Method to the Mayhem

The Studios latest blog post, On-Line Copyright Infringement is featured on Create Magazine's February 18th Create Cast, Podcast, Blog Spotlight. The article explains 4 simple things you can do to have work stolen from your site removed.

Be sure to check out Create Magazine's website. It's a great free resource to help promote yourself. Create Magazine gives you many free tools: posting your portfolio, your latest news, blog posts and the opportunity to network with other creatives.

The Create Cast
Create Magazine's free weekly podcast, provides interesting interviews with leaders in their particular creative field. The Create Cast is another way for Create to fulfill on our mission to inform, connect, inspire and educate the creative community.

Create Magazine
Provides creative professionals with an insider's perspective on the people, news, trends and events that influence the local advertising and creative production industries. Articles and features, written by local creative leaders and influencers, keep Create readers well-informed about the changing climate of business and competition. The magazine prides itself on not only its content, but also by the way that it is displayed. Create is published bi-monthly and gives creative professionals a great medium for sharing information that facilitates strategic partnerships and career growth within their respective communities.

Labels: Blog, Copyright, Create Cast, Create Magazine, Design, Infringement, Marketing, Podcast, Promotion

Posted by Calvin Lee at Sunday, February 17, 2008 | Permalink | Comments | links to this post

Mayhem Studios published in the Nov/Dec issue of Create Magazine, Scoops Section, reporting on the Studios latest accolates. Contributed to an article for Home Business Magazine, 12 logos published in the Big Book of Logos 5 and 3 website designs in 500 Simple Website Hints, Tips and Techniques.

About Create Magazine
First published in 2001, Create Magazine is an award-winning, bi-monthly publication that provides creative professionals with an insider's perspective on the people, news, trends and events that influence the local advertising and creative production industries. With five regional editions nationwide, each issue features articles by local community leaders who are the trusted source for information and commentary on the Advertising, Design, Printing, Photography, Film and Video, Animation and New Media industries.

Labels: Articles, Create Magazine, Design, Home Business Magazine, Marketing, The Big Book of Logos 5

Posted by Calvin Lee at Sunday, November 25, 2007 | Permalink | Comments | links to this post

The Sept/Oct issue of Create Magazine with our 5 page design/layout featured article, "Agency Roll Call," hit news stands. The layout only appears in the West Coast regional issue. I received my copy the other day. It came out looking great!

You can read the article from the downloadable pdf.

Labels: Ad Agency, Create Magazine, Design

Posted by Calvin Lee at Monday, October 01, 2007 | Permalink | Comments | links to this post

Los Angeles, Calif. – The work of Mayhem Studios, an award-winning Los Angeles-based design firm, will be featured in Create Magazine's Sept+Oct 2007 West Coast issue. The Studio designed the 5-page West Coast regional feature article written by author Jaimy Lee, “Agency Roll Call: West Coast Agencies Purvey The Changing Landscape of The Advertising Industry.”

The article and design showcases local agencies, getting the scoop on what they are up to and their philosophy on the future of the ad biz.

Create Magazine prides itself on choosing talented contributing designers through out the country to represent their region,” says Kristen Schaeffer-Santoni, art director for Create Magazine. “Calvin embodies that sentiment and it was truly a pleasure collaborating with him for the feature. His passion shows through in his work, and his vision adds to the story for an easy and interesting read.

The Sept+Oct issue hits newsstands in September 2007. To find out more, visit Create Magazine at www.createmagazine.com.

About Create Magazine
First published in 2001, Create Magazine is an award-winning, bi-monthly publication that provides creative professionals with an insider's perspective on the people, news, trends and events that influence the local advertising and creative production industries. With five regional editions nationwide, each issue features articles by local community leaders who are the trusted source for information and commentary on the Advertising, Design, Printing, Photography, Film and Video, Animation and New Media industries.

About Jaimy Lee
Jaimy Lee spent nearly two years as a reporter for a local newspaper in San Diego County until she quit her job for five weeks of Eiffel Tower photos, Oktoberfest steins and Roman rainstorms. After returning, she has worked for a freelance writer out of San Diego, contributing to the “San Diego Business Journal,” “San Diego Home/Garden & Lifestyles,” the “San Diego Union-Tribune,” Today’s Local News, Carlsbad Magazine and 944 Magazine. The Point Loma Nazarene University graduate has covered sports, arts, business and hard news and still isn’t sure what her favorite topic is to write about.

About Mayhem Studios
Mayhem Studios is a small, award-winning design firm located in Los Angeles, California, developing identity and brand recognition for the business sector across the nation. The Studio uses strategic and creative design with effective messages targeted to the client's specific audiences to produce identity and branded collateral pieces, annual reports, brochures, logo design, advertising and interactive web sites.

Calvin Lee, principal & creative director of Mayhem Studios is a graduate of Platt College and serves as a member of the Platt College Advisory Board for the Visual Communications Department, NO!SPEC Committee and on the Creative Latitude Management Team.

Labels: Agency Roll Call, Article, Create Magazine, Design, Jaimy Lee, Marketing, October, Promotion, September

Posted by Calvin Lee at Wednesday, August 29, 2007 | Permalink | Comments | links to this post

Mayhem Studios received a little mention in the May/June, west coast issue of Create Magazine, Scoops section. Regarding the Studios' works published in David E. Carter's, Creativity Annual Awards 36 and being featured in Kristen Fischer's new book, Creatively Self-Employed.

Labels: Buisness, Business of Design, Create Magazine, Creatively Self-Employed, Creativity Annual Awards, David E. Carter, Kristen Fischer, Maketing, Promotion

Posted by Calvin Lee at Sunday, May 20, 2007 | Permalink | Comments | links to this post

I was at Barnes & Noble book store this past weekend, browsing through the new design books and magazines. While flipping through the Jan/Feb west coast edition of Create Magazine. To my surprise, I received a little mention in the Scoop section.

It also mentions an article I contributed to for "Creative Latitude, Logo Notions" written by designer Jeff Fisher, Logomotives.

Labels: Big Book of Layouts, Create Magazine, Creative Latitude, Jeff Fisher, Marketing, Promotion

Posted by Calvin Lee at Sunday, January 28, 2007 | Permalink | Comments | links to this post

I was at our local Borders book store this past weekend, browsing through the new design books and relaxing. While flipping through the Los Angeles edition of Create Magazine . To my surprise, I received a little mention in the Scoops section.

Labels: Create Magazine, Scoops

Posted by Calvin Lee at Tuesday, September 26, 2006 | Permalink | Comments | links to this post