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Caitlin Christopher is a Texan, born and bred. She was a dancer growing up, but now she’s a recent graduate of SMU, from the prestigious Temerlin Advertising Institute, with a major in advertising (and a minor in Spanish).
While in school, Caitlin completed an internship at The Richards Group, focusing in account planning. She also spent a summer studying abroad and visited Mother UK, Naked, Pentagram and Tribal DDB London. With that background, experience and eagerness to continue learning, Caitlin bested many other qualified candidates to earn the coveted Launch internship gig.
Caitlin may be an account service intern, but we tested her creative thinking with a round of Q&A.
Q: Paper or plastic?
A: Paper.
Q: Favorite nail polish color?
A: Fiji – by Essie.
Q: If you could go anywhere in the world, where would you go?
A: Greece. I’ve just always wanted to go there.
Q: What’s your favorite website?
A: Does Google Reader count?
Q: What do you want to get out of your internship at Launch?
A: I want to better understand the management side of advertising because my prior internship focused on account planning.
Q: What’s your favorite place in Dallas to get take-out?
A: Green Papaya. It’s like Vietnamese food, on Cedar Springs. Or Eatzi’s. (Eatzi’s, a former Launch client, is on Oak Lawn).
Q: What’s your favorite flower?
A: Stargazer lilies.
Q: What do you do in your free-time?
A: I dance a lot — in the car, sometimes walking down the street. Then I catch myself and realize other people can see me.
When she’s not dancing to a meeting, Caitlin is quietly tapping her feet under her desk.
Welcome to Launch, Caitlin.
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Coming up with a great new color palette for a design can often be tricky. Sometimes, designers get stuck in a color rut or need help figuring out what colors will go best with a visual. For some fresh contemporary color inspiration, there are a number of great color palette resources online. Here are a few favorites the Launch team turns to for amping up design work:
CSS Drive’s Image to Colors Palette Generator
This is a great little site where you can upload an image or point to a URL, and it will give you a color palette based on the image. There are many of these out there, but this one stands out because it provides a light, medium and dark palette, as well as a complete palette.
Kuler is a wonderful resource built right in to Creative Suite 4 software. It’s a great way to explore some new color themes, and the content is created by users worldwide. Browse by highest rated, newest, most popular and save your favorite color combos. To access this in Illustrator, simply go to the Select menu, click Extensions, click Kuler.
From Build Internet – Color Scheme Inspiration: Vintage Horror Movie Posters
Can’t omit this little gem … an exploration of vintage horror movie posters and their color palettes. It combines kitschy vintage design, movies and color. And while this blog post may not solve your design problems, it’s great to look through!
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Launch was recognized as the 35th fastest growing company in Collin County as part of the annual Comerica Collin 60, sponsored by Comerica Bank. Diane Seimetz, Principal, Creative Director, accepted the award for the agency. This marked the second consecutive year Launch made the list. Launch was ranked 41st in the 2007 Awards.
The Comerica Collin 60 annually recognizes the 60 fastest-growing private companies in Collin County, Texas. In order for businesses to qualify, they are required to have been operating since 2002, be privately owned and meet rigorous sales performance numbers. The companies are then ranked by the percentage of growth during the last three years.
The awards luncheon was held during the first week of May at the Marriott Hotel at Legacy Town Center in Plano, TX. Seimetz, Michael Boone (Launch Principal, Account Director) and KC DeFranco (Account Service) attended for Launch.
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Launch Agency Principal Diane Seimetz receives prestigious Woman of Excellence Award by National Association of Professional and Executive Women.
In recognition of her outstanding contribution to the advertising industry, the National Association of Professional and Executive Women has recognized Dallas ad veteran Diane Seimetz with the Woman of Excellence Award. The Association is dedicated to providing professional resources, education and marketing expertise to executive women nationwide, and extends this honor to those who display exceptional leadership skills in their field. Seimetz, along with partners David Wilgus and Michael Boone, is principal of LAUNCH, a boutique brand development, marketing and advertising agency in Dallas, Texas. The company specializes in consumer brand launches and relaunches, counting such companies as online dating giant Match.com, the Paris Hotel Las Vegas, Hotels.com, the Park Place luxury car dealership group, NYLO Hotels, rent-to-own leader Rent-A-Center, Fogo de Chao Brazilian Steakhouse, upscale girls’ salon Sweet and Sassy, the Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Susan G. Komen for the Cure, RadioShack brand PointMobl and others as clients. The agency has been recognized as one of the fastest growing businesses in the region, and has earned a national reputation for strategic and creative excellence. In addition to membership in the American Advertising Federation (AAF), American Association of Advertising Agencies (AAAA), Seimetz is active in her church, local animal shelter, Marketing Board for the University of Northern Texas, Gamma Phi Beta sorority, the DFW Interactive Marketing Association and Women on the Web.
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