Hippo Blog

Take a second to imagine your favorite brands. What comes to mind? Probably the product that you love so much, or a recent experience you had with that brand. But what else pops into that noggin’? Chances are good that a picture of their brand styl...

There is a great video I saw the other day of a male Bird of Paradise in the depths of a South American jungle attempting to woo a female with his mating dance. The dance was full of stunning visual displays, unique verbal expressions and physical gy...

The design world changes fast. It seems like there’s always new tools, approaches and tactics to be used on websites. Keeping up with it all is imperative to being a good designer. Practice makes perfect for sure, but in order to practice well, you...

Everyone has a few heroes in their life. As of recently, anyone who creates Creative Commons artwork has become a hero in my book. Seriously, they’re heroes. All of them. While everyone can take a picture and upload it to Flickr, it takes a sp...

Many people attend the Iowa State Fair to check out the musicians on the grandstand, throw a rubber chicken or eat their fill of fried Twinkies on a stick. But thousands of attendees have been flocking to the Iowa State University booth in the Var...