Nearly half of the adult population in San Antonio browses the web from their smartphones. They may be looking on Wikipedia to find out who plays drums for Green Day (Tre Cool), but they are much more likely to search for the nearest restaurant or...
When you pulled the tab on the convenience store coffee machine this morning, your morning brew flowed into your cup from a long, elaborate logistics network. The convenience store is part of a chain; the chain buys its brew in bulk from a supplier, such...
esd&associates has helped SAMMinistries – leaders in San Antonio’s effort to overcome homelessness – discover a fund-raising campaign with a very direct call to action: text message donation (text SAMM to 50555 to give $10). esd has produced a comprehensive campaign – currently rolling out...
Visitors to esd’s page on Facebook can see one of our favorite new projects – custom Facebook profile pictures. Facebook allows profile pictures to get as large as 200 x 600 pixels (esd’s new profile is 200 x 400). Because it’s so easy to do,...
'Tis the season when esd&associates gifts our clients and friends with small boxes of fun to show our appreciation and enjoy the spirit of the holidays. We didn't have to check with Santa to know they have all been very good this year. Along with...
There's an art to managing color theory, but making colors come out right on paper or the web is more of a science. The creative team recently found an interesting article in Smashing Magazine with 10 pre-press tips for using Adobe Creative Suite to produce...
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Beyond the River Walk and the Alamo, what do people know about San Antonio? Do they know about Ray’s Drive In? Do they know Elemendorf Lake? The Founding Mothers Mural? Do you?...
[caption id="attachment_318" align="aligncenter" width="460" caption="Methodist Stone Oak ER Board"][/caption] Methodist Stone Oak, Methodist Healthcare's newest hospital, is establishing its presence in North San Antonio, and they posted an electronic billboard in front of the hospital indicating the (very brief) wait times in their Emergency Department. They...
While the excellent designs we develop may seem magical, the artists at esd&associates have real reasons behind the lines and colors, typestyles and shapes we choose. We recently found Brian Hoff's blog that poses "20 Questions to Ask Clients," which shows you how we find...