Now that 2012 is officially over, I thought it would be worth it to review some of the best and worsts of 2012: Top 10 Best Films of 2012: Prometheus Django Unchained Chronicle Perks of Being a Wallflower The Dark Knight Rises Lincoln Looper The Grey Moonrise Kingdom Argo I think it’s worth explaining briefly why I consider “Prometheus” to be the best film of 2012. I realize there are a lot of people who simply don’t like Sci-Fi, and that’s fine. I also understand the argument that viewers were frustrated with the story leaving a few big questions left unanswered, and it was those two reason why I loved...
Salt Lake Time Lapse...
posted by elistevens32
I have recently been taking a lot of Time Lapse videos for my new film Follower. However, there are a few shots that having made it into the final film, so I thought I’d create a short video with just a few of...
Business Strategy Ro...
posted by fusion
I recently heard a quote from a college of mine Chris Mismash. He said, “People are less concerned with the technicalities of HOW you are building a rocket. Instead they want to hear what that rocket is going to do, and that it is going to the moon.” This is a perfect metaphor for...
The Letters
posted by fusion
I finally got around to uploading one of my old films to Vimeo. It’s titled “The Letters”. I made the film in the Fall of 2008, so it is very old and the production quality isn’t the best. I thought I’d include it in my portfolio....
FUSiONthetic Brand D...
posted by fusion
The tagline for FUSiONthetic is “art.science.design”. With that being understood I set out to try and develop a logo that illustrated the hybrid mix between those three elements. Initial Test Designs: At first I was just experimenting in a lot of different directions, trying any...
Gesture Based Interaction
posted by fusion
If you want to get a glimpse of the future of Human Computer Interaction, take a look at what small start-ups and university research is developing in the area of gesture based interaction. Below are a list of resources to refer to in seeing what is being developed right now in this industry: (P.S. I don’t know how practical it is to have Disney help children stop eating cereal with chopsticks) Freenect DEPTHjs After watching these videos I will just add my commentary. Gesture Based Interaction is a relatively new industry. As a society we are pretty tied to interacting with a mouse and keyboard. However, with the advent of...
Web Metrics Vs. Key ...
posted by fusion
Web Analytics has changed the way marketers more effectively target audiences and determine what changes need to be made with their site/products. My buddy Zach Olsen has a blog where the title is “By Data Be Driven“. I like that motto a lot. No longer does marketing need to be...
Branding Secret R...
posted by fusion
For better or for worse, our attention spam for advertising has decreased dramatically, and we have less time to spend reading, watching or listening. So the good marketers have learned, “Less is More”. Check out this Coke commercial and then let’s review: How many times...
Making Sense of Too Much Data
posted by fusion
“Big Data” is the new trendy word that is used by marketers and businesses to make themselves appear smart and up to date. The truth is, we are doing an awful job of making sense of all the data we have. This week, Fast Company published an article titled “Content Curators are the New Superheros of the Web“. In it there is a quote that reads, “Yesterday, 250 million photos were uploaded to Facebook, 864,000 hours of video were uploaded to YouTube, and 294 BILLION emails were sent.”, “What’s happened is the web has gotten better at making data. Way better, as it turns out. And while algorithms...
Social Media Common ...
posted by fusion
Let’s just add some perspective to the seemingly mysterious medium of “Social Media”. Social Media is less mysterious and more like real social life then many of us are lead to believe. In my opinion, most businesses problem with social media is they jump to ROI too quickly....
Wind Map Art
posted by fusion
This site seems to be making the rounds on the internet lately. Titled simply “Wind Map” the map illustrates data of wind speeds across the U.S. I thought it was a perfect fit to include on FUSiONthetic. Enjoy WIND...
The Shoes – Time to Dance Music Video
posted by fusion
I was introduced to the music video “Time to Dance” by The Shoes recently and I was so blown away that I had to write about it. Before watching it I’ll tell you a few reasons why I’m so impressed. The depth of field is tweaked repeatably. The shot seems to be moving in and out of focus often giving it an uneasy feeling. The best example is at 1:52, watch the way the background ‘wiggles’ and shifts. I love this and I think it gives the film an independent, raw sentiment. Often in design you will hear people say, “Less is more” and this video embodies that. I think this is the direction that...
Brands are People to...
posted by fusion
Recently, Mitt Romney made headline news by saying, “Corporations are people”. From a marketing stand point, there is a lot of truth to this statement. Brands are people. Or at least they should be treated as such. I think the best example of this principle is the well known Apple...
PPC 101 – Get ...
posted by fusion
A common mistake made amongst beginner PPC Analysts is the assumption that you don't want to bid on keywords that you already rank well with in Organic Search Results. Nothing could be further from the truth. We need to look at PPC and SEO from a user experience.
Internet Rule #1 ...
posted by fusion
“Just because you behave a certain way on the internet, doesn’t mean there aren’t MILLIONS of other people that will behave completely different than you.” The Internet has another name that many people call it. “The Hivemind“. During any time of day you can...
Rethinking Broad Keywords – Keyword Expansio...
posted by fusion
Understanding the three different Google Adwords Match Types is important. A lot of problems from PPC Analysts can come from a simple misunderstanding of the relationship match types have to a user. I want to talk about Broad Match Types, and how rethinking their role can improve your Adwords Campaigns. In my post Keyword Match Types explained I mentioned that Broad Match is very similar to a missile turret. They are costly, heavy and can do a lot of damage if not used correctly. Let’s also compare Broad Match to a bomb: Let’s say that we use the Broad Match keyword ‘shoes’. The general...
Keyword Match Types | Including Extended Broad Mat...
posted by fusion
This article is NOT a play-by-play of what each keyword match type is, but rather this post is a way for me to talk about strengths, weaknesses and averages for each match type.
WordPress Adwords Co...
posted by fusion
Last week I was looking to set up conversion tracking for the WP e-commerce plug-in and I couldn’t find anything that would help me. So I’ve taken it upon myself to help those who are looking to do this on their own. I’m not going to go into why it’s important to...
SEO WordPress Checkl...
posted by elistevens32
I've decided I'll put these pointers down to help anyone looking to build an SEO friendly site Wordpress site.
SEO Visibility Excel...
posted by fusion
I was surfing through Sphinn the other day, and I stumbled across an article titled ‘Search Engine Visibility As a Metric‘ written by Richard Baxter. I thought it was a really interesting article, and if you have some time you should read it. Throughout the article, Richard...
