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Posted on Friday, November 12, 2010 1:41 PM by mmeazzo
 Appealing to both silver surfers and the younger generation, Open Door collaborated with strategic partner, Highly Relevant on web design elements for Sofa Entertainment. Sofa Entertainment, owner of the Ed Sullivan archives and brand, turned to Highly Relevant for a complete redesign of...
Posted on Friday, October 15, 2010 1:10 PM by
In the iMedia Connection article “Brands that made Consumers Love them Forever,” Jim Nichols, Senior Partner at Catalyst SF, provides an insightful and entertaining piece on building a brand romance.  At Open Door Creatives, we are committed to making your brand lovable. We are...
Posted on Friday, October 15, 2010 1:10 PM by mmeazzo
 Brands that made consumers love them forever In Italy, there's a principle called la bella figura. It essentially boils down to the idea that you ensure that your public persona always "looks" good -- that you consciously work to control other people's impressions of you. La bella...
Posted on Saturday, June 12, 2010 11:37 AM by mmeazzo
Many initiatives out there have interesting ways of leveraging online platforms to raise funds to meet their cause. I thought the kickstater project was a great example of this very thing. Check it out for yourself. 
Posted on Friday, January 22, 2010 2:45 PM by mmeazzo
Hi, so we are at our first post on our series “A Journey through the Universal Principles of Design”.In 1897, Italian economist Vilfredo Pareto noted that wealth was distributed unevenly. 20% of the people owned 80% of the assets. The Pareto Principle, also known as the 80/20 Rule, says...
Posted on Wednesday, January 20, 2010 12:38 PM by mmeazzo
I will be on a journey. Join me Marcus Meazzo, art director and operating principle of Open Door Creatives, as I dive into the exercise of design principle reflection. If you are a designer that has a need or calling to reflect, ponder, meditate etc on why we do what we do, this should be a very...
Posted on Monday, November 23, 2009 2:00 PM by mmeazzo
The Simple different blog will be a rich resource for those interested in Brand strategy and online marketing and how not to get lost in the saturated market that we are experiencing. Although our aim is primarily branding, we are shifting our marketing strategies (60% of the budget to be exact)...