VerveCast

Our latest quarterly magazine is now posted.
VERVE 13.0

it’s the expression of creative ideas. it’s the enthusiasm we feel. and it’s our desire to share concepts, news and resources with others. verve is Z2’s quarterly magazine with regular updates.

The work of Z2 Marketing is featured in a new book titled “Basics Design: Design Thinking” from UK author Gavin Ambrose.

Here’s a short description of the book: “Basics Design: Design Thinking is an introduction to the process of generating creative ideas and concepts. It identifies methods and thought processes used by designers in order to start the process that eventually leads to a finished piece of work. This focus on ideas and methods eschews an abstract, academic approach in favor of a useable approach to design as a problem-solving activity.”

(You can order it at Amazon.)

In April of 2009, Boaz set out on an Un-Road Trip. He’s criss-crossing the United States using every mode of transportation except for car. He’ll be traversing dozens of states by kayak, bicycle, dog sled, scooter, hot air balloon, horseback, segway, hang glider, fishing boat, crop duster, and whatever else he can find. He’ll be documenting the whole journey on his web site: unroadtrip.com

Boaz stopped by Milwaukee, and after his stay at The Pfister Hotel he managed to meet up with Dana, our Public Relations Specialist, and got to ride the InterContinental Delivery Tricycle we recently designed.

Visit his web site to read the whole account of his Weekend in Wisconsin, and if that’s not enough, you can follow his exploits on Twitter where he is @boazf

The 2009 Wisconsin Student Portfolio Review is being presented by MIAD and The Eisner Museum of Advertising, and it’s happening this weekend… Hopefully you’ve registered already, because now it’s too late!

If you’re there on Saturday, March 28th, keep an eye out for Cory Zimmermann (a MIAD alum) as he’ll be there reviewing portfolios… (And who knows, he might be keeping an eye out for a designer to join us here at Z2.)

Welcome to VerveCast: The Blog…

We hope to share with you what inspires us at Z2 Marketing. We do a lot here, from marketing and design to photography, video, music, illustration… you name it, if it’s creative, we probably do it.

And hey, if you’re ever out in Pewaukee on a Friday afternoon, look us up, and we’ll try to invite you over for one of those “Cosmo Friday” events you keep hearing about.