The Dial

It’s here. 2012. We’re a month in already and I feel great about what this year will bring us in terms of broadening perspectives in the marketing industry. This year I am excited to help many of our clients adopt [...]

Back in Summer-04, I met a girl named Denise DeMarchis. As the story goes, we shared a hairdresser. I still remember the first time she called. I was working at the One Lucky Guitar office (otherwise known as my Columbia [...]

It’s a big day in Fort Wayne. Earlier this afternoon at Parkview Field, there was an event to celebrate the official kickoff of The Harrison, the long-gestating, oft-maligned mixed-use retail and residential component of Harrison Square. A few of us [...]

February 25, the Brass Rail will host Chicago-based Mannequin Men. They’re a gritty rock four-piece that played the Rail once before. I liked ’em enough to get their first full-length on vinyl and now they’re touring for their new album [...]

Cleaning out the Flat Files: An OLG Showprint Showreel In the world of design & marketing boutiques, there exists an ominous piece of storage equipment known as “the flat file”—an ultra-heavy, many-drawered monolith that serves as the dark home to [...]

It has been some time since we helped the Whitley County Community Foundation launch their WhitleyForward initiative, but its success compelled me to share their story. As have other counties in Indiana, Whitley County realized they were heading down the [...]

Our client Indiana Michigan Power occupies several levels of One Summit Square in downtown Fort Wayne. The uppermost of those—the 26th floor—had a pretty drab hallway that faced one of the three elevators. We were asked to design something new [...]

Here’s what’s been hittin’ my ears most often this 2011: 1. Screeching Weasel, First World Manifesto Anyone who knows me shouldn’t be surprised by this pick. I honestly thought this release was gonna be sub-par. It was (another) new lineup for [...]

Unfortunately, I’ve been down with the flu and my year-end wrap-up is gonna be less word-y than I’d hoped and planned. What you’re missing: the same hyperbolic fawning you could find on my 2010, or 2009, or 2008, etc list, [...]

5. Grandaddy – Sophtware Slump The theme of this album is also one that I feel is symbolic to my autobiography. Lyrically, it directly addresses man’s struggle with our modern ways. The idea of coming to terms with technology by [...]