December 2010
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Type Tuesday #73 →
Week 73 of Type Tuesday. Each week I’m sharing five free fonts that I’ve come across for you to use and enjoy. I hope you like what I have picked out this time. Be sure to comeback next week for another great set. Confusion Girl Brushtip Travis Third Party Practique Octagon
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Nov 29th
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A Look At Haymarket Pub & Brewery – #6 →
A few weeks ago Ken Hunnemeder and Brad Chmielewski were at Haymarket Pub & Brewery for another look at the progress of the construction. Rather than talkng beer, this update is all…
Nov 29th
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Nov 28th
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Know What’s Happening In Your Industry →
By you knowing what’s happening in your industry it shows that you are interested and involved. You are showing that your heart is in it and it shows this is something you want to do. Having the passion and drive for your industry is what is going help get your foot in the door or your name in front of potential clients. I’ve mentioned before that often people hire others that they...
Nov 24th
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seaofstatic: Tuesday evening’s Chicago Tonight “New Analysis” segment featured Crain’s Managing Editor, along with Metro’s very own Tracy Hurst. The editor didn’t seem to be on the exact same page as us, but Tracy managed to offer her [educated] two cents. And, in case you missed it, here’s the Crain’s “graft beer” article which I shared on Sunday. Check out the recently added videos.
Nov 24th
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Type Tuesday #72 →
Week 72 of Type Tuesday. Each week I’m sharing five free fonts that I’ve come across for you to use and enjoy. I hope you like what I have picked out this time. Be sure to comeback next week for another great set. Hero FatC Alt-Vxtr11 Garden C Leanne
Nov 24th
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Hop Cast – Drink Deck Bar Crawl (Bluebird) →
Ken Hunnemeder and Brad Chmielewski finish their Drink Deck bar crawl with some delicious food and beer at Bluebird. Bluebird is located on Damen Ave. right next door to Hot…
Nov 23rd
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Work Towards Your Passion But Don’t Forget Your... →
We all have a passion for something, for some of us we are working towards it now and some have already gotten there. No matter what your passion is outside of work, you have to remember that doing good work for your current employer should comes first. They are the ones that right now are likely keeping a roof over your head and food on the table. You don’t want to be the one getting fired...
Nov 22nd
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Judy Stiegler – Brew (Concept) →
I had the opportunity to work on a few campaign ads during the latest election season. Unfortunately I was never able to finish this spot. The client ended up going in another direction. As you can tell this spot wasn’t the final. There was some work on the lighting and the dynamics that still needed work. Maybe for another ad next time they will re-visit the concept and I can finish it...
Nov 22nd
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Nov 21st
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Stop Selling And Just Hang Out →
We’ve all run into that someone who is constantly trying to sell their product or service every time you see them out. Trying to talk up everyone in the room for at least 30 seconds, giving you the quick pitch on why you need what they are offering. I understand having a passion for what you do and wanting others to hear about it but if you are always working this way, it can be an annoyance...
Nov 20th
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Hop Cast – Drink Deck Bar Crawl (Villains) →
Brad Chmielewski and Ken Hunnemeder continue their Drink Deck bar crawl at Villains. Villains has a very impressive bottle list including some hard to find beers from Shorts Brewing. If Villains had been open while
Nov 20th
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Drinks With Dignity →
Here is another poster I designed for an upcoming event at Small Bar Fullerton. All proceeds from the event benefit Heshima Kenya.
Nov 17th
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Type Tuesday #71 →
Week 71 of Type Tuesday. Each week I’m sharing five free fonts that I’ve come across for you to use and enjoy. I hope you like what I have picked out this time. Be sure to comeback next week for another great set. Hyperbola Spokeroom dif/86 Cobain Bold The Underdog Journey
Nov 17th
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Hop Cast – Drink Deck Bar Crawl (Beer Bistro) →
Looking to save money and enjoy great craft beer? Then you’ll love the bar crawl that Ken Hunnemeder and Brad Chmielewski are on. They are hitting up three great beer bars in Chicago…
Nov 16th
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Nov 13th
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Nov 13th
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Hop Cast – Vanilla Bourbon County Stout →
Brad Chmielewski and Ken Hunnemeder are at Goose Island Clybourn with John Laffler talking about the latest Goose Island release; Vanilla Bourbon County Stout. John gives Brad and
Nov 13th
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Website Redesign & Overhaul →
If you haven’t noticed I’m currently working on redesigning my site and moving everything into wordpress. I looked at a ton of websites over the last few months looking for inspiration to finally redo my site. Which was starting to look clumsy and outdated. Having an effective portfolio site is one of the most valuable assets a designer can have and I wanted to make sure that in...
Nov 13th
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2010 Best of the Midwest Awards Nominee →
Need your help to win! The Headlights music video Love Song for Buddy has been nominated for the 2010 Best of the Midwest Awards. The video was directed and illustrated by Scott Marvel and  animated by myself and the rest of the talented Daily Planet ltd. team. I’d appreciate it if you’d take a moment and cast a vote for it. ]
Nov 13th
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Cartoon Brad & Maeve →
Here’s a little teaser image from a short animated video I’m currently working on for Maeve and myself.
Nov 12th
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Cask Night →
As Ken Hunnemeder and I are involved with more and more beer events around Chicago I am the one who puts together the flyers for any of these events. The latest flyer I…
Nov 11th
“Sleep is for those who are broke.”
– 50 cent
Nov 11th
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Increase Online Advertising Budgets →
We have been told for years that online video watching has been on the rise but I think we finally have some data to back this up. Ryan Lawler from NewTeeVee did some digging and discovered that more than 500,000 people have dropped cable in the third quarter. Usually when this happens those people are just switching to another service like satellite. But this time they didn’t sign up with...
Nov 10th
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Nov 10th
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2010 Podcast Awards Nominations
Help the Hop Cast get nominated in this years Podcast Awards! It only takes a few seconds. Head over to http://www.podcastawards.com/ & nominate the Hop Cast in the Food & Drink category. Since you only get to submit one entry form be sure to vote for your other favorite podcasts as well. Thank you for the support!
Nov 10th
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Type Tuesday #70 →
Week 70 of Type Tuesday. Each week I’m sharing five free fonts that I’ve come across for you to use and enjoy. I hope you like what I have picked out this time. Be sure to comeback next week for another great set. ALT Lautus Mr. Jones Neu Eichmass Quadranta Balonez Fantasia
Nov 9th
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TrialPay – How It Works →
TrialPay is an online payment and promotions platform that increases conversion rates and boosts Average Order Value for any online seller. Client: TrialPay Producer: Beth Mack Designer: Brad Chmielewski & Jess Donofrio Animators: Brad Chmielewski, Brad Backofen & Gavin Morrissey Audio: Matthew Hane Voice Over: Dave Kresl
Nov 9th
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Why I took A Day Off And Why You Should Too →
Last week I took a couple days off from Daily Planet Productions ltd. Not for a vacation, or for anything particular and not because I hate what I do and needed to get away. No, I took that time off because I love what I do; having the opportunity to be creative and inspire others is amazing. But as a result of this constant creative need I began to feel my work becoming stagnant. I found myself...
Nov 8th
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Review – Beer School: Bottling Success at the... →
Beer, Business & History is what “Beer School: Bottling Success at the Brooklyn Brewery” is all about and I love all three of these topics so its no surprise that I enjoyed this book. I’d recommend this book to anyone who ever wanted to start their own business that was beer related. But you don’t need to be starting a business to get something out of “Beer...
Nov 8th
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Nov 7th
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Beer Of The Month – November →
This month Goose Island is releasing three different versions of the Bourbon County Brand Stout. The 2010 Bourbon County Brand Stout, Vanilla Bourbon County Stout and the…
Nov 6th
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A Look At Haymarket Pub & Brewery – #5 →
Ken Hunnemeder and Brad Chmielewski are at Haymarket Pub & Brewery for the fifth look at the progress of the construction. Pete Crowley and John Neurauter go over what has been…
Nov 6th
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“‘The powers of a man’s mind are directly proportioned to the...”
– Sir James Mackintosh
Nov 5th
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Nov 4th
3 New Audio Books
Since I’m going to be on a plane next weekend I figured I get a new audio book. But I kind of went crazy on Audible today and downloaded three new books.  Gary Vaynerchuk’s Crush It! Never Eat Alone The Referral Engine I’m not sure why I didn’t pick up Crush It! when it was released earlier this year but figured it was about time I check it out....
Nov 3rd
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Nov 3rd
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Time Management With RescueTime
I’ve been trying to become more aware of where my time goes. I’ve tried a number of time tracking apps but the biggest issue for me with most of these tools is you have to manually start and stop them for each task. Recently I came across a great time management tool that runs in the background called RescueTime. It tracks everything that is happening on the computer in the background....
Nov 3rd
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