Inspired Bicycles - Danny MacAskill April 2009

My mind is blown. This redefines the word 'unbelievable'.

Danny MacAskill -- thank you for sharing your art with the world.

CubeCart CSS definitions list -- helping you sort out your CubeCart design

Here's a resource for people who use CubeCart to drive their e-commerce. 


I've recently adopted CubeCart 3 as the tool to sell my services as an illustrator, visual facilitator, and animated-summary creator. Check out my fledgling EaselEmpire.net site for my baby steps.


This post is a verbatim comment on http://www.scriptygoddess.com/archives/2006/12/28/cube-cart-vs-zen-cart/. 


Ben Moffett:
February 8th, 2007 at 12:27 pm

I have had pretty good success with Cube Cart in the Past. I am definately going to check out the Squirrel Cart.
I noticed some of you were looking for definations for the CSS on Cube Cart. Here they are. It took me some time to find them….

• .searchBtn — The "GO" button for your search box.
  
• .searchBox — box that you write in for search
  
• .textbox– The number that shows up in the quantity box from the view cart page
  
• .submit — The "Join Now" button for mailing list, and the "Add" button for adding product codes to shopping cart.
  
• li.bullet– little bullets that show up for the catagories
  
• li.bulletLrg — bullet for "tell a friend"
  
• li.num — numbers for products in sale and popular products
  
• .txtSession — text for "Search for" "Welcome Guest" and brackets
  
• .txtCopy– text in info box "products 2, catagories 1, prices: US dollars"
  
• .txtSiteDocs– text "subscribe to our mailing list" and "Email"
  
• a.txtSession, a.txtSiteDocs– "Login" and "Register"
  
• a.txtSession:hover, a.txtSiteDocs:hover– mouse over for "Login" and "Register"
  
• a.txtButton– "add to basket" button on product pages, and "buy" and "More" butttons on Catagory pages
  
• a.txtButton:hover– rollover for "add to basket" button on product pages, and "buy" and "More" butttons on Catagory pages
  
• .txtOldPrice– This is the price which by default appears with a line struck through when the item is on sale.
  
• .txtSale– Price that shows on Catagory Page and product page
  
• .txtOutOfStock– Text that tells a product is out of stock.
  
• .txtSiteDocs, a.txtSiteDocs — links at bottom of page"about us, contact us . . ."
  
• a.txtSiteDocs:hover– rollover for links at bottom of page"about us, contact us . . ."
  
• a.txtDefault– text for categories box "Homepage, sale items", text for products names in Popular Products box and Sale Items box
  
• a.txtDefault:hover, a.txtLink:hover, a.txtLocation:hover — rollover text for categories box "Homepage, sale items", text for products names in Popular Products box and Sale Items box
  
• .txtContentTitle– Main Titles like "Welcome to Cube Cart" and Catagory Titles
  
• .txtBoxSave– color of the text in the Sale box that says how much they save
  
• .tblList– main area on catagory pages where the list of products is
  
• .tdListTitle– text inside the main area "Image Description Price"
  
• .tdEven– background color for the first product listed then every other one
  
• .tdOdd– background color for the second product listed then every other one
  
• .txtCartPrice– text for dollar amounts that show up in cart box on homepage- per item, items in cart and total prices-
  
• .txtCart — Text "items in cart" and "Total" in cart box on homepage
  
• .cartTotal– included dashed line that appears in cart box on homepage
  
• a.txtCartProduct:active, a.txtCartProduct:link, a.txtCartProduct:visited– text for Products in cart box on home page
  
• a.txtCartProduct:hover– roll over for text for Products in cart box on home page
  
• a.txtviewCart:active, a.txtviewCart:link, a.txtviewCart:visited — text for "veiw basket" button in cart box on homepage
  
• a.txtviewCart:hover — roll over for text for "veiw basket" button in cart box on homepage
  
• .cartProgress — text inside cart that progresses as you go through check out "Cart— Address— Payment — Complete"
  
• .txtcartProgressCurrent — this is the text color that shows up for the page that you are on in the progression of the cart, for example when you are on the address page, address is this color and the rest are the color you specified for .cartProgress
  
• .quickBuy– Inside cart txt that asks " Want to add more items? Enter the Product Code:"
  
• .tdcartTitle — txt Inside Cart at the top "Qty, Product, Code, Stock, Price, Line Price"
  
• .tdcartEven– background color for second product inside cart and every other one
  
• .tdcartOdd — background color for the first product inside cart and every other one
  
• .tdCartSubTotal– includes line above subtotal
  
• a.txtCheckout– text and box for "continue" button on cart pages
  
• a.txtUpdate — text and box for "update cart" button on cart pages
  
• .txtStockWarn– text for when an item is out of stock
  
• .txtError — text for when someone messes up while filling out information during cart process
  
• .txtCopyright, a.txtCopyright — text for Copywrite info at bottom of page
  
• a.txtCopyright:hover– roll over for Copywrite info at bottom of page
  
• .dropDown– width of drop downs
  
• Layout.CSS for Classic Skin
  
• body — entire window attributes
  
• #pageSurround– large floating window inside window
  
• #topHeader– top section of page surround
  
• .boxTitleLeft, .boxTitleRight — top area of boxes in left and right columns where title appears
  
• .boxContentLeft, .boxContentRight– main area of boxes in left and right columns
  
• .colLeft — left column attributes or positioning
  
• .colMid — middle large column attributes or positioning
  
• .colRight– right column attributes or positioning
  
• .boxContent– middle columns box (where to change colors, background, borders, and some text)
  
• .colLeftCheckout — check out pages positioning for left column
  
• .colMainCheckout — checkout pages positioning for main column
  
• .siteDocs — positioning and attributes for box at bottom that contains "About Us | Contact Us | Privacy Policy | Terms & Conditions"
  
• .pagination — main large box on catagory pages
  
• .regSep– the "need to register?" box in checkout
  

Alan Stevens makes me an entire marketing tip in an article in SPEAKER, March 2009

SPEAKER March 2009 -- Roy mentioned, originally uploaded by royblumenthal.

London-based media guru, Alan Stevens, honours me with a huge mention in the latest issue of the American magazine, SPEAKER. (To navigate to the story, use the 'Contents' tab on the magazine page, and go to page 32.)

In his column, BEYOND BORDERS, he offers eight marketing tips that he's picked up from his travels around the world.

He says, 'Consider using cartoon portraits or graphics to market yourself. They can make you stand out from the normal head-and-shoulders shot. I was "cartooned" by artist Roy Blumenthal in Durban, and have used the graphic very effectively.'

Not bad! Thanks for making me an entire marketing tip, Alan!

I've composited the cover, and clips from Alan's article into the top half of this picture.

The illustration at the bottom is a visual summary of a talk Alan gave at the annual conference of the Professional Speakers Association of Southern Africa last year.

If you know of anyone who might want to make use of my visual facilitation skills, please head for my portfolio and pricing page at http://royblumenthal.com/portfolio.

And remember that every new client of mine is entitled to a one-third-off discount as my special introductory offer.

Act now! Book me by sending Jennifer an email at bookings@royblumenthal.com.

Roy's Rate Sheet for Visual Facilitation, Animated Summaries, and Illustrations -- valid until 30 June 2009

The Easel Empire -- Roy Blumenthal Visual Facilitator -- Roy's Rate Sheet till 30 June 2009 LQ, originally uploaded by royblumenthal.

Here's my latest rate sheet for my illustration, visual facilitation, and animated summaries.

You can download the high res JPG (valid through 30 June 2009) from Flickr: http://flickr.com/photos/royblumenthal/3311164932/.

Or you can get the most up-to-date version in PDF form from my website. This link is the shortened 'snipurl', for convenience. It's at: http://snipurl.com/royratesheetpdf.

Please feel free to download it and spread the word about my services.

And remember, all first-time clients of mine get a ONE-THIRD-OFF introductory discount so they can sample my services.

Discount voucher is downloadable from http://snipurl.com/OneThirdOff.

Easel Empire Introductory Discount Coupon Card -- One Third Off!

Easel Empire Introductory Discount Coupon Card -- One Third Off!, originally uploaded by royblumenthal.

Here's a special discount voucher for you to print out and pass on!

Feel free to hand this voucher to whoever you feel might be interested in using my services.

The voucher is valid for the entire duration of 2009.

Here's how it works...

If you've never engaged my services before for illustration, visual facilitation, or animated summaries, you get a full ONE-THIRD knocked off my usual price.

(For my current price-list, please head for http://royblumenthal.com/portfolio.)

Spread the love. Let people know.

I'm pretty darn confident that if people use me once, they'll use me many more times at my full price. The discount is my way of helping people overcome their uncertainty about what exactly it is I do.

Give it a go. Use the coupon. It's here for you!

(Thanks to Jennifer for writing the sales copy on the coupon. And thanks to Keith Wilmot of The Coca-Cola Company for the glowing testimonial.)

This voucher is made up of loads of elements. Sketches in my Moleskine. Original paintings created in ArtRage 2.5. Original paintings made in PhotoShop CS3. All on my Rectron-sponsored Asus R1E tablet pc.

Roy Dressed by Habari Media Direct

Roy Dressed by Habari Media Direct, originally uploaded by royblumenthal.

This past Saturday, I wore one of Habari Media Direct's soccer shirts on television, as a bit of guerrilla marketing.

It's all part of an offer I've made to whoever wants to send me their company cap or tshirt.

Graeme MacPherson (otherwise known on Twitter as @greymacpherson) was the first to take me up on my offer.

I prepped this drawing as a possible picture for the show to end on. The director was cool with it. But for some reason, the producer said, 'No. We need the previous pic on screen. Sorry Roy.'

So here it is.

When I package the clip for Graeme, I'll pop this pic into the video.

This painting was made in ArtRage 2.5 live in the studio of CNBC AFRICA's weekly magazine show, Kaleidoscope before we recorded the show last Thursday. I tweaked it in PhotoShop CS3. No crew members were harmed in the display of my naked body.

Success -- What You Need -- Some of the Icons for Anthony Iannarino's New Book

Anthony Iannarino (http://twitter.com/iannarino) is a Twitter bud of mine. He approached me recently about creating some icons for the chapter headings of his latest book on how to succeed in sales. 

When I'm done, there'll be twenty icons in total. 

Anthony has been good enough to give me permission to share the pictures with you before the book is done.

Please visit any of Anthony's websites, and support him when his e-book comes out...

Website: http://www.santhonyiannarino.com
Blog: http://www.thesalesblog.com
Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/iannarino
LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/iannarino
Public Speaking: http://www.speakersite.com/profile/santhonyiannarino 

Ray Wicksell on 'How To Build a Brand'

Ray Wicksell's Voucher, originally uploaded by royblumenthal.

Ray Wicksell appears on tomorrow's episode of 'Kaleidoscope', the business magazine show on CNBC AFRICA. (It's at 8:30pm Central African Time. In South Africa, it's on Channel 410 on DStv. In Africa, it's on several satellite channels.)

Ray's a long-distance runner turned marketer. His long term sponsor -- Nike -- converted his running shoes into the footing for a massive career in South Africa. He's the guy who headed up the South African Nike team when they first came to our shores.

In the show, he talks about what a company needs to do in order to keep a brand alive and kicking.

What he doesn't talk about on air is the fact that he's also a property developer. So if you're in the market for ultra-luxury lving, you might want to look at his website -- http://www.living4u.co.za or http://www.living4u.com -- and pick out your apartment in one of his golfing estates.

Oh... if you're wondering about the 'I am not Arnold' quote... Ray is a dead ringer for Arnold Schwarzenegger. He even had a bad spell with a stalker. She simply wouldn't believe that he WASN'T Arnie. Wild stuff.

The painting this coupon is based on was made live in studio during the recording of this week's episode of Kaleidoscope. I painted it in ArtRage 2.5 on my Rectron-sponsored Asus R1E tablet pc. I took it into Photoshop CS3, and did my manipulations there.

Rolex gets the time wrong before a global tennis audience!!!

Rolex gets the time wrong before a global tennis audience!!!, originally uploaded by royblumenthal.

Marcos Baghdatis is standing in front of the Rolex clock in Melbourne.

The analogue clock says it's five to one. While the digital counterpart says it's five to two.

Maybe it's not a real Rolex? Maybe it's a fong kong Bolex, R0lex, Nolex?

(Subtext: if you're gonna do stadium marketing, get it right, huh?)

Visual Facilitation R500 Off Voucher -- Anton Crone, Saatchi & Saatchi Cape Town

Visual Facilitation R500 Off Voucher -- Anton Crone, Saatchi & Saatchi Cape Town, originally uploaded by royblumenthal.

Anton Crone was one of the guests at today's live recording of the tv show I'm part of... CNBC AFRICA's weekly magazine show, 'Kaleidoscope'.

He's a Creative Director at Saatchi & Saatchi Cape Town.

He was in the studio to talk about an incredible Guinness commercial that should start flighting in Europe shortly. It features a whirlwind going about its whirly business, demonstrating the elements required to make a great glass of Guinness.

I'm not a fan of alcohol advertising. In fact, I'm an opponent of the entire discipline of advertising alcohol. I believe it's one of the key causes of alcoholism. (Apart from the dumbfuckery of the alcoholics themselves, of course.)

But in this case, I'll probably have to make an exception. It's a brilliant ad, brilliantly made. And if I were still an advertising whore, I'd wish I'd written it.

This is the blank version of a voucher I'm sending to Anton to make use of my services. It's part of a self-marketing drive to leverage my presence on Kaleidoscope.

The components of this painting were all made live in studio this afternoon on my Rectron-sponsored ASUS R1E tablet pc, running ArtRage 2.5. No alcohol was consumed during or after the making of this voucher.