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I found the tidbit below while perusing news.com. This is especially interesting given the recent post I made regarding Target and the National Federation of the Blind, in which Target settled out for a cool $6M.

Last Thursday I had the pleasure of attending the Ad Club’s Edge Conference. Positioned as “It’s where you go to get inspired,” the conference focused on topics ranging from the effects of technology on the creative process to the extremes agencies go through to retain a large client.

The presenters included an impressive list of industry heavyweights like Baba Shetty, Chief Media Officer at Hill Holiday, Suzie Reider, Director of Ad Sales and Marketing for YouTube, and Lance Jensen, Creative Director for Modernista! All had engaging presentations but the most profound (at least to me) was Brian Collins, Chief Creative Officer and Chairman of COLLINS. His discussion touched on a few, well articulated points, but the most interesting to me was the effect of society and its direct influence on art and creative endeavors. (more…)

This is an email that a co-worker sent me the other day. It struck a chord with me, and I thought the topic was important enough to share with everyone; so thanks Norm.

You may have heard that Target.com and the National Federation of the Blind agreed to a $6,000,000.00 settlement and rigid, scheduled audits for having an inaccessible site.  As a result, many organizations may want to begin investigating their options for an audit to evaluate the accessibility of their own product(s) or web properties… 

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As a teen in the 80’s the Rubiks Cube was more than a puzzle, it was a personal challenge. I had friends that had managed to master it, without help, whereas I never got past the first few stages. The motto at the time was “you can’t do the cube”. Even it’s inventor, Erno Rubik, who first showed this puzzle at a toy fair, had not figured it out yet. 

Fast forward to today and the Rubik’s Cube is back, and with a new tagline - “You CAN Do the Rubik’s Cube“. This change in approach is a friendlier challenge - one of encouragement. And it’s supported  by a robust campaign to introduce the Rubik’s Cube into schools, summer programs, youth organizations and after-school programs, to start. (more…)