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October 20, 2011 | By: Steve Mahn

Where’s the Moving Head Thingy?

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I started at Hughes three and a half years ago. Seems like a really long time now. A little more than two years ago, I was tasked with designing a new website for the agency. At that time, we were growing as a company and putting more focus on digital, so the design needed to reflect those initiatives. It needed to be really fun and entertaining, but also speak to some of our more reserved clients and audiences. It had to pay tribute to our heritage and lay the groundwork for the future of the company at the same time. And on top of all that, It had to be on time, and on budget.

For a 23 year old kid fresh out of design school that seemed like a daunting task. I think my exact words to the partners at the time were “No pressure or anything...” With the help of some very talented people that have since moved on, we accomplished something that I was truly proud of. We had a awesome concept come to life in the form of an introduction video that lived on home page, an impressiv...

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October 20, 2011 | By: Patrick Keefe

A Yankee in Razorback Country

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There was a conspicuous lack of pork in every tent we visited this weekend. It must have been out of respect for their revered mascot, Tusk IV, that Razorback tailgaters dropped the extra dollars on strip steaks for their grills. It would have been sacrilege to do otherwise. And after hearing countless choruses of hog calls (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GWMynRGeR88&feature=related), it was obvious these people really love their pig.

They really love their tailgating too.

We had a chance to spend the weekend with this proud community of grill masters for one of our clients and I witnessed some truly impressive setups. From converted school buses to a two-story inflatable dome, to a trailer with a draft pull and indoor toilet, the Razorback faithful really know how to put on a show. The only thing more impressive than their rigs was their boundless hospitality and Arkansas pride. After a few hours, I lost count of how many people offered to feed me and let me enjoy their tailgate....

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