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Wednesday, March 14th, 2012
Congratulations to Linda Cella, our Rethink Ink contest winner! Her idea “Your Are The Balm” inspired our design team to create a tattoo that evokes World War II era tattoos and visually depicts her play on a common phrase.
Thank you to everyone who participated. We appreciate the healthy dose of inkspiration provided by all of your ideas fantastic ideas!
The good new is, everyone is a winner! Make sure you visit the site to download the latest free desktop and smartphone wallpapers inspired by the winning tattoo.
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Friday, February 24th, 2012
Today is your last chance to submit your idea for the ReThink Ink temporary tattoo contest, so get in there and enter your amazing ideas to our Zoom Creates Facebook page. We’ve had some great submissions, a few of our favorites so far are “Sexy Saturday”, “You are the balm” and “A rockin’ Gretsch Guitar”. But there is still time to get your idea in the running. The tattoo idea that inspires us most will win big!
The Grand Prize Winner will receive:
• Your tattoo idea designed by Zoom Creates
• Your Design on a stylin’ T-shirt
• Temporary tattoos of your design idea for you and 10 of your friends
• All six sets of Zoom Ink temporary tattoos
Two Runners up will receive:
• All six sets of Zoom Ink temporary tattoos
• A temporary tattoo of the winning design
Don’t forget to also stop by the Zoom Ink web site and check out all the free downloads to help you spice up your desktop and mobile phone!
Tags: 2012, contest, holidays, Rethink Ink, tattoo, Temporary Tattoo, zoom creates, Zoom Ink
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Tuesday, February 21st, 2012
Now is your last chance to submit your idea for the Zoom Creates Rethink Ink contest.
Get on over to our Facebook page and submit your best idea for your own tattoo design. Whether it’s “kitten popsicles,” a “frog in a giraffe suit” or a “polka-dotted poncho” we want to hear it! No need to design, just write out your idea and hit submit! The concept that inspires us the most will have their idea designed by us AND will receive a set of their tats and a stylin’ T-shirt so they can show off their design to their jealous buds. Plus, the top three ideas will win all six sets of our Zoom Ink temporary tats.
Don’t Miss out!
We want to make sure everyone‘s devices stay rockin’ too. Drop by the Zoom Ink site to spice up your laptop or mobile phone with backgrounds inspired by the tats.
Tags: contest, inspiration, tattoo, Zoom Ink
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Friday, February 17th, 2012
Banana cakes is a phrase started by me after I heard it randomly one day from a person talking on the radio. I said to myself, “That is so flippin’ fun, I’ve got to use that!” Since then, I’ve been throwing out “banana cakes” left and right to express my excitement, surprise or disbelief. With my constant use, it finally caught on around the office and now I’ve got everyone spreadin’ the fun. Now that’s banana cakes!
What is this “Tat-A-Day” all about?
The Zoom Creates team has created six sets of temporary tattoos, and to share some of our ink-spiration, we’ll be posting a “Tat-A-Day”. The “Tat-A-Day” posts will last throughout the duration of the Rethink Ink contest. So tune in and get ink-spired to create your own!
Tags: Banana Cakes, Robin Budd, tattoo, Zoom, Zoom Ink, Zoomers
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Wednesday, February 15th, 2012
It’s Wednesday and officially Hungry Hump Day in the office. Hungry Hump Day has been a long-standing tradition at Zoom. We celebrate each middle of the week morning most commonly with bagels and smear as well as the occasional doughnut bonanza. Our hump day treat accompanies our mid-week, all staff morning meeting and makes it a delightful way to start the day.
What is this “Tat-A-Day” all about?
The Zoom Creates team has created six sets of temporary tattoos, and to share some of our ink-spiration, we’ll be posting a “Tat-A-Day”. The “Tat-A-Day” posts will last throughout the duration of the Rethink Ink contest. So tune in and get ink-spired to create your own!
Tags: Bagels, Hungry Hump Day, tattoo, Wednesday, zoom creates, Zoom Ink, Zoomers
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Tuesday, February 14th, 2012
“What do you know about tweedle beetles? Well… When tweedle beetles fight, it’s called a tweedle beetle battle. And when they battle in a puddle, it’s a tweedle beetle puddle battle. AND when tweedle beetles battle with paddles in a puddle, they call it a tweedle beetle puddle paddle battle.”
Thank you Dr. Seuss for creating Fox in the Socks for today’s Tat-A-Day inspiration.
Why tweedles, you ask? Well, Corrina and I have been deemed the official “Tweedles” in the office, lovingly named by Eva approximately 5 years ago because of our obvious similarities in our sense of style and design and that we have a tendency to carry on like two peas in a pod from time to time.
“The Tweedles” has become an exclusive group that many have tried to enter into. It’s not easy, but you can become an official “Tweedle” too, just let us know if you’d like to join and we’ll provide a lengthy application and put you on our wait list. FYI, Tim has been wait-listed for about 5 years now.
What is that “Tat-A-Day” all about?
The Zoom Creates team has created six sets of temporary tattoos, and to share some of our ink-spiration, we’ll be posting a “Tat-A-Day”. The “Tat-A-Day” posts will last throughout the duration of the Rethink Ink contest. So tune in and get ink-spired to create your own!
Tags: Corrina Reff, Dr. Seuss, Robin Budd, Tweedle, Zoom Ink, Zoomers
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Monday, February 13th, 2012
The Zoom Creates team has created six sets of temporary tattoos, and to share some of our ink-spiration, we’ll be posting a “Tat-A-Day”. The “Tat-A-Day” posts will last throughout the duration of the Rethink Ink contest. So tune in and get ink-spired to create your own!
KAW KAW
Watch out, incoming Seagull… At Zoom Creates, we are constantly relying on constructive criticism to evaluate functionality of a site or the look and feel of a design. This critical feedback keeps us thinking about the audience and helps us continue to push our work to the limit. Tim LOVES to give feedback and he won’t stop at a chance to make a comment (or five) even if something is almost flawless. For this, we call him the Seagull. He flies in—drops in a load of useful tidbits—and is on his way. It keeps us on our toes and always looking up! Kaw kaw!
Tags: Constructive Criticism, Rethink Ink, Seagull, tattoo, Tim Black, zoom creates, Zoom Ink, Zoomers
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Friday, February 10th, 2012
The Zoom Creates team has created six sets of temporary tattoos, and to share some of our ink-spiration, we’ll be posting a “Tat-A-Day”. The “Tat-A-Day” posts will last throughout the duration of the Rethink Ink contest. So tune in and get ink-spired to create your own!
You would think, with shower day being yesterday, how could it possibly be Filthy Friday today? Well, we haven’t managed to get that dirty in the past 24 hours, BUT unfortunately our mouths have. Filthy Friday is a day filled not only with wonderful alliteration, but also with dirty, filthy colorful words. On Friday, it’s not frowned upon to drop a swear bomb. So, if Illustrator crashes, the printer takes 200 years to warm up, or if someone doesn’t put the coffee pot back for accessible left-handed use, we openly share our 4-lettered profanity with the office. And we don’t stop there, if you’re happy and you know it, we like to shout it to the rafters. And with it being Friday, that’s always reason enough to celebrate! So happy F*$@in’ Filthy Friday everyone!
Tags: 2012, contest, Filthy, Free Downloads, Freebies, Friday, tattoo, Zoom Ink
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Thursday, February 9th, 2012
The Zoom Creates team has 
created six sets of temporary tattoos, and to share some of our ink-spiration, we’ll be posting a “Tat-A-Day”. The “Tat-A-Day” posts will last throughout the duration of the Rethink Ink contest. So tune in and get ink-spired to create your own!
We’re starting off our “Tat-A-Day” posts with a few from the Zoomer-ific set. It’s full of tattoos referencing the little things that make us laugh, but there are a few of those Zoomer inside jokes that may need a bit of an explanation.
Today being Thursday, otherwise known as Shower Day, we decided to kick this off with “Whether You Need It Or Not”. This tattoo is inspired by Greg, one of our talented designers. Since starting at Zoom he has claimed that he showers only once a week, and always on Thursday. Some think he’s messing with our minds and testing whether we’ll fall for his lies. Robin is known to believe anything and everything she hears, so she’s an easy target! But others are convinced that Greg is just comfortable enough with his coworkers to let us in on his “dirty” secrets. The debate continues…
I asked Greg this morning why Thursday was shower day. He said, after years of shower schedule experimentation, with everything from once a month to twice a week, he found once a week to be the perfect schedule. Thursday, it turns out, is perfect, because its sort of mid week, and yet closer to the weekend. We all know that it’s more important to be looking (and smelling?) your best on Friday than it is on Monday.
So there you have it. Happy Shower Day to all!
Don’t forget to stop by the Zoom Ink web site, check out all the tattoos and score some free downloads!
Think you can do better? Bring it! Stop by our Facebook page and submit your own tattoo idea. Our design team will be designing the concept that inspires us the most!
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Wednesday, February 8th, 2012
Today we officially launch the Rethink Ink Contest. The Zoom Creates team has created six sets of super fresh temporary tattoos and we want you to dream up the next one.
What’s your inkspiration?
Head over to the Zoom Creates Facebook page and submit your best idea for a tattoo design. The concepts that inspire the Zoom team the most, will win all six sets of our temporary tats. Plus, the grand prize winner will get their idea produced by our graphic design team and will receive a set of their tats and a stylin’ T-shirt to show off their design to all of their jealous buds.
We’re not stopping there
We want to make sure everyone’s devices stay rockin’ too. Drop by the Zoom Ink site to spice up your laptop or mobile phone with backgrounds inspired by the tats. You won’t want to hide these from your mom! To see the whole collection and score some amazing free downloads, make sure to hit up the site!
For the duration of the contest we’ll be featuring a “Tat a Day” on the blog to give a little background on where our inspiration came from for the Zoom Ink tats. So, tune in, get inspired and don’t forget to show off your inkspiration!
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