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10.30.14
A Crimson Centennial
Last weekend the Harvard Clubs of Dallas and San Antonio celebrated their 100-year histories, along with alumni from other states and Mexico, in a 2-day event at the Dallas Anatole Hotel. Harvard came to Texas for a Friday night dinner and address by university president Drew Faust at the Anatole, and a series of presentations…
10.30.14
Bubba’s, Birthdays, and Anniversary Bashes
Senior designer Brett Baridon allowed us to celebrate his 20th anniversary one recent Friday toward the end of September, as we brought in fried chicken from Bubba’s. That was appropriate — since Brett is one of the most skilled graphic designers anywhere (handling Nokia, Commercial Metals, et. al.), and Bubba’s has some of the best…
10.22.14
Never Trust Anyone Under 30
According to figures reported by the Small Business Administration, which defines small business as a firm with fewer than 500 employees, about half of all new businesses fail to survive five years, and two-thirds fail to reach ten years in business. A university study published in 2013 provided reasons for failures, by percentage. Incompetence was…
09.24.14
Super Packaging for a Mobile Phone
Look, right in your hand. It’s a phone, it’s a tablet, it’s a phablet, actually—the new ZMAX smartphone from our client, ZTE. SullivanPerkins designed the packaging for ZTE’s new ZMAX. Exclusively available through T-Mobile, this $252 smartphone will boast a 5.7 inch display and an 8-megapixel camera, along with other premium features. SullivanPerkins is working…
09.05.14
Crude News
Oil by rail up 9 percent as U.S. oil production hits 8.5M barrels a day. That’s the headline in the August 28 article Nicholas Sakelaris wrote for the Dallas Business Journal. Behind the headline, our client BNSF’s central role in transporting crude from the Bakken Shale in North Dakota, which produces more than a million…
08.14.14
Hecht Yes!
Honorable Nathan L. Hecht, Chief Justice, Supreme Court of Texas, delivers the keynote address at the UNT Dallas College of Law Convocation. Congratulations to UNT Dallas College of Law. On Sunday, August 10, at the Majestic Theater in downtown Dallas, the Convocation was held welcoming the inaugural class for the new and only public…
07.28.14
What Happened in Vegas
Our new client VHA is the original and still the best player in the world of consultative services and group purchasing for healthcare. What can be more needed than cost controls and improving the quality of care in hospitals throughout the country? Among other tasks, SullivanPerkins has been involved in creating multiple displays that…
07.10.14
Wild Things, We Think We Love You
How can we support the wild things and wild places of Texas? One way is to forward the worthy efforts of the Texas Parks and Wildlife Foundation, which supplements and supports the work of the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department. Did you know that Texas is home to 11 distinct ecoregions, covering 268,500 square miles?…
07.03.14
Do The Math
Everyone knows that we need better math and science education in our schools, and we need more graduates skilled in math and the sciences. But not everyone is as capable of actually doing something about the problem as the National Science and Math Initiative. NMSI, here in Dallas, has produced remarkable results. NMSI helps innovative…
07.01.14
Kitchen Dog is a Golden Retriever
We are doubly proud to announce that the Dallas Society of Visual Communications has awarded SullivanPerkins two gold medals for our work on Kitchen Dog Theater’s 2014 Season collateral. One gold went to the campaign itself. A second gold was awarded as a Judge’s Choice; our work was the favorite of judge Trina Uzee, from…