Panasonic just announced the release of a new solid-state tapeless HD camera that capitalizes on the success of its popular DV-based AG-DVX100. We just replaced our DVX100 with the Sony PMW-EX1, also a solid-state tapeless HD camera. At nearly $3,000.00 less than the Sony camera (with a suggested list price of $3,995.00), I will be very curious to see how they stack up against each other.

Loyalty beyond reason. Lucas Conley’s book Obsessive Branding Disorder opens with a story about Japanese women forgoing motherhood in order to afford Luis Vitton products. It’s an extreme case of brand loyalty but one that gets his point across. Continue Reading

We have been out and about as of late, taking in conferences, trade shows and industry events hand over fist. Check out how these seminars and shindigs stack up by clicking on the links below:

Over 3,600 designers, creative-thinkers and industry-leaders gathered in May for the 2008 HOW Design Conference held at the Hynes Convention Center. I had the fortunate opportunity to attend this three-day extravagance, and couldn’t be more thankful for the inspiration and insight I brought home.

In early June I went down to the HDExpo at Navy Pier to check out what’s new in the world of high definition video technology. What I found were the usual sneak peak of freshly picked products: HD games, multiple HD camera simulations, all-HD editing set-ups, and a lot of smiling people telling whoever would listen why their brand is the best. I must say, I found many of the gizmos fascinating, but the drone of the crowd and faux sparkle of eager salespeople pitching their merchandise got to me after awhile (five minutes).