When last we left our marketing & design superheroes, they had stumbled on a way to change the design of their core content offering that spurred reader interest and increased engagement. Now they faced their toughest challenge yet, creating a premium version of the product with minimal changes to the editorial content. Would they triumph or find themselves consigned to the long list of failed innovators. Would they create the next iPod or the next Newton? Read More-->

It probably looks like we’ve got comic books on the brain this week. And maybe we do. After all, we work in midtown Manhattan and you can’t swing a dead cat here without hitting some piece of WATCHMEN promo.

But comic books and web design are intimately connected. Both marry pictures and text. Both are highly involved with how the user interacts with the assets presented. And both present unique opportunities to communicate in manners not possible in any other medium. Read More-->.

Chris Brogan has a terrific article up on his blog today about how his love for Batman has impacted his social and business relationships. It’s a great analysis of how social media has changed how we interact with each other and erased the line between public and private personas. When you read it, you’ll probably also notice that Chris has some very kind words to say about DJ and myself. Read More-->.

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I’m going to start by saying that I’m a video game lover.  I confess I would be a soccer star or a virtuous bike rider today if that Atari 2600 wasn’t given to me in December of 1987. But it happened and since that day I ‘ve played, read about and collected as Read More-->.

Perhaps the past few months when you were out getting your groceries at the local store (they exist outside of New York right?) you might have found yourself lost while trying to find your favorite Tropicana orange juice. It seems that along with the revamp to the Pepsi brand, PepsiCo decided it was time to reinvent the tride and true Tropicana container. Read More-->.

Different likes and dislikes, ideas, opinions…that’s what makes our work fun.

Today, our Blog’s Research Team came up with a quick poll: what was the most popular Video Game Console in the Zemoga offices.  We were surprised to see how many Nintendo Wii fans we have:

Wii: 20 fans
Playstation: 2 fans
Xbox 360: 4 fans
PC: 2 fans
NDS: 2 fans
NES (First Nintendo console): 4 fans
Atari 2600: 2 fans
Family (NES clone): 1
No fans: 6
PS3: 2 fans
Nintendo 64: 1 fan
None: 6 fans

I personally like the Nintendo DS (a great interactive experience and conveniently portable), but the point is that each console offers unique features that make users love them.

Stay tuned for our next Zemogian’s Take On video!!

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Quickly following up from Friday’s post, Penguin Books has some terrific new covers for Ian Fleming’s James Bond novels. I worked for Penguin when they first acquired the rights to reprint the Bond novels several years ago and they’ve really done a great job of presenting this work in a contemporary manner. Of course, this is the British Read More-->)

Friday means it’s time for another round of linky goodness. Luckily, there’s no shortage of inspiring design work on the interwebs!

It’s no secret that we’re big comic book fans around the Zemoga offices. One of our favorites is illustrator James Jean, who just finished his last cover for DC’s FABLES series. What’s Read More-->>