Paul Castro
  • Design
  • November12th

    This week I left a really great company that I was employed at for four years, Perceptive Software and began working at a really cool mobile start-up in Kansas City called Front Flip. I will miss all of the great people at Perceptive and I will remember my time there fondly.

    Front Flip is a cutover engagement platform for the iPhone and Android devices that helps businesses connect with customers in and out of the store. It has an online portal for the businesses to help bring the together with their customers utilizing a fun, free mobile app in which users scan a QR code or Flip Code in-store, they then gain access to a Digital Scratch Card, much like a lottery ticket so that users can win a prize. Business may also push gifts to customers via a push notification. Currently, Front Flip is testing in the Kansas City market with 500 customers but hopes to go national in early 2012.

    I was brought on board as the Director of User Experience to create a UX team and I will also be playing the role as Creative Director. I couldn’t be more excited for this new adventure and if this first week proves anything, it’s gonna be a blast. I’m sure I’ll post more on Front Flip in the coming months but in the meantime, enjoy our first commercial that will begin running on television and in movie theaters this weekend throughout the holidays.

  • October6th

    Modern Day DaVinci

    Steven Paul Jobs

    February 24, 1955 — October 5, 2011

    He left a dent in the universe and it will notice his loss.

     

     

  • April10th

    Dana Tanamachi

    Dana Tanamachi is a graphic designer and custom chalk letterer who hails from the Lone Star State, but currently resides in Brooklyn, New York. She enjoys crafting, reading, walking, and especially listening to Country music from the 1990s.

    In June 2008, Dana moved to New York City and began working at SpotCo designing posters for Broadway shows. Currently, she works at Louise Fili Ltd, a NYC-based studio specializing in logo, package, restaurant, and book design.

    After hours, Dana moonlights as a custom chalk letterer, creating large-scale chalk installations in New York City.  She also applies her chalk lettering to a wide variety of uses for publications, packaging, and apparel.

  • March25th

    Oklahoma State University graphic design student, Jacob Gilbreath, created a stunning piece of animated typography using Conan O’Brien‘s farewell speech from the Tonight Show as the backdrop. Amazing work for a student. I’d hire him.

  • March4th

    Last year you may remember I was the poster child for Dodge for a Cause 5. I had the pleasure of helping develop the concept for the Dodge for a Cause 6 ad campaign for Perceptive Software‘s annual charity dodgeball tournament benefitting the Kansas City chapter of the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF). You’ll notice I made a cameo as the limo driver. Also, another big thanks to Ron Berg Photography for another amazing image! Registration is open now at the Dodge for a Cause site. Read More | Comments