Behind the Scenes on Capsule CEO!

A much younger Capsule CEO
Last week, Anthem released it’s very first completely independent smartphone app: Capsule CEO! Capsule CEO is a loving parody of every fast-talking, buzzword-happy, cluelessly verbose corporate type who’s ever walked the face of the Earth. It revolves…

Marvel vs. Capcom Interact!

Anthem is itching to begin heated discussions with its multitudinous friends about MVC3, all of whom are chomping at the bit to learn more about this unbelievably highly-anticipated game! So instead of waiting for the official site to show…

We love Marvel vs. Capcom!

We’re super excited about this game. We love all of Capcom’s ‘Versus’ games. Shawn Borsky, our pro designer, noticed that they didn’t have a logo yet, so he popped out this new logo in under an hour. Good on…

Anthem invades Chattanooga; No animals harmed.


The Anthem Design Groups understand how important it is for modern professionals to occasionally observe exotic fish and mammals in large groups, and makes every effort to accommodate its team in fulfilling this need. Here is the process we…

Behind the Scenes on Anthem’s Music Video for PaperDoll’s “If Nothing Happened”

PaperDoll, independent NYC musicmakers and dear friends of The Anthem Groups, have struck again! Here’s their second video for the nationally-televised smash “If Nothing Happened,” produced by Restless Films and directed by Court Dunn (www.courtdunn.com)

We…

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Authorize.NET – Invalid Merchant Number (205)

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So as a company that does a ton of e-commerce, we tend to be using Authorize.NET to do online credit card processing.
Recently, we had quite an ordeal trying to figure out a seemingly simple issue.…

What can Branding really do?

I came across this amazing branding of a product while having tea with my grandmother.

The package was a gift to her , it came with six (6) tea bags.  It is black tea with a…

PaperDoll’s new video from Anthem – “If Nothing Happened”

Yikes!

PaperDoll's Ballad Nerd Pop mascot
Unstoppable rising stars of the New York rock scene PaperDoll and unstoppable design wunderkinds Anthem have joined forces once again, this time with the psyche-infecting new video for PaperDoll’s next big hit, “If Nothing Happened”.…

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Web Development Task Breakdown

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This chart is funny, because its actually quite accurate.

I wanted to make a quick post for other web developers to enjoy it.
Also for non web developers to understand why most of us really hate IE, its…

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We Found Our Thrill on Blueberry Hill

The Anthem crew celebrates National Blueberry Month with some u-pick blueberry action at Briar Patch Farm.

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Anthem Recipes!

The premier of Anthem Recipes! Behold, the amazing Napoleon Bacon Hound!

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Office Revamp : Phase 1

 

 

In an effort, to make the office even more pleasant and productive, we are beginning phase 1 of a new decorating motif and improvements. This is in preparation for new staff coming in ( who will be enjoy…

James Jean: Fables Covers and The Anthem office.

Have you heard of James Jean?  While you might not have heard of him, chances are more than likely that you’ve seen and enjoyed his work. Among his list of well-known clients of various walks are: Prada, Target and Koji…

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Obama releases two new logos.

Whatever you may think of President Obama, you have to admit. The man knows that a strong and professional visual design is important. I was already aware of this due to his solid campaign logo and even the immediate…

Forbes calls designers snooty?

Forbes comments on the creative community.

Normally, I am pretty chill about magazines when reporting on subjects they do not understand. But, I feel like I need to comment on this article by Forbes, because

a) Forbes is a respected…

Lost Planet 2 : Typography Does Wonders!

If you have an Xbox 360 and still don’t have Lost Planet, go get it. There is no reason not to have it. It’s maybe 15 dollars right now, and one of my favorite current Capcom titles. The game is…

Anthem is dropping support for IE6

The new year has started well for web developers :

Google Advises Users to Drop IE6

With Google and MobileMe officially dropping support for IE6 and now commanding only a 19% market share and dropping fast.
Anthem has decided…

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Welcome to The Anthem Blog

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This is the Anthem Blog. The Anthem Groups is a game and website design firm, we wanted to share our fun, failures, successes, breakthroughs, and goofiness with the world. Plus, some of it is interesting…

If you are…