Pinche Arnold » Life and Multimedia in Phoenix, AZ

LISTEN
22.Feb
Interweb hilarity - it never gets old.
So this video of an old guy, a young guy and a misunderstanding is making the rounds:

Then you get the regular internet irreverence -

Then the interweb falls in love with the hipster chick in the video, nicknames her “Amber Lamps”

- I love the interweb. Not that a guy getting his face punched in [...]
17.Feb
Agency vs. Corporate Marketing Gigs
After years as a multimedia developer in a corporate marketing department I recently accepted an Art Director position at a local Interactive Marketing Agency. I immediately began to recognize certain Pros and Cons between the two similar yet very different environments. Rather than elaborate in great detail I compiled the following list.
Pros of the Corporate [...]
11.Dec
Like a diamond in disguise. (threadless.com submission)
Go and vote if you love it - if not buy a cool shirt from threadless.
30.Jun
The Art Institute of Phoenix Beat the Heat Workshops
Big “Thank you!” for the invitation to speak to prospective students at the Beat the Heat Workshop last week. I had a great time and was really happy to see all those young people interested in design. I was a bit nervous but I have to thank everyone, including the students, for making me feel [...]

LOOK
24.Jan
Picmax Picture Market
Great stock photo site - nice filtering and prices breaks.
Designers should check out the affiliate program as well.
I rate the service somewhere between iStock and Corbis.
LINK: picmax.com
04.Mar
FFFFound.com
Invitation-based image collection, a daily visitor for me. FFFFound has some very creative / inspiring stuff. - on a rare occasion you will get a NSFW image but generally you’re good to surf here.
www.ffffound.com

VISIT
24.Jan
Haus Murphy’s
Okay millions of folks around the Phoenix area would probably give a resounding “DUH!”, but I’ve never visited Haus Murphy’s before.
If I gave stars this place would get all of them. I love German food and this is about the best I’ve had. I say that even as my Oma, God rest her soul, [...]
25.Mar
Turf Accountant
Turf Accountant, located on 1st Street just south of Roosevelt.
This will be the easiest review so far - the place is great and here’s how the night went:
March in Phoenix is heaven on earth so I was pleased to see my party sitting on the patio when I walked up. The Stella Artois was [...]

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Greetings.
I am an Art Director for a mid-sized (up and coming) interactive advertising agency in the Phoenix area. I enjoy working 10 hour days that seem like 4 so it's a pretty good fit for me. I also enjoy collaborating with an incredibly talented team, but most of all I like to think (and think and think and think) of new ads concepts until the right one hits me like a bolt of lightning. It's addicting....like intellectual smack.

- Arnold Guerrero