Small Business | Akira Media Designs

Long Hours Can Be Deadly

In Japan they even have a word for it; Karōshi (過労死) which means “death from overwork”, but now research is showing that working long hours can mean a shorter life. So, go home on time today, alright? link: Fast Co. Design – Working Long Hours Could Kill You Photo Credit: Flickr Commons – National Media Museum

New Web Site Launched: I Love NY Pizza – Wilmington, NC

You can really have no idea how excited I am to announce this one. We have launched the web site for a place I have loved for *years*; I Love NY Pizza in Downtown Wilmington. We played off the old and new designs for their iconic menu and came up with a web design that’s A) […]

Lobby Card Design

We saw this great lobby advertisement for the new Muppets Most Wanted movie. I thought it was a genius idea. Lots of people take photos of themselves goofing around with these posters, so Disney took advantage and designed this one so you could walk in and actually join the characters in the picture. Pretty cool […]

Icepocalypse2014

Duke Energy Outage Map Just under forty THOUSAND of us are without power here in Southeastern North Carolina with the bulk of that here in New Hanover County. It’s 2013. We can buy shoes in our underwear from the comfort of our own homes, but a day or two of ice will still bring […]

Seth Godin: Why Small Businesses Fail | Inc.com

“It’s the small, the weird, and the eager that will make or break you.” via Seth Godin: Why Small Businesses Fail | Inc.com This isn’t a new riff for Seth. He’s stated as much before. Find your niche, delight the geeks and you’ll find success. My question is, do you agree? It’s not the easier path, […]