Jamie Jo Vittetoe
Old school values. New school thought. You can find me living life, conquering the world, and designing stuff.
current thoughts- big ideas
- inspirations
- case studies on life
- professional life
- personal life
- pretty things
- some work
- voices in my head
Updates
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Funny how things work out when you listen to your gut…
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Quite fabulous, if I do say so myself! RT @InspiringApps We wrote a book, yo! http://t.co/oXXNVWoB17 hours ago from web | Reply, Retweet, Favorite
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Up close and personal with a family of six foxes on my morning run. This is why I love CO. http://t.co/v1NUSMGq
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Pro Tip #1 - No open beverage containers within 5 feet of your computer.
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@clareyt @joniklippert @gracekboyle @rachelryle @savvysarahjane @laurareitel @whitneyljames The room was overflowing with brains and fashion2 days ago from web | Reply, Retweet, Favorite
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@levigroker @tequilabird definitely the second one.2 days ago from web | Reply, Retweet, Favorite
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This song should play whenever @tequilabird walks into a room. http://t.co/NKqjdgKg
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Dr. Seuss, one of the original ad men. Waaaay cooler than Don Draper. http://t.co/pph4SDOu
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Why is it, the only time I feel like writing is half way thru a jog, and never when I'm sitting at a computer?
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Your brain on drugs is so 1990. This is your brain on the interwebs - http://t.co/JqrkmZ5t #infographic
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Organizing the Tupperware drawer is so therapeutic.
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@alexisvorhaus ooooooo! EXCITING!
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The breakfast of champions http://t.co/yJLNsHIh
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@jasonhand oh wow, that is still so wrong!
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@stephenwilli well thank you very much, that is so nice to hear, you just made my day!
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@andrewcohen true…8 days ago from web | Reply, Retweet, Favorite
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What we really need is an app that calculates calories based off a photo. You would take a photo of your meal with your phone, and the app would recognize the food and portions and calculate approximate nutritional values.
Facebook needs a super simplified user interface option for older people. I'm talking 70+. If it was fool proof enough, it would be a great way for older generations to stay in touch with friends and family and strengthen the feeling of being connected and needed.
The Biggest Loser needs to include a workout ticker at the bottom of their tv show. It could be a guide to a simple workout through out the show so people are burning calories while they watch, rather than being couch potatoes. It would have simple prompts like "alternate 30 seconds of push ups with 30 seconds of sit ups" and "jog in place through the next commercial break".
Instead of jacking up the price of tickets, airlines should start selling advertising on their flights. Sponsor logos on blankets, brochures in seat backs, and "This flight is brought to you by [sponsor name goes here]" included after the safety procedure spiel.
There should be a company that remakes your favorite worn out clothing items. For example, you send in your favorite pair of jeans that now have holes in them, or your favorite t-shirt that is too faded, and they use it as a pattern to re-create the item.
Marketers need to start replacing "Zero Saturated-Fat" and "1/2 the Calories of the Competitor" type call-outs on consumer goods with deeper statements. Things like "This Product was Created with Half the Energy of the Competitor's Product" and "Buy this Products and We will Give 10 Kids in Sudan a Shirt".
Clothing stores really need modular dressing rooms. Then, during busy times, they can add rooms so customers don't have to wait so long in line to try on clothes. And during slow times, they can reduce the number of rooms and have larger rooms for more customer comfort.
You know that big mass of plastic and trash floating in the Pacific? You would think there would be some way to clear all that out of the ocean. Maybe some huge barges equipped with water vacuums and filters. It will take a lot of time and resources, but someone has got to do it. We owe it to our Earth.
We keep hearing from most charities/thrift stores/good will type places that they don't need any more donations of clothing. They have so much clothing that they don't know what to do with it. That is a lot of material just sitting there. Someone needs to find a good solution for all those unwanted clothes. Maybe they could be processed into insulation material, or paving material...
Why hasn't someone come up with a UI-like concept for terminology? Banks and health insurance make things so unnecessarily complicated just with the confusing terms they use. There has to be a more understandable solution.
Drive thrus are pretty much the devil. Think about it. Drive thrus add to two of the U.S.'s biggest issues: pollution and obesity. How much calories would we burn if we parked the car, got out, and walked into the restaurant/coffee shop/bank? How much could we reduce pollution?
It seems like there is a lot of waste generated by restaurants. Someday I am going to create a sustainability bootcamp for restaurants. There are quite a few small restaurants out there that have perfected minimum-waste practices. If we could share these practices and collaborate with other restaurants, think of all the resources and money that could be saved.
You know how your purse/wallet is stuffed full of cards? I've got my KingSoopers card, my Safeway card, my Sears card, my American Eagle card, and about a dozen more. We are in dire need of a universal rewards card. Something you could load all your other rewards/gift cards and accounts onto. Then, instead of 20 cards, you only need one!
Do gaming consoles (like Wii, Playstation, etc.) have an app store? If not, they should. It would open a whole new market, encourage innovation, and give gaming programers a chance to get exposure.
Retail stores need to be more like Amazon.com. Instead of "how can I help you?" they should focus on "you might also be interested in..."
American Furniture Warehouse (and furniture stores in general) could use a "decorate my house" app. Choose your style, rooms, colors and budget and the app coordinates a furniture and accessories for your whole home.
just spent the weekend at Keystone. They had separate papers/cards for the room keys, rentals, coupons and lift tickets. Everyting should be incorporated into one little "resort pass" scan card. Keep it simple.
Is it wrong to judge people by their taste in music? Either way, its pretty darn accurate.
There should be a website, similar to Yelp, where you can rate people. They could be rated on a variety of characteristics, and people could post recommendations or complaints. It would be the site people go to before hiring someone, dating someone, or making a new friend. On second thought, that might be too brutally honest...
Before we know it, the custom ad concept Facebook will be jumping into real life. Imagine going to the tanning salon. The front desk person asks for your email address. Their computers then sync a bunch of demographics to your account. When you enter a tanning room, a monitor displays ads tailored to your specific demographics. These custom ads could be in waiting rooms, the backs of airplane seats, anywhere!
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“The dumbest mistake is viewing design as something you do at the end of the process to ‘tidy up’ the mess, as opposed to understanding it’s a ‘day one’ issue and part of everything.” -Tom Peters
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I’m compiling a few quotes on design for a project and ended up with a collection of my favorite. If you feel like the passion for design has been sucked out of you, read a few. Also, I’m loving all the visual quotes RichWorks post. “If you can’t solve a problem, it’s because you’re playing [...]
My previous post was about 25 Not-So-Random Things I was a fan of in 2009. To be honest, a few were a little embarrassing! Not surprisingly, my tastes have changed a bit in two years. Here is the updated list of 25 Not-So-Random Things I am a fan of in 2011. 1. 2009: MIA; 2011 [...]
Remember those silly notes going around on Facebook a few years ago? Where you write 25 random things about yourself and tag 25 friends, or something like that? I just ran across my version, 25 Not-So-Random Things I endorsed back then. Maybe my next post will be an updated version… 1. MIA – a phenomenal [...]
Scared is such a powerful emotion. You would think it’s there to protect us, but it ends up hurting us more often than not. How many times have you decided not to do something, just because you were scared? I’m not referring to skydiving, fighting zombies, or eating sea urchin. I’m talking about life’s big [...]
If you want to be a famous painter, you have to die first. Then you might get the recognition you deserve. At least that is what my art history teacher once told me. I’ve always wondered who the next Picasso or Van Gough will be. Will we recognize their talent, or will they go un-noticed [...]
Announcer: “Interception by Sapp!” Me: “Ooooo, as in Warren Sapp?” (hoping to sound like I know what I am talking about) Husband: “Um, no. As in Benny Sapp. Warren Sapp was like 5 years ago.” Ray Rice, Sidney Rice, Peyton Manning, Eli Manning, Danieal Manning, Nick Harris, Ryan Harris, Jarred Allan, Jake Allen, Russell Allen…there [...]
2009 seems to have flown by. Rightly so since so much happened in the last 12 months. I was hoping that time would start to slow down, but it seems like each week goes by more quickly than the last. Yesterday I ran across a post by Jennifer Hohn which points out that as a [...]
I absolutely love this video by Rob Chiu. Scenes of nothing have never been so beautiful. The desaturated colors mixed with the high contrast and vignette induce a crazy contradictory feeling, kind of a creepy calmness you can get lost in. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=twtxsdQScwI] Here is another captivating video from Rob: Webby’s Gala Opening Sequence 2008.
I’ve always been a Calvin and Hobbes fan. The snowmen themed comics are perfect for this time of year. Here are some favorites: A few interesting facts: the pair are named after John Calvin, a 16th-century French Reformation theologian, and Thomas Hobbes, a 17th-century English political philosopher (from Wikipedia); there are 17 Calvin and Hobbes [...]
I love finding new music, but can’t stand most holiday tunes. Here are my favorite 12 Christmas Songs that are not cheesy. Chances are, you’ve never heard a few on this list. These are just my personal opinion, let me know if you have any to add to the list. (Click the image below to [...]
This promo for Google Chrome is so endearing! The harp music makes the video seem dream-like. I love the unconventional methods of showing Chrome’s features. It makes Google Chrome more personal and sucks you in from the beginning. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SC-2VGBHFQI&feature=player_embedded]
If you haven’t already heard, some disgruntled iPhone users are setting up a coup against AT&T to happen this Friday. The anger stems back to a comment made by AT&T’s Ray de la Vega regarding the amount of broadband consumed by smartphone users. Supposedly around 40% of AT&T’s broadband is sucked up by just 3% [...]
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sIFYPQjYhv8&feature=player_embedded] David Heitman at The Creative Alliance sent me a link to this video when it was first posted on Socialnomics. I just ran across it the other day and remembered how in makes me pumped to create some social media magic. It would be interesting to see how the stats presented in the the [...]
I love this fancy venn diagram by Wendy Macnaughton. It really puts things into perspective. Although it seems there should be a section for things that don’t actually happen. Our big fluffy comforter not getting back from the dry cleaner in time for my Dad’s visit this weekend…that falls under “Everything you suspect might happen”. [...]
BECAUSE IT’S BEAUTIFUL! Why is liquor packaging so amazing? Its different than print and web. Its three-dimensional, we can touch it and interact with it. It can be viewed from all sides. In most cases, its mostly transparent, an effect that is hard to replicate with print. Also, liquor is a luxury item. We don’t [...]
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Summary
Experience
- Apr 2011 - PresentDesigner / InspiringAppsInspiringApps builds mobile and web apps that help businesses run smarter, faster and more profitably. Their hard-working Apps uniquely solve business challenges by integrating mobile and web expertise.
- Dec 2007 - PresentGraphic Designer / The Creative AllianceCollaborate with creative directors and account managers to produce innovative solutions that follow client brand identity; create innovative atmosphere by sharing inspiration with co-worker; research trends and educate co-workers on new technologies and practices; research, test, and finesse HTML email strategy; educate co-workers and clients about HTML email best practices; suggest new ideas to help clients succeed; design and produce print materials, web sites, and logos.
- 2007 - PresentFreelance Designer / The Creative Alliance
- 2007 - PresentFreelance Designer / Nuf Said
- Apr 2007 - PresentGraphic Designer / Zeon CorporationCreated back-lit sign designs for national and international companies; translated customer’s and salesperson’s ideas and requirements into functional, creative designs; designed sales support print materials.
- 2005 - PresentGraphic Designer / R.L. EngebretsonEfficiently managed and coordinated all stages of print and web design and production; worked closely with company partners to focus marketing vision and conceptualize designs; coordinated vendors and coworkers to consistently meet deadlines; forecasted and tracked marketing budgets for three sister companies.
- 2005 - PresentGraphic Designer / RLE GraphicsEfficiently managed and coordinated all stages of print and web design and production; worked closely with company partners to focus marketing vision and conceptualize designs; coordinated vendors and coworkers to consistently meet deadlines; forecasted and tracked marketing budgets for three sister companies.
- 2004 - PresentMarketing Intern / InnovisManaged direction from various sources to create in-house print collateral, informational brochures, and promotional material; effectively communicated with multiple departments to fulfill unique print needs; incorporated brand standards to ensure all materials followed corporate identity.
Education
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2003 - 2006Minnesota State University, MoorheadBachelors of Science and in Graphic Communications, Spanish, Mass CommunicationsActivities: Digital Arts Club, President Spanish Club Sigma Delta Pi Spanish Honor Society Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society
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1998 - 2002Hawley High School
