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Speedway Fuel & Speedy Rewards
Speedway LLC
- February 25, 2014
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The Speedway app puts convenience in the palm of your hand.
The Gas Price/Store Locator gives you a hand in finding the closest convenient Speedway with up-to-date gas prices.
Speedy Rewards members can also keep track of points, view club statuses to know when your next free item is coming your way, and keep up on the latest bonus point offers, redemption items, and sweepstakes prizes.
Exclusive to the Android version is a virtual card widget used to display your Speedy Rewards Card for convenience on the go. A separate widget may also be added to display your favorite Speedway store along with the current fuel price and your Speedy Rewards point balance.
In addition to these features, play our augmented reality game Cool Stacks and see if you have what it takes to beat the high scores!
For more information follow us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/SpeedwayStores
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We Love Speedway!! Too bad there are no Speedway locations in Martinsville, Indiana. We could use our cards more if there were. Also wish we would get more coupons oriented towards our likes. Speedway rewards clubs are awesome though and so are the majority of employees! I prefer Speedway to any other gas station and this app allows me quicker access to my rewards info.
Speedy What else can I say my card is broken but not now I us my phone looks great on my galaxy note 3.
Samsung Galaxy S3 Works great, just wished the gasoline pumps had scanning ability opposed to just swiping rewards card. Then you wouldn't have to still carry the credit card sized speedy rewards card to use it.
I LOVE SPEEDWAY Ive been going to speedway for years now... I used to work for them... I love the enviorment... I love the app cause it keeps me connected to the three stores I go to.... now I dont have to play the guessing game on which price is lower... I LOVE U SPEEDWAY U GUYS ROCK!!! oh I do have to give my shout outs to steven gary and sue... those three alone are the best that ive worked with and have awsome customer care... they really do show love at the store...thanks u guys for rocken it out....
Points I Love This App !! ..I Love Speedway and the points i get from buying things there. So with app, I know what points I have at anytime AND Can Redeem Them :-) Great!
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We Love Speedway!! Too bad there are no Speedway locations in Martinsville, Indiana. We could use our cards more if there were. Also wish we would get more coupons oriented towards our likes. Speedway rewards clubs are awesome though and so are the majority of employees! I prefer Speedway to any other gas station and this app allows me quicker access to my rewards info.
Samsung Galaxy S3 Works great, just wished the gasoline pumps had scanning ability opposed to just swiping rewards card. Then you wouldn't have to still carry the credit card sized speedy rewards card to use it.
Speedway LLC February 28, 2014
Our pumps aren't to that point yet but meanwhile have you considered putting an Alt I.D. on your account? That way you do not need to swipe a card at the pump at all. E-mail your 12 digit card number to firstname.lastname@example.com if you would like any assistance with setting this up and information on how it works. I LOVE SPEEDWAY Ive been going to speedway for years now... I used to work for them... I love the enviorment... I love the app cause it keeps me connected to the three stores I go to.... now I dont have to play the guessing game on which price is lower... I LOVE U SPEEDWAY U GUYS ROCK!!! oh I do have to give my shout outs to steven gary and sue... those three alone are the best that ive worked with and have awsome customer care... they really do show love at the store...thanks u guys for rocken it out....
Decent, just ugly Needs a holo themed ui, scaling to high dpi is ugly. Need to be able to pull out the drawer by swiping, like every other app does
Speedway LLC January 27, 2014
Thanks for the feedback, and we are looking to improve this in a future update. Speedway LLC March 12, 2014
I'm glad to hear everything is working for you now! Great app and great developers! I had originally posted a review slamming the app for not working, and the developers reached out to me and were kind enough to help me figure out that the app was not the problem, my device was. Now that I solved that issue, the app works great!
Speedway LLC March 5, 2014
I'm glad to hear you're up and running again, have a great day! What's New
• Fixed a bug that resulted in coupon barcodes to appear too small for scanning for some users.
• Fixed a bug that resulted in Leaderboard not returning when playing the Cool Stacks augmented reality game.
• Incorporated cardless enrollment for ease of joining the Speedy Rewards program right from your phone.
• Added expiration dates to coupon description fields.
• Other minor bug fixes.
Additional information
February 25, 2014
100,000 - 500,000
Current Version
Requires Android
2.1 and up
Content Rating
Low Maturity
Contact Developer
Sears Brands LLC
Listen Read Device Only Added Installed The Shop Your Way app offers a unique shopping experience that bridges the gap between the online world and your favorite stores. Search for products, get great deals and check out your Shop Your Way Rewards stats. The app is in Beta mode at this time and we are working fast to get all the features you need in order to enjoy the full experience. Check out for updates coming soon and in the meantime you are also welcome to come visit us on www.shopyourway.com
Listen Read Device Only Added Installed Free Rewards - shopkick
Treat Yourself While Shopping.
Listen Read Device Only Added Installed ◆◆◆◆◆ Over 6 Million Users
Shopkick is the ultimate shopping app. Don't miss out on the hottest deals, discounts and must-have items nearby. Shopkick even rewards you for shopping—you get kicks (points) just for walking into stores. It's amazing! Get even more kicks when you scan items and make purchases. Over 6 million people use shopkick to discover extraordinary things at stores like Target, Macy's, Old Navy, Best Buy, American Eagle, JCPenney, Sports Authority, and Crate & Barrel. Best of all, you can redeem your kicks for gift cards at your favorites, including Target and Starbucks.
Shopkick is the ultimate shopping app. Don't miss out on the hottest deals, discounts and must-have items nearby. Shopkick even rewards you for shopping—you get kicks (points) just for walking into stores. It's amazing! Get even more kicks when you scan items and make purchases. Over 6 million people use shopkick to discover extraordinary things at stores like Target, Macy's, Old Navy, Best Buy, American Eagle, JCPenney, Sports Authority, and Crate & Barrel. Best of all, you can redeem your kicks for gift cards at your favorites, including Target and Starbucks.
What the press is saying:
• "This app is addictive." – Oprah.com
• "Shopping fans tout the app...shopkick just revamped its app so shoppers can score even more by starting their shopping at home." – USA Today
• "Best Shopping App" – About.com Reader's Choice Award
• "One of the best apps for holiday shopping." – Huffington Post
What shopkickers are saying:
• "Makes shopping more fun." – Angelica N.
• "I have a morning routine, which includes checking Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and now, shopkick." - Denise F.
• "I'm hooked, and a frequent 'shopkicker'." – Jonas B.
• "The new app just builds on the awesomeness of shopkick!" – Bolanle S.
Listen Read Device Only Added Installed Key Ring Reward Cards & Coupon
Mobestream Media
Listen Read Device Only Added Installed Never carry plastic or paper loyalty, membership, library cards or coupons again! With Key Ring you can:
• Add Your Cards: Loyalty, Gift, Library and Membership cards are all welcome in Key Ring
• Weekly Sales: Browse weekly sales right on your phone for over 160 retailers!
• Coupons ~ 60,000 coupons available for over 13,000 businesses (exclusive to Key Ring via Coupon Clipper Magazine)
• Join New Programs: Enroll in new loyalty programs and get rewarded
• Create Lists: Create shopping lists that you can share with family and friends
• BLACK FRIDAY DEALS for over 160 major retailers!
• Barcode scanner. Add your barcoded loyalty cards by scanning the barcode.
• Create shopping lists and share with family members.
• Remote cloud backup. Never worry about losing your loyalty cards again. Allows restoring your cards on any device that has Key Ring installed.
• Share cards with family members
• Digital grocery coupons for over 30 retailers
• Tons of FREE coupons from top retailers: % off, BOGO, $ off
• Support for over 2,000 loyalty programs
• Share coupons, deals, and offers via facebook, twitter, and email.
• Supports adding any barcoded or non-barcoded card
• Store locator, notes, program details, store contact info
• Added ability to create and share shopping lists
• Quickly access nearby coupons and weekly sales
• Set reminders and add offers to shopping lists so you never miss a deal
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Listen Read Device Only Added Installed Out of Milk Pro Unlocker
Capigami, Inc.
Listen Read Device Only Added Installed Unlock Pro features for Out of Milk, the most intuitive and easy-to-use Shopping List, To-Do List and Pantry List app for Android.
The Out of Milk Unlocker makes all of the Pro features of Out of Milk available to you. This is NOT the Out of Milk program. In order for this program to work, you must have the latest version (v2.0.9 and up) of Out of Milk installed on your phone. This is a very small application that will install onto your phone. It will NOT show up in your app drawer, it is only a license. After installing this unlocker, launch the normal Out of Milk application and enjoy our great Pro features.
Out of Milk Download: https://market.android.com/details?id=com.capigami.outofmilk
-- Pro Features --
★ Pick from different themes
★ Pick from different fonts
★ Customize tap and long-press actions
★ Widgets - Add list widgets to your homescreens
★ Coupons - Keep track of coupons in your shopping lists
★ More coming soon!
-- Standard Features --
Along with all these Pro features, Out of Milk ships out of the box (for free) with the following features:
* Multiple Shopping & To-Do Lists
* Share lists in real-time with friends and family
* Scan or manually enter items in your Shopping Lists
* Plan grocery list
* Shopping List History remembers items
* Pantry Lists let you inventory anything so you always know what's in your pantry
* Send lists by text or email
* Move or copy items between Shopping List and Pantry Lists
* Displays grand total and running total on your Shopping List
* View price history while editing a Shopping List item
* Mark items in your Shopping List as tax-free. Out of Milk will also remember your choice for future reference
Listen Read Device Only Added Installed Best Buy
Best Buy, Inc.
Listen Read Device Only Added Installed Where technology meets a simpler, more convenient way to shop Best Buy. Now shopping is as easy as tapping on your phone.
· Store Locator
· New! Get bonus My Best Buy™ points for checking in while in a Best Buy store
· Browse our entire product catalog
· Access your My Best Buy™ account: view points, redeem certificates, and view past purchases
· Compare product specs and read reviews via product scan, photo search, or QR code scan
· Find deals: deal of the day, featured offers, and weekly ads
· Find in-store clearance and open box items by store
· Get gift card balance
· Create a wish list
· Check eligibility for a phone upgrade
· Find your game's trade-in value
Best Buy® has reinvented the Reward Zone® loyalty program as the My Best Buy™ program. New name, same great rewards and an overall bigger and better program.
Listen Read Device Only Added Installed Forever 21
Forever 21
Listen Read Device Only Added Installed Whether you're out to score a new outfit, or are in need of style inspo, the Forever 21 app is your source for the latest fashion.
Available on Android phones and tablets, the official Forever 21 app lets you play games, scan barcodes, shop, swipe through style inspirations, get exclusive mobile offers, and find your nearest store.
Features include:
-PLAY: Weekly word searches, puzzles and games to keep your sense of style sharp!
-#F21XME: Check out how F21 fans around the world are styling their outfits in the #F21XME gallery, then submit your own!
-BARCODE SCAN: Can't find your size in store? Want to show off the new outfit you just bough to your social circle? Just scan the barcode to shop, share, and save.
-LOOKBOOK: Swipe through looks created by our top stylists. Share the ones you love, or shop the look to make it your own.
-DEALS: All our current sales, promotions, and exclusive mobile offers in one place. Plus, it's badged on the home screen so you know how many you have.
-GPS STORE LOCATOR: Use your current location to find the nearest Forever 21, what lines it carries and how late its open.
-NEW ARRIVALS: We're adding hundreds of new items a day! Be the first one to see them come in.
-SHOP: Browse and buy on the go with the shop section.
The perfect tool for holiday shopping, or for just finding the right dress for a big night out, Forever 21 mobile has you covered.
***App optimized for Android's 3.1 operating system and later. Earlier versions of Android may be incompatible and experience some functional issues***
***Available for shopping only in the US. Other countries to be added in the future***
Listen Read Device Only Added Installed Wish - Shopping Made Fun
Wish Inc.
Listen Read Device Only Added Installed Start shopping in a smarter and more rewarding way today. Download Wish to join over 10 million consumers who are using it to make shopping smart, fun, and rewarding. Start your Wishlists and get special offers and gift cards for items you like directly from merchants and brands.
★★★★★ "Love, Love this app. Its a fun app that u can wish on things u love and want. Highly Reccommend it to frndz & fmly." - Olivia Austin
★★★★★ "I love most of the stuff it suggests for me. I wind up surfing for hours sometimes. Then I got a $10 gift card off some items I wished for!" - Meg Blaylock
★★★★★ "Must have app. The clothing, suggestions and all the other wonderful stuff in here is awesome. I'm hooked." - Claudia Betancur
Listen Read Device Only Added Installed Wanelo Shopping
Wanelo, Inc.
Listen Read Device Only Added Installed Millions of people use Wanelo (from Want, Need, Love) to find and buy products they love. Follow all of your favorite stores and people in one place to get a feed of products customized just for you!
Wanelo is the best in shopping entertainment. It brings you an endless stream of the most unique products online, all posted by people like you. Use the app to create a universal wishlist (or multiple) with products from stores around the world!
Shop based on personalized suggestions:
- Follow your favorite stores and people.
- Save or buy the things you love.
- Create collections, wishlists and registries for gifts, holidays, shopping lists and shopping inspiration.
- Buy gifts or save gift ideas for friends and family.
All products on Wanelo are posted by users. Products include fashion, clothes and accessories for women, men, and kids, as well as home decor and furniture. Find the best dress, shoes or gadgets.
We should mention that Wanelo is dangerous for your free time and wallet. Our users think so, too:
"I spend more time shopping on the @Wanelo app than I do breathing."
"I wish I had all the money in the world. I would just spend all of it on Wanelo."
"I'm doing all of my Christmas shopping on Wanelo #obsessed"
"#Wanelo you can have all of my money! #obsessed"
"@Wanelo app for android!? brb, DYING."
"I absolutely love wanelo! I'm over the moon now that they have an app! :D"
Jessica Purvis
Listen Read Device Only Added Installed eBay
eBay Mobile
Listen Read Device Only Added Installed At eBay we work hard every day to build a world-class online shopping experience on Android. The eBay app is packed full of features that make it easy to browse, buy, sell and manage your eBay experience whenever and wherever you are!
With eBay mobile you can:
✓ Search, Bid, Buy or Make offers on unique items from around the world
✓ List your items for sale in minutes
✓ Use the barcode scanner to find items, compare prices or start a new listing
✓ Get customizable alerts about your eBay items and activity
✓ Track your packages
✓ Leave feedback
✓ Read and respond to eBay messages
✓ Save your favorite searches and sellers for quick access to the latest inventory
✓ Revise your listings and manage your eBay business on the go
✓ Explore eBay Motors using our custom experience for vehicle enthusiasts (US only)
✓ So much more. We'll spare you the details so you can start shopping now.
English, French, Italian, German, Spanish, Portuguese, Russian
eBay widgets on your home screen, available now in the Google Play store!
Thanks to all our loyal fans for your support and advice! For issues, ideas and suggestions (or just to tell us you love us), email us at firstname.lastname@example.com or join the discussion at http://getsatisfaction.com/ebaymobile.
Wait, you need access to what?
We know it can be a little scary to see applications requesting permission to access areas of your device functionality, so we're trying to be as transparent as possible.
Here are the new permissions added to this release and how we are using them to enhance your experience:
LOCATION: We are now able to surface more relevant search results to you based on your location. Also, look for Free In-Store Pickup later this year!
NETWORK COMMUNICATION: Share items with friends or good looking strangers using NFC. Just enable NFC in your device settings, then hold your phone up to someone else's and "Beam" your item to them!
CAMERA: Some users are still wondering why this application needs camera access so let us lay your fears to rest. We use the device camera for 2 functions: to allow you to scan barcodes for comparison shopping or to begin your listing, and to allow you to take photos when listing an item.
Listen Read Device Only Added Installed Snapette - Shopping & Fashion
Snapette Inc.
Listen Read Device Only Added Installed DESCRIPTION
The world's leading shopping app for finding designer fashion, shoes, handbags & accessories. Join our community of over 2 million shoppers to discover & shop stores from around the world.
For a limited time only, get $20 off your first purchase of $30 or more – no promo code needed! Compliments of Team Snapette.
Version 4.0 is here! We've launched e-commerce so that you can now shop the world's best brands and stores and check out all in one cart on Snapette. Featuring delicate gold jewelry from Hollywood's favorite designers, must-have summer dresses from New York's hot boutiques, and rare vintage finds treasure hunted by our fashion editors.
Shop with Snapette:
Snapette is the easy-to-use shopping guide for shopping designer fashion and great sales from the best boutiques, stores and brands around your current location, or around the world! Shop the latest global trends or browse what's available in stores nearby.
★ Find the perfect dress or handbag from the top boutiques in New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Chicago, Boston, Miami, London, Tokyo and more.
★ Get real-time alerts on your phone about new stores, special discounts and exclusive giveaways from over 750 designer brands & stores we've partnered with
★ Browse endless photos of the best shoes, bags, jewelry, dresses and other top fashion products
★ Shop anywhere, whether it's from the comfort of your home or while you're on the go
★ Read candid reviews and style tips from other shoppers and trendsetters
What the press is saying about Snapette:
★ "Introducing Snapette—part Instagram, part Pinterest, all awesome" – InStyle
★ "The Next Big Thing in Tech" – Fashion 2.0 Awards
★ "Snapette Redefines the Shopping Experience" – Yahoo Finance
★ A "Top 10 Must-Have Fashion App" – International Business Times
★ "Your ultimate snap-happy shopping companion" – Refinery29
★ "Another reason to stayed glued to your phone, constantly" – Racked
★ "Snapette [is] transforming from a technology that drives foot traffic into stores to a tool that brings together the online and offline shopping experiences" – WWD
Fashionistas have commonly searched for us under the names Snappette, Snapit, Snappit, Snap it and Snappitt.
Listen Read Device Only Added Installed Etsy
Etsy, Inc
Listen Read Device Only Added Installed The official Etsy for Android app.
Fall in love with Etsy, anywhere. Shop on the go with our free mobile app.
Fall in love with Etsy, anywhere. Shop on the go with our free mobile app.
Discover over 17 million unique items from 800,000 sellers around the world.
Explore what kindred spirits are favoriting on Etsy.
Shop whenever inspiration hits.
Manage your shop and orders with ease.
Etsy for Android is available in English, German, French, Dutch, and Italian.
For support, go to http://www.etsy.com/help
Help report bugs at https://www.etsy.com/teams/7720/bugs/discuss/
About Etsy:
Etsy is the world's handmade marketplace. Our mission is to empower people to change the way the global economy works. We see a world in which very-very small businesses have much-much more sway in shaping the economy, local living economies are thriving everywhere, and people value authorship and provenance as much as price and convenience. We are bringing heart to commerce and making the world more fair, more sustainable, and more fun. www.etsy.com
Listen Read Device Only Added Installed Groupon - Daily Deals, Coupons
Groupon, Inc.
Listen Read Device Only Added Installed Groupon delivers unbeatable deals for 50—70% off the best stuff to do, see, eat, and buy in more than 500 cities located mostly on earth.
Download the Groupon app to start saving on everything you're looking for—from right next door to across the globe. Whether you're shopping for the latest fashion trends, craving a new restaurant in town, or spending work meetings daydreaming about tropical travel, a daily replenishment of deals delivers all the discounts you like.
Every deal is available to use immediately, so you're never more than a few taps away from a relaxing massage, tickets to the night's hottest event, or a chance to eat a whole pizza by yourself.
With the Groupon Android app, you can:
• Buy and redeem Groupon deals directly from your mobile device.
• Track your purchased vouchers by location and expiration date.
• Save ink and avoid traumatic paper cuts by never printing another voucher or clipping another coupon.
And there's more:
• Instantly redeem vouchers for on-demand deals on food, fun, fashion, and wellness.
• Use Groupon Goods to enjoy low prices without settling for bargain products.
• Collect the fanciest hotel shampoos or travel to exotic destinations with Groupon Getaways.
• Get in the spirit of the season shopping fun, themed collections for holidays and events our calendars say are important.
• Share Groupon deals with friends, family, and fiscally responsible robots via social media.
Put down the coupon book and pick up the Groupon Android app—your ticket to explore the best each city has to offer at savings of up to 70% off.
Listen Read Device Only Added Installed The Coupons App
Most Popular Download
Listen Read Device Only Added Installed Unbelievable coupon savings and shopping deals at your favorite stores, restaurants & gas stations - coupons always at your fingertips, everywhere you go!
The Coupons App - Deals features:
* Coupon WIDGET - Real-time coupons and daily deals throughout each day. Shopping has never been easier or more fun when the deals come to you!
* GAS prices - Cheapest gas at local gas stations nearby. Gas pricing updates based on your current location - save money on gas whenever you fill up the car no matter where you are.
* BARCODE scanner - Price comparison shopping tool.
* SHARE Coupon - Text deals & email coupons, Twitter coupons, even coupon sharing onto Facebook!
* VOICE search coupons - Fast, easy and hands-free coupon and product deal searching means it is now even easier to find exactly what you want at the lowest price available.
* SAVE Coupons - Coupon to calendar, one-tap maps navigate you to the nearest venue, phone the nearest location shown in each coupon and much more!
Coupons continuously update throughout each day, it's like a fresh coupon buffet at your fingertips! Place the coupon widget onto your home screen and preview coupons instantly as they become available.
SMS Text coupon & deals - share each deal coupon with any phone. You may even text each coupon to older analog phones without The Coupons App - Deals installed & on other carriers!
Search coupons and local Groupon daily deals while shopping - Coupon & deal searching even while shopping in the store checkout line.
Redeeming coupons from The Coupons App offers is easy! Simply display coupon on your phone to cashier.
Listen Read Device Only Added Installed Fab.com
Listen Read Device Only Added Installed Fab is Everyday Design.
The Fab App provides 24/7 access to one-of-a-kind designs that wow customers with quality, price, and convenience - smiles guaranteed!
- Browse design products by color, price, and category.
- Discover emerging designers.
- Find functional fun designs to brighten up your home and lifestyle.
- Design inspiration ideas.
- Smiles. Guaranteed: Our policy is simple. We promise you will love your Fab purchase. If you don't like something - anything - about your Fab experience, contact us. We will make it right.
- Free Shipping: Orders over $49 ship free. Items that take a little longer for delivery also always ship free.
- Free Returns: We want you to love your purchase. If you don't, send it back for free and get your money back. No questions asked.
- Best Price Match: Find a better price for the same item? Contact us within 14 days of purchase and we'll match it.
If you have any problems or have comments or suggestions for improving our app, please contact us at email@example.com. Your feedback is important to us.
Terms of Use: http://fab.com/terms/
Privacy Policy: http://fab.com/privacy/
Listen Read Device Only Added Installed McDonalds Vouchers
Listen Read Device Only Added Installed Now in the application you can find both Polish and German coupons!
Coupons always at hand!
Choose from the list of coupon and show it on your phone screen McDonald's employee when ordering. Thanks go to our promotional offer!
Each voucher can be used repeatedly, the only limit is the duration of the promotion - to 4 March 2014 (in Poland!)
Listen Read Device Only Added Installed Amazon
Amazon Mobile LLC
Listen Read Device Only Added Installed Now supporting, the United States, India, and Canada. The Amazon App allows Android users to browse and "Shop by Department", quickly search, compare prices, read reviews, share products with friends, access Gold Box Deals, and make purchases on Amazon.com. To make on-the-go shopping and price comparison even easier, the Amazon App includes helpful shopping features that allow users to scan a barcode, snap a photo, or type a search, to quickly compare prices and check availability. Customers can sign up to receive a daily notification for Lightning Deals and also stay up to date on status of their orders.
Shoppers are able to access any of Amazon's sites around the world from a single app by simply selecting their desired Amazon country store. Amazon customers have full access to their existing cart, wish lists, payment and Amazon Prime member shipping options, order history, 1-Click settings and can also take advantage of Amazon.com' Subscribe & Save. All purchases made on the Amazon App are routed through Amazon's secure servers just as they are on the web.
** Requires Android OS 2.1 & up and rear facing camera.
*** The Amazon App for Tablets is available on Google Play. Search for "Amazon Tablet" to install the app and begin shopping.
Important note regarding permissions. The Amazon App requires access to the following services to operate properly:
Location: due to the fact that this is now a world wide app, location permissions are required to support a delivery service feature offered by Amazon in France and Japan. Only in those stores is the location data required or used. In those locations you are able to request delivery to a convenience store closest to your current location. That service is not available in other Amazon countries.
Phone calls: within the app you are able to place a call to Amazon Customer Service. Tap Menu -> More -> Help -> Call Customer Service, and we will place the proper number in the phone app and dial it.
Take pictures: bar code scanning and image search require access to the camera function if you choose to start the bar code scanner from the app.
Account Permissions: This permission is used by the Amazon app suite for account authentication on select handsets.
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Meet Nola_Lee_Kelsey
Life according to Nola_Lee_Kelsey
I am a zoologist, but these days for me it is all about travel writing and volunteering, most often with animals.
My Books:
700 Places to Volunteer Before You Die: A Traveler's Guide
The V‐List: The World's Most Complete Reference Book of Global Volunteering Opportunities! (eBook)
Dogs: Funny Side Up!
Let's Go Visit Best Friends Animal Sanctuary
And more!
Creator/Content Editor:
The Voluntary Traveler: Adventures from the Road Best Traveled
Producer and host of The Voluntary Traveler podcast
Published Articles and phtograph credits at: www.NolaKelsey.com
North American Travel Journalist Association
The Independent Book Publishers Association
Practicing What I Preach:
I was born and educated as a zoologist. My passion for helping animals is unyielding. At the age of 20 I became the Volunteer Coordinator for a San Diego‐based wildlife rescue where I was working as fulltime volunteer Wildlife Keeper around my classes.
In addition to writing about volunteer projects and interviewing providers and volunteers for my podcasts and articles, I am also a serial volunteer. I write from my home in Chiang Mai, Thailand. From
here I volunteers with Care for Dogs (CfD) in Chiang Mai, running their Volunteer Orientation Program.
This allows me a greater perspective on the volunteer traveler and gives me the chance to interview participants about other projects they have been involved with around the world. I also write for CfD's blog and provide them with other media material – voluntarily.
If you know of a great volunteer opportunity, please tell me about it!
Past travels
I am primarily a budget traveler and serial volunteer. Countries I have explored include: Kenya, Tanzania, Egypt, Israel, Fiji, Australia, Mexico, Canada, and Lao. I am also intimately familiar with The Black Hills of South Dakota, Southern California and much of the western United States. After college I conducted natural history tours to the northern islands of Mexico's Sea of Cortez.
Future travels
Volunteering with wildlife in Indonesia
The lowdown
Age: In the region of 40-49
Currently hanging out in: Thailand
Boy or girl: Female
Webpage: www.TheVoluntaryTraveler.com
Travelfisher since: 16th January, 2011

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Xbox 360
This page contains Army Of Two: The 40th Day Unlockables for Xbox 360 called "Extra Outfits" and has been posted or updated on Jan 15, 2010 by kmarle. Let us know what you think of this Unlockable by thumbs voting.
- Developer: EA Montreal
- Publisher: Electronic Arts
- Genre: Action Shooter Third-Person
- Release Date: Jan 12, 2010
- ESRB: Mature
Extra Outfits
Upon completing the game for the first time on any difficulty, several outfits will be made available to the player. You can change your current outfit at the character selection screen.
Unlockable: | How to Unlock: |
Beat-up (end game armor) | Complete game once |
Civilian clothes (no armor) | Complete game once |
Light armor | Complete game once |
Mall clothes (bare armor) | Complete game once |
Medium armor | Complete game once |
Oldschool armor (original Army of Two armor) | Complete game once |
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AP Source: Cavs, Bynum agree to deal
By TOM WITHERS, Associated Press
CLEVELAND (AP) — A person familiar with the negotiations says the Cleveland Cavaliers have reached agreement on a two-year contract with center Andrew Bynum.
Bynum accepted the deal on Wednesday night, said the person who spoke on condition of anonymity because the team has not announced the agreement.
The 7-foot Bynum did not play in any games last season with Philadelphia because of knee injuries. But the Cavs were willing to take a risk on him being healthy to help a team that won just 24 games last season.
He had met with Dallas earlier Wednesday before accepting Cleveland's offer.
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iTunes to Android Wireless 1.6 Review
One of the big perks of using an iPhone is wireless syncing from iTunes. iTunes to Android Wireless brings the same effect to your Android phone, but it can be a huge pain to set up. Once you have it working properly, you have to pay to make the most of the app. You're better off breaking out the USB cable and syncing things yourself.
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annej - 4:12 pm on Nov 13, 2004 (gmt 0)
julinho, I do think a pr 8 from a big university site is helping me on PR while the ones with many links are commercial though one has excellent content as well. What do you think Google sees as authority pages? It can't just be links to that site, is it somehow related to sites with many topical links to it? Or do they look at things like .edu as a factor? I've read a lot of talk about the idea of authority pages am still vague on the theory. powdork, I got the highlighted words using the ~ . Do you mean I should link from other pages in my sites using some of those words in the link text? I think my next campaign to get outside links to my site needs to be from sites themed to some of these related words as well. A related topic that the ~ doesn't pick up is history. I have some links from university sites on that topic but need to get more. I must be using the Yahoo linksite: query wrong as I can't get it to work. Are there some other ways to check backlinks as well? I had one in my favorites at one time but can't find it now. I found I had a great many but most must not have high enough PR for Google to show on the Googlebar Prairie, Yes, some of the other sites definitely should be above me in the serps. I'm just hoping to get up a couple of notches. I have a question on page title. Does it need to be the same as the text in incoming links? I am considering changing the word order in the page title to put the key word first but then it won't match most of my incoming link text. Thanks all for the ideas everyone.
Internetheaven, I suppose I am overanalyzing. I'm just tired of not being able to rise above number 7, I've been sitting there for months. I'll have to admit is mostly just a challenge as most of my visitors come into individual pages on 2 or 3 word phrase searches. I worked several months using ideas from this forum, mostly working hours and hours on getting quality back links to get to the key word top 10. So maybe I'm over analyzing because I've tried all the obvious stuff. I will add some word density though. Thanks for the info on that.


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What Tocqueville Missed
Government made all that "volunteerism" possible.
Nostalgia is rampant among public commentators today as they look for some critical juncture when U.S. democracy was flourishing more than it seems to be now, hoping to draw inspiration and lessons for what might be done to revive our apparently ailing civic life.
Those who still admit to being liberals usually locate the golden era of U.S. democracy in the 1930s and 1940s, when, it is thought, Franklin Delano Roosevelt provided bold, progressive leadership. Those of conservative or center-right proclivities characteristically look at America's past through the eyes of Alexis de Tocqueville, the French aristocrat who toured the fledgling United States in the 1830s, gathering observations and ideas that were, in due course, published in Democracy in America. Tocqueville's opus has become one of the modern world's most influential political ethnographies--that is, a set of densely descriptive observations of another nation, written to influence political debates back in one's own country.
That message-to-home aspect of Tocqueville's work is important in understanding its limitations. Alarmed by the simultaneous expansion of democracy and an ever-more-centralized bureaucratic administrative state in post-revolutionary France, he used his explorations of early Republican America to make the case to his own countrymen that they should encourage voluntary associations in civic society as a new buffer against state centralization.
"Americans of all ages, all stations in life, and all types of dispositions are forever forming associations," Tocqueville reported in a famous, oft-quoted passage. This happy situation was possible, he felt, because extralocal government seemed barely present. "Nothing strikes a European traveler in the United States more," wrote Tocqueville, "than the absence of what we would call government or administration. ... There is nothing centralized or hierarchic in the constitution of American administrative power."
Given Tocqueville's anti-statist purposes, it is not surprising that contemporary critics of the U.S. federal government celebrate the great Frenchman's stress on voluntary associations (understood as functioning in opposition to bureaucratic state power). Still, before Americans plunge forward on a fool's errand, we might want to notice that the best historical social science challenges the claims of conservatives and centrists about when, how, and why democratic civic engagement has flourished in the United States.
Before the American Revolution, many towns of the requisite size for commercialization and urbanization had already emerged, but without a vibrant set of voluntary associations. By the early 1800s, however, the emergence of associations in both smaller and larger communities was outstripping commercial and demographic change. Social historian Richard D. Brown emphasizes that the Revolution, political struggles over the Constitution and the Bill of Rights, and deepening popular participation in national, state, and local elections served to spur associational life. So did religious and cultural ideals about self-improvement, and growing awareness of extralocal commercial and public affairs through widespread newspaper reading.
Tocqueville himself was well aware of many of these extralocal influences. Present-day conservatives often overlook how much he stressed political participation, marveling at the United States as the "one country in the world which, day in, day out, makes use of an unlimited freedom of political association," which, in turn, encouraged a more general "taste for association."
In retrospect, it is obvious that what social historian Mary P. Ryan has dubbed the pre-Civil War "era of association," from the 1820s to the 1840s, coincided with the spread of adult male suffrage and the emergence of competitive, mass-mobilizing parties: first the Jacksonian Democrats, then the Whigs, and finally, the Free Soilers and the Republicans.
Democracy in America took note of early U.S. newspapers, too. "Newspapers make associations, and associations make newspapers," Tocqueville wrote. "Thus, of all countries on earth, it is in America that one finds both the most associations and the most newspapers." Yet, blinded by his negative passions about state power in France, Tocqueville failed to grasp what his observations meant about the early American state.
As historian Richard John cleverly points out in Spreading the News: The American Postal System From Franklin to Morse, Tocqueville traveled by stage coach in the "hinterland of Kentucky and Tennessee," remarking on the "astonishing circulation of letters and newspapers among these savage woods." Yet the Frenchman's travels might not have been possible if many stage-coach companies had not been subsidized--through Congress--so that mail could be carried, and representatives travel home, to remote districts.


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My father always said bread was classy and it needed to be treated with respect.
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text: Palm Beach County DogSmithRachel Williams, CDT, CGC EvaluatorRachel Williams and her partner Cornelius Kruger opened their own DogSmith business because they say, "We believe that if everyone who owns a companion animal puts just a little time and effort into training their dog, both the pet and the owner's lives will be greatly enhanced. Not only by making their relationship stronger but also, by training their pet, owners will enjoy all the many benefits that go along with having a well trained, balanced, happy member of the family. A dog should be a joy and never a burden to any family". Having grown up on a small sheep and cattle farm in rural Wales it seems Rachel was destined for a life surrounded by animals. "The dogs on the farm always had a job to do" says Rachel, "Training them to herd sheep was as natural to them as it was to my family and me." This was her first experience training animals and as a child she would make up agility courses using bales of hay, poles and ladders for the dogs and her to practice on. That is, whenever they weren't working the sheep! Coming to the states as a nanny Rachel was not only involved with the "training" of the children in her charge, but just as importantly to the family, she became the primary trainer of the "four-legged furry kids" as well. It was during this time that she realized that dogs, much like children, learn best with repeated, consistent, patient and positive reinforcement. Her success and interest with progressive training methods motivated her to take private and group dog training classes and attend numerous professional dog training events to expand her new found skills leading to a new career path. Now in Florida, Rachel and Cornelius began searching for the "perfect Labrador" resulting in their pride and joy, Chloe, an English Sporting Labrador Retriever. In addition to their business and careers, Rachel, Cornelius and Chloe are all very active members of the Treasure Coast Retrievers Club. Chloe passed her CGC exam and is now an AKC, Master Hunter. Rachel is also a CGC Evaluator Susan Barton, CDT As more and more animal lovers in the Palm Beach County area learn of The DogSmiths unrivaled dog training and pet care, owner and certified dog trainer Rachel Williams found she needed help to service the growing demand for her dog training and pet care programs. But she knew that to maintain the quality and attention to detail she demands for her customers, she would need a partner that embraced the same attitude of excellence and customer service that is the hallmark of The DogSmith. Rachel has found that partner in Susan Barton. An avid animal lover, Susan grew up on a gentleman's farm full of turtles, hamsters, rabbits, chickens, horses and of course dogs and cats. 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So, a partial sphere would work, but a hemisphere would be less effective. The reason being that part of the design ethos here is to be able to collect sunlight as the sun moves without moving the collector. That implies that the cross-section perpendicular to the sun must have maximum surface area. My understanding is that the sun completes nearly a 180 degree arc during the day, making at least most of a sphere necessary for maximum efficiency.


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[[WMG:Huey Freeman grows up, travels back in time, and changes his name to Thomas Sowell.]]
[[http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ihdiv_J5zhU/TOIAzMDaH2I/AAAAAAAAAIc/wm0P1F03x7A/s1600/Nov%2B22%2BThomas%2BSowell.jpg That is so a grown-up Huey.]] To top it all off, Thomas was a Marxist in his college days, spending 10 years writing treatises on Marxian political economy as it relates to the black struggle. So very Huey-ish.
* Jossed. Thomas Sowell writes from a libertarian and conservative perspective these days, which is completely opposed to a lot of Huey's ideas.
[[WMG:Ruckus is atoning for his sins.]]
Ruckus is the reincarnation of an intolerant Southern white who lived before the Civil Rights era. Upon his death, his spirit lived on in the form of an incredibly ugly black male as punishment for his treatment towards blacks. But, being a bigoted southerner, he refuses to learn and admit his wrongs, even trying to bring down his entire race on one occasion, a possible TakeThat towards Civil War and Post Civil War-era Southerners.
He acts like a "self-hating" black man.
[[WMG:The Kool-Aid Lady at "Pause" is Ruckus's sister.]]
They both have bug eyes and abnormal behavior.
* She was a parody of a legit actor that is prevalent in most Tyler Perry films and shows. But that doesn't rule this out.
[[WMG:Huey Freeman is a descendant of Anime/AfroSamurai.]]
His sword is a family heirloom. Huey wants to [[http://fc06.deviantart.net/fs25/f/2008/140/2/a/Samurai_Huey_by_kse332.jpg follow in his footsteps]].
[[WMG: Ed III is competent on his own. He only does stupid things because he listens to Gin Rummy.]]
Every time Ed does something crazy, he's with Gin Rummy. The one time Gin Rummy sits out ("The Fundraiser"), Ed demonstrates he's Badass and can have decent judgment.
* Decent judgement? Instead of hiding like Riley and Cindy, he decides to go guns blazing and starts shooting randomly without prejudice in turn, gets shot in his chain and knocked out. This wasn't the first time that Ed had to go it alone and still acted like a moron. For example, the first episode where he ends up getting shot out the window. Another is when he kidnaps the wrong kid in Shinin'. There was also when Riley asked him to find the Hateocracy and he ends up shooting at random old people. Then the whole Thugnificent scenario that ended quite badly for him as well. As his grandfather stated, he is a moron.
** I stand corrected, especially now that I've had a chance to see "Bitches to Rags" (he flipped out over not being able to sell cocaine when he could have earned a $30,000 commission). Still, he's good for dumb muscle, unlike Rummy who doesn't do anything except come up with bad ideas and give Ed more problems. Though if I recall correctly, in "Shinin'" Rummy was with him.
*** Still Ed3 is more competent on his own relative to when he's with Gin Rummy
**** Questionable at best, considering that he literally got the crap scared out of him while he was serving in Iraq.
***** If anything rummy is the Smarter of the 2. While still an tupid he is nota complete idoit like Ed the third.
* [[InvertedTrope Inverted]]: Rummy is actually competent on his own, but none of his plans work because he always involves Ed in them. Their plan in "It's Goin' Down" would have worked fine had Ed not left his iPhone at the Freemans' house.
[[WMG: Riley Freeman is gay]]
Much of his screen time is dedicated to his telling people that he isn't gay and implying/making jokes that they are. Maybe he is just young and confused about his sexuality and he is [[HaveIMentionedThatIAmHeterosexualToday trying to hide it]], because he identifies with a culture that places emphasis on bravado and masculinity. Perhaps when he is older he will be able to make better sense of his identity and will be able to come out. [[HypocriticalHumor No homo.]]
** WordOfGod: Riley is not gay. It was stated on the commentary of the season 2 DVD which Aaron was specific in his words due to the huge backlash he's seen due to the minimal possibility of turning him gay. I doubt that he even thinks of his own sexuality since he is still 8. He is just mimicking what he sees and hears on TV.
[[WMG: The new ''[[TheKarateKid Karate Kid]]'' is ''The Boondocks Movie''.]]
After the series, Huey and Riley's mother is alive and well and comes back for her kids. Riley comes to live with her while Huey stays with his grandpa.
* There are multiple reasons why that can't be true. First, diffence in personality. Second, diffrent names. And third, the Karate Kid was from Detroit, while Riley is from Chicago.
[[WMG: Everyone is badass in this series because [[IKnowMortalKombat everyone imitates action shows and video games.]]]]
Besides Luna's matches being explicitly based off of MortalKombat, there is the noteworthy detail that everyone seems to be skilled at fighting, but no normal training or tactics is ever mentioned. Ed III doesn't act like a combat vet, he acts like he's living in a First Person Shooter. Huey seems to have learned how to wield a katana by watching SamuraiChamploo, and Cindy seems to have learned to fight by watching {{Naruto}}.
** When has Cindy shown any ability to fight aside from a GroinKick?
*** It was sufficient deterrent to keep anyone else from attacking. Come to think of it, maybe a running theme of this story is to deconstruct IKnowMortalKombat.
*** It was a deterrent to keep a grown man from scaring her off the block. It just may be possible that Huey and the other practicioners just may have trained to get their ability just like everybody else. Since Huey isn't shown doing anything else except reading and on computer, its not too far fetched to believe that he finds time to train when nobody is around.
[[WMG: The fried-chicken flu was real.]]
(Mostly) Everybody was infected with it before the episode even happened, they just didn't know it. It lay dormant in them until the episode came along. It awoke and caused the symptoms Huey listed, resulting in a mass pandemic and collapse of society around the world. Only those who didn't eat fried chicken ever were not infected, thus they never showed any symptoms. After the initial scare was over, the virus went dormant, waiting to strike once again.
[[WMG: The series will be renewed for a fourth season where they move back to the city because life in Woodcrest is too insane.]]
The series is too popular to cancel, but there isn't much plot left in Woodcrest, unless they want to get into [[RomanticPlotTumor Jazmine and Huey's relationship.]]
** Kind of would ruin the whole point of the show if they moved out. If anything, the opening episode of a possible season 4 should finally introduce Caesar, and have Huey coming out of retirement.
** Confirmed.http://screenrant.com/the-boondocks-season-4-announced-kofi-125008/
** Still, there's not a lot left in Woodcrest, since Tom isn't afraid of prison rape anymore and Uncle Ruckus no longer hates black people.
[[WMG: Ruckus's arrest in the Obama episode was ordered by the white shadow]]
All to keep Huey in town for some unknown purpose.
** "The Red Ball", "The Fried Chicken Flu", and "It's Goin Down" all add some credence to this, especially since said shadow showed up in "It's Goin Down" to warn Huey. Huey being around saved the town from being bought by communists, his entire house being destroyed(a lesser thing for sure, and an entire building blowing up.
[[WMG: Sarah had a hidden meaning when she said "Missing out on a lot of things." in ''Date with the Health Inspector'']]
She may look reserved, but something tells me Sarah has a wild side.
* Considering her reaction to Tom[[spoiler: possessed by Stinkmeaner's ghost]], this is obvious.
[[WMG: Robert's car, Dorothy, was named either after his desceased wife or a previous lover]]
* Read above.
* Or it could be named after Dorothy Dandridge. In the comic, it was shown that he had a thing for her.
[[WMG: Some random guessing]]
* Season 4 will introduce Caesar to the cartoon and have Huey finally coming out of retirement.
* Riley, Huey, or both will eventually cross the MoralEventHorizon.
* The White Shadow is the BigBad of the series and is secretly pulling an [[GambitRoulette extremely complex]] and [[EvilPlan devious]] scheme on Huey.
* Stinkmeaner, the Hateocracy, or both will return.
* Gangstalicious and Thugnificent will both return.
* Butch Magnus and Lamilton will both return and team-up.
* We will learn what happened to Riley and Huey's parents
[[WMG: Each character is a representation of certain archetypes within the black community]]
* Robert Jebediah "Granddad" Freeman represents the old out of touch indifferent older generation, whom became cynically apathetic and complacent after the civil rights era. Basically suffering from a serious case of SillyRabbitIdealismIsForKids. In a sense he seems to have a "I'm over it" type attitude towards "the struggle".
* Huey Freeman represents all the smart black youth who has a dark cynical almost misanthropic view of the world as far as politics, religion, the media, businesses and corporations, African-American culture and American society goes. Represents the darker view of a left wing ideologue.
* Riley Freeman The naive, apolitical and or indifferent "ignorance is bliss" type. Also a conformist type despite wanting to be a rebellious thug and gangster. Represents the worst stereotypes of young black america, and is to ignorant to know.
* Michael Caesar is socially aware but optimistic, unlike Huey, able to see the bright side of things at almost all times and possess non destructive hobbies outside of activism. The more positive side of youth culture.
* Jazmine Dubois represents the suburban, sheltered, naive, apolitical type of black youth. Uncaringly obeying the system's rules and having no hangups at all about it or how it functions or why its even there and what its doing or not doing to their lives, she just wants to fit into white society. In a ironic way she's the flip side of the same coin of Riley, completely ignorant but for different reasons.
* Thomas Lancaster Dubois represents the out of touch white collar black professional whom has forgotten his roots. After finding success he marries a blond white woman. His job as a prosecuting attorney is ironic: He essentially sends other people (mostly black men) to the fate he himself most fears. could also bee seen as someone who wants to fit into white society.
* Uncle Ruckus is pretty obvious, he's a BoomerangBigot who doesn't believe he's black. Also an allegory for "uncle toms".
[[WMG: Uncle Ruckus will sing a parody of Tigger's song from Franchise/WinnieThePooh.]]
* That... is amazing.
[[WMG: The fourth season will center on the Freemans moving to California.]]
* At the end of "Mr. Medicinal," Granddad is apparently free to go to California as soon as his parole is up. He also says in "It's Goin Down" that they might have to start looking for a new neighborhood.
[[WMG: Grandad subconsiously harbor's guilt for accidentally killing Stinkmeaner.]]
That is what's allowing Stinkmeaner to [[BackFromTheDead come back]] and try to exact his revenge as opposed to the idea that Stinkmeaner is just that evil, which he really is anyway. Grandad doesn't openly show any remorse for his action only because of what it'll cause people(especially Riley) to think of him.
** Confirmed, as seen in The Hateocracy. Robert feels guilty about him accidently killing Stinkmeaner, but Stinkmeaners ability to come back to life is unrelated to that, he really is just an evil old asshole.
[[WMG: The origin of Uncle Ruckus.]]
He in fact does have revitiligo, Bunny Ruckus didn't make that up; it's safe to say it's not a rip off from Micheal Jackson's vitiligo because this took place before Micheal Jackson was even born. The story was a white man did leave Ruckus on Bunny's and Mister's porch. After they discovered the baby and Mister also discovered the money Mister decided marry Bunny, then he eventually had a cuple of kids with Bunny and thus officially tying Mister to Bunny. If that white man didn't leave any money with Ruckus, Mister and probably Bunny would of never took the white baby(Uncle Ruckus).
[[WMG: The origin of The White Shadow.]]
He actually is a government agent, probably assigned to monitor Huey because of his involvement in underground black militant organizations. However, at some point he grew sympathetic to Huey's philosophy and went rogue. He was absent from Season 2 and most of Season 3 because he was ordered to stop fraternizing with the target, but breaks his silence in "It's Goin Down" when Huey is in actual danger.


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Education is key because it lays the foundation for the skills you need to incorporate the tools you will use. sorry to disappoint
but it takes a good solid 4 year degree in Art to reach a BFA which will give a well rounded curriculum for developing the visual eye and understand the theories behind color and design. its fascinating and very demanding if you apply yourself. after school the best way to get a bounce is an internship and from there you will most likely start as an assistant somewhere but it will take years to learn how to apply what you have learned to increase the confidence it takes to run a department. A graphic designer is a fabulous profession that embodies different arenas depending on if you prefer small studios, large agencies, advertising, corporate, medical, defense...i can go on and on. Art Directors and Creative Directors can be the same slot depending on the size of the company. I am a team of one who is responsible for Design, Scheduling, Art Direction and all things Creative.
love every minute of it too!
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i have some questions about becoming AD too.
Firstly, about education - from what was discussed already, I see that AD has to be strong on the technical side - knowingf graphic design, all the programs... but can I be AD from a creative side - generating ideas, maybe drawing with my hand (though I'm not good at painting) or making some collages in order to express my ideas? I dont mean that AD is a technical job, but I hope you understand my question. Well, if you could tell me more precisely what one need to study (I know it's not about studying, but still..) for making this career, it would be great?
Now I'm applying to study MA of media studies - am I on the right path? I'm more into AD in publishing, by the way.
also, I'm interested about the career ojf Julia restoin roitfeld - she has studied design management at parsons and she is know working as an AD. but her studies was more from the business side, I guess? I know she has good connections, but still - she is making (drawing with photoshop???) invitations for various fashion houses and art directing some fashion ads... I'm lost, that is such a mystical job to me.
moreover, I want to intern at baron baron. What do you usually have to study to become an intern there? do you know any people who work/have worked there? besides magnus berger? I'd like to google them, just to have the idea of what people are working in this company...
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I don't know much about it ... but it seems fairly technical to me, along with having a good eye, knowing a lot about advertising and what works in ads and being able to be very organized. Plus, as
said, above, that in addition to knowing all the computer programs for graphic design, you would probably need a 4 year degree in Fine Arts to learn about color and design, to develop the eye that you would need as an AD.
Here's a job description that I found, although I think it varies a lot, depending on who you are working for:
Source: careers.stateuniversity.com
Definition and Nature of the Work
Art directors oversee the artistic design of advertisements and print materials, as well as the filming of television commercials. They are the decision makers who are responsible for the quality of the finished product. The art director chooses a photographer, an illustrator, models, and any props necessary for an ad. If a print ad comes back from the printer with an imperfection, the art director is responsible for retouching it.
In advertising, the art director is not only responsible for the "look" of an ad but is also part of a creative team responsible for developing the very concept. An art director and a copywriter (who writes the ads) may decide on an advertising concept together. Then they determine how the ad will look and what it will say.
To create a "print" ad—one that appears in a magazine or a newspaper or on a billboard—the art director creates a rough layout using a computer. The layout shows where the copy will go, which fonts and colors will be used, and what the picture will look like. At this stage, the layout must be approved by the client. Once a rough layout for an ad is approved, the art director uses all the resources of the agency to produce the finished ad.
Work begins in a large, open work area known as the bull pen, where the art director supervises a team of artists who work up the rough layout of an ad, refine it, and put it together on the computer. Assistants scale photographs and illustrations to the proper size and decide on the typeface. They run the copy and the photographs through the computer programs to create the pages as they will appear in print.
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wow lots of questions! First - I think it's pretty important to learn about the software that's part of graphic design - the technicalities. Even if it's a short course in Photoshop or InDesign, that would help a lot. Unfortunately being able to draw is just not enough.
I'm not sure where you're studying, but Media Studies to me always seems something that's more aligned with wanting to become a journalist. But it depends on the course, and it won't do anything to hurt you anyway if you do it.
With Julia Restoin-Roitfeld - as you identified, she's probably not the best person to model her career on because of her contacts. If you talk about having the job of designing invitations, I believe most people who do that would offer other services too - like designing brand logos, design concepts, advertising, etc - have you looked at those companies?
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well, i guess i will finally be forced to start learning using photoshoop - thats one of my NYE resolutions, so I really should do at least one of them!
Thanks for your help. Although, if someone else has something to answer to my questions - you are very welcome!
I'm in fact lost. I was thinking I wanted to become a stylist (for magazines), but afterwards I understood, that (i think) i'm more interested in creating (together with the photogr.) a BEAUTIFUL picture as a piece of art, when the clothing itself. I love fashion and I love clothes. But I'm unsure about everything. I decided that maybe the career of AD would be better for me. But maybe I have the wrong perception of what AD does? idk
so, i'm lost. and i have a bachelor in law (due to watching too much of Allie Mcbeal
) and now I'm thinking about my master studies, smth that would be usefull for my future. And its hard to find something good! USA is too expensive for me, so i decided to chose europe. UK i dont want and as studies in scandinavia are for free, i'm applying there in to the media studies program. but i dont think its so much into journalism, i'm really interested in studying all medias from the broad perspective. I'm hoping that from where maybe i could go for a semester/a year/an internship to NY. I'd make some contacts there and when, after finishing studies, I'd move in there. see - i make exact dreams for everything.
i have some (e.g. 5 years) of experience in publishing - at first working as a journalist, and now i'm working in pr. pr i also like, but i want more to create beautifullll pictures.
thank's for being good listeners! i could talk and talk and talk and talk about my (imagenary) future...
hush, i wish i had God besides me who would tell me: "do this and do that".
by the way, sorry for misstakes, i know i made a lot this time
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