Rocky Tilney

The Cadillac CTS-V Wagon is not a Country Squire. From the outside it is pure, seething evil. Its stance is aggressive, almost sinister. It’s matte black wheels look like they were forged out of pure coal. On the inside, it was a different story; a story full of contradictions. The dash was elegant with chrome [...]

Robots designed for my client, Continental Diamond Products.

Shots from Mt. Madonna.

We’ve heard it all a million times, “Our children have so much to teach us.” And it’s true. Recently I was showing my 20-month old son, Carter, a short video on my mobile phone. The video contained a close up of him sitting on his grandfathers lap in their backyard. In this particular clip, Carter [...]

Stuff I Love is sort of like Oprah’s Favorite Things without the freebies (sorry). This is part 1 in a multi-part series, we’ll post the next one when we have more stuff we love. Freshbooks I love Freshbooks because they took the mundane but necessary task of accounting and made it fun and simple. I tested [...]

I have always been impressed with the visual simplicity of necktie instructions. The illustrator always seems to provide just the right amount of detail and omit what isn’t necessary. These particular examples from  Bows ‘N Ties offers simplicity and clarity. With these illustrations I learned how to tie a Double Windsor from my iPhone while [...]

A few years ago, the AIGA produced this simple PDF booklet that helps designers and their clients understand the value of design. I often find myself referring back to it as a reminder of the value I provide clients. In any case, it’s a great example of simple elegance providing a powerful message and progressing the notion [...]

For the last couple weeks I’ve been seeing the TV commercial from Intuit boasting their new website service called “Intuit Websites”. The first time I saw the commercial it really annoyed me, $4.99 per month for a complete website!? You can check out the commercial here: Over the last few weeks I started thinking about [...]

Today we have so many potential distractions like Facebook and Twitter, it’s easy to lose track of time and get caught up in reading posts or tweets. Even e-mail can be a “time suck” if it’s not used with discipline. I decided to start a little experiment and track my entire day for two weeks [...]

During the last two weeks of December I start my goal planning sessions preparing for 2010. I really look forward to this time of year as it allows me to focus on my business for a change. I’d like to share my process with you as well as some insight into goal planning. I don’t [...]