Goodbye, Ballyhoo Blog

Hello, Smart Design!

This is just a quick note to let you know that if you were looking for my blog, I changed the name! It turns out that Google - the very platform on which I run my blog - has a blog of their very own that they call "Ballyhoo." Who knew? (all these years and I never figured this out)

Smart Design
Anyway, I'll leave the Google guys to explain why a blog might be called "Ballyhoo" and move on to a simpler name that doesn't have to be explained: Smart Design. That's what I've always strived for and what I try to help other people with, and what I want to write about here, no matter what the medium: printed materials, Web, advertising ...

NEW Curated Site
While I'm making announcements, I want to tell you that I have a new curated site, where I'll share my favorite articles about Smart Websites and Graphic Design (SWGD) from sources I trust and who, as difficult as this is to believe, may be smarter than I am. For anyone who may have signed up for my newsletter and was disappointed when they never received it, this new site might be the answer. And, you can decide for yourself whether you want updates in your email or not. (I don't know about you, but if I subscribe to one more newsletter, the email gods are going to smite me. Poof!)

Help Me Avoid Useless Content
To close, I'll ask what I can do for you. What kind of information would you like to see here; what kind of articles on what topics? What do you want to know more about? If I have a good answer, I'll write about it here on the blog, and if I can't answer it, I'll look for someone who can and add the information to SWGD.

Remember:
If you're a subscriber to this blog, the Ballyhoo Blog is gone. From now on, look for Smart Design by Pinsonnault Creative in your mailbox.