw in an Olly Moss poster, going for that retro look. Believe me, I appreciate all of these things. However, in the process of making something look aesthetically appealing, it is the "good idea" that will endure. Continue...
Video: Scott Burkholder at Midmorning Social II
Video of Scott Burkholder's talk at the second installment of Midmorning Social is waiting for you to enjoy. Continue...
Positive Thinking: Nix Negatives Blog
For those of you post grads out there transitioning into the next big stage in life and needing inspiration: there's a blog for that. Continue...
Capsule Gets It: The Experience Is the Thing
Spotting trends at the Capsule show and how all creative workers can learn from their example. Continue...
Presenting Midmorning Social II: Scott Burkholder
Join us on Thursday, August 23 for Midmorning Social II: Scott Burkholder, the second installment in our speakers series. Continue...
When “Clients From Hell” Aren’t
Clients From Hell is great at showing how difficult clients can sometimes be, it’s often also good at showing something else entirely: how, in many cases, the real problem isn’t a “client from hell” at all. Continue...
Let's Hear It, Baltimore
Every city, even a great one, always has room for improvement. There’s no limit to the growth a city or community can achieve as long as there’s a strong unified will to want to make it better. And that’s where Neighborland comes in. Continue...
Artscape 2012 has Landed
It’s that time of year again! Baltimore’s largest, and well let’s be honest, AMERICA’S largest free arts festival, is happening this weekend! Continue...
Eye Candy: Historic Clip Art Collection From Bart & Co.
Dig this collection of vintage clip art we found on the web. Continue...
Block Out the Next 10 Minutes: You'll Want to Watch This
DC Shoes and Rally driver Ken Block have conspired to create a piece of branded content you don't want to miss. Continue...
Films on the Pier 2012
It’s that time of year again (my favorite) when the great people of Fells come together to host Films on the Pier. Continue...
Bistro Ultimate Wedding Featured in the Baltimore Sun
If you follow us here or on Facebook and/or Twitter you might remember how much fun we had earlier this year with the Bistro Ultimate Wedding Giveaway. Continue...