Teams that relate, create.

Today’s marketing is about engaging with the audience and delivering products and services with stories that connect. We need to be part of a team that relates and then spreads the stories that get others to notice the trends. All you need is the desire. Take the initiative and make things happen. [...]

When I say the word illustration what one word comes to mind?

For the last 3 decades I’ve dedicated myself to the world of visual thinking. You could call it commercial art, illustration, illustration design, or just plain art. Now I’m seeing an opportunity in this creative era to bridge the gap between art and commerce.
So began this little survey…
I created this survey [...]

What is your secret in being creative?

Scott created a LinkedIn discussion a few weeks ago and posed this question to a group of top tier people of forward thinking companies: “What is your secret in being creative?” (Click here to read the initial list of ideas from the article “How to be Creative” from the VisualAmbassador.com blog.)
The responses were both [...]

Visual Ambassador defines the link between art and commerce

We continue to be on the front lines of what is happening and changing in the commercial art world. Scott Hull, your Visual Ambassador, is the defining link between art and commerce.
Read below for a little sampling of some recent VisualAmbasasdor.com articles:

Revolution or Evolution
Does thinking stay in the box?
We all agree, this [...]

Share the Love – FREE! “really good advise”

How to Be Creative:
1. Ignore everybody
2. The idea doesn’t have to be big. It just has to be yours.
3. Put the hours in.
4. If your biz depends on you suddenly being “discovered” by some big shot, your plan will probably fail.
5. You are responsible for your own experience.
6. Everyone is born creative; everyone is given [...]

Visual Ambassador pro-creates a new era of art

In collaboration with this April’s newsletter, and after pouring our blood, sweat, and brain cells into its conception, VisualAmbassador.com is launching at last!  This new website features an illustrious board of what we like to call “Diplomats” who will headline the outpouring of creative information that will be shown. This blog is a solution [...]

“Art On The Road Town Meeting” Summary

Beautiful visuals as a sound business strategy

Participants in the event included 47 creative talents from Landor, LPK, BrandImage, FRCH, Marsh, Bridge, F&W to name a few.  SHA artists in attendance were: John Maggard, Lisa Ballard, Penelope Dullaghan, Michael Bast, Geoff Smith, Von Glitschka, Andy Hayes, Greg LaFever, and Mark Riedy.
There are 6,000 related design jobs [...]

The Rebirth of Illustration

Some have argued that illustration is dead. Well, Scott Hull begs to differ. In the latest edition of Computer Arts Magazine, he explains how Illustrators can take simple steps to survive the increasingly difficult market and secure a bright future.
From the article:
“As I see it, we’re living in a period of disruptive technology, where timecrunches, [...]