Miscellaneous

Horsepower? – Automotive Horse Logos Scarce at Best

January 11th, 2010 1 Comments Horsepower? – Automotive Horse Logos Scarce at Best

Horsepower has been a part of automotive terminology since the beginning of the automobile era, therefore I find it surprising that only a handful of automotive manufacturers have chosen to use an image of a horse as a design element of their logo or emblem.

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Manifest Creative Enjoys a New Studio

January 7th, 2010 1 Comments Manifest Creative Enjoys a New Studio

On December 1st of 2009 Manifest Creative officially moved into a new studio office located at 21000 Frontage Road, Suite #6 in Belgrade, MT.

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Why are so many things broken?

April 21st, 2009 0 Comments Why are so many things broken?

Video presentation from web-marketing guru Seth Godin on why the design of so many things that we interact with on a daily basis could be considered broken. This video is from a speech that Godin gave at the Gel Conference.

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Photos of Bozeman, Montana explosion in downtown

March 5th, 2009 33 Comments Photos of Bozeman, Montana explosion in downtown

On March 5, 2009 at approximately 8:40am, 5 businesses were destroyed in the Bozeman explosion and several other Main Street businesses were damaged when a natural gas explosion occurred. While 11 people were originally unaccounted for; that number trickled down to 1 casualty – a 36 year old woman.

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Spy Shots — Highly Anticipated New BMW Prototype Just Revealed!!!

January 29th, 2009 1 Comments

Spy shots of a BMW model that has to be seen to be believed! A concept car for today’s fragile economy, featuring sleek new aerodynamic styling and a unique look that is daring and bold.

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My Life So Far As A Graphic Design Artist

January 28th, 2009 0 Comments My Life So Far As A Graphic Design Artist

A Kid with an Eye for Design
I could say that I have been doing some form of art and design since before I could even hold a pencil… that is if you count the abstract artistry of smeared food on my highchair tray. Seriously though, I’ve always had a knack for the arts and a [...]

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Cool Animation of the Progression of a Logo

December 19th, 2008 1 Comments

A cool and interesting animation of the progression of a logo design for the non profit organization Esperanza Center in Bozeman, Montana. This non profit organization has been the beneficiary of some engaging pro bono graphic design and web development by Manifest Creative.

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Logo Progression – Bozeman, Montana Non-Profit Gets A “Brand” New Look

December 17th, 2008 8 Comments

The detailed progression of a new logo for the Esperanza Center, from initial design to the finished product.

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Google brings Street View to Montana

December 9th, 2008 0 Comments

Today, Google.com sent me an interesting press release. They’ve announced that their service “Street View” is now available in Montana. At first glance, it appears that a great deal of ‘metropolitan’ Montana is included in this release.
What is Street View anyway?
Street View is a part of Google Maps. There are 3 main types of views [...]

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Manifest Blog Post Ranking #1 in Google

December 2nd, 2008 0 Comments

Chances are you have heard either Phil or myself mention the importance of creating quality content as a integral part of any search engine optimization (SEO) strategy.
Recently we decided to take a better approach, and actually demonstrate the methods we use. Our goal was to illustrate how, by writing content targeted for specific keywords, you [...]

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