If you’re a savvy shopper like us, you’ve surely heard of Half Off Depot, the social commerce site that offers discounts from 50-90% off to the best shops, restaurants, bars, attractions and events in each of the 30 cities it serves. Well today, the whole Pyxl team is excited to announce that we’re going to be helping Half Off Depot continue on its path of growth by delivering integrated design, development, public relations and social media services…

(A post from Pyxl’s graphic design intern, Pete Green.) I went to a school in a graphic design program strongly rooted in what are considered old school technologies, in a world where much of content production has migrated to the digital realm. While this created benefits I could not foresee, I may never again have the opportunity to arrange furniture in a Vandercook letterpress…

As I sat down to brainstorm for this blog, my first thought was to feature some recent trend in design. Maybe the comeback of the 80’s color scheme or the use of oversized type in web design. But then I thought… isn’t every design blog doing that? Honestly, if you want to know about the latest trends, you don’t have to go far. In fact, you probably can’t escape them because they’re so trendy. So why not write about the things that are timeless in design, the strategies that always work? I think all of us…

Here in the design department of Pyxl, we’re constantly searching the design world for creative inspiration. But the more we browse, the more we run across the same bad design trends, and frankly, it’s getting under our skin. In an effort to put an end to these horrible design habits–and for our own personal relief–we want to warn you not to go there…

So I sit at my desk getting ready to start on a new project at hand. I don’t have a concept or even have a starting point. I turn on iTunes and I slap my poor old semi-noise canceling headphones on and press play. Most of the time I have it on shuffle and I will listen to what comes on first, but depending on the mood, I keep hitting the right arrow button until something suits me just right at the moment. I’m sure most people do the exact same thing, but has anyone really kept track of their music selections during the design process? Personally, I tend…

Our new website at www.thinkpyxl.com is finally launched, which means Image Communications is now officially Pyxl! As you may already know, this rebrand comes after a year of major growth within the company. Once a traditional advertising agency, Pyxl has evolved into a full-service marketing services firm that specializes in strategy, online branding, campaign management, social media, public relations, graphic design and web development…