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Commerzbank Folds: A case study on creating an identity system out of two merging brands.
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This talk made it’s debut at the Rethink Hawaii 2009 Conference. A bit of background: I’m the Lead Designer at mint.com, and solely led design through the initial launch of the product. Prior to Mint, I ran a creative agency in Pittsburgh, doing web, identity, and advertising work for clients. Th...
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“This time it’s going to be different, trust me.”
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Last September I wrote an article called Startup Success Factors. The second half of this article, originally titled, How We Are Going to Win went unpublished, until now. With Intuit announcing their intent to acquire Mint.com, almost exactly a year after I wrote it, a new title is in order...
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Who doesn’t love the E-trade baby?
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Apple Fan Fires Back With ‘iDon’t’ Spoof
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Possibly the best designed site on the web: Nike+
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“We [solve problems] by tapping the local knowledge, and if it’s insufficient, we go looking for specialists. But what if we’re following the wrong protocol? We should stop looking for experts and start looking for analogues. It’s...
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I came across this bit of funny recently: ...
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What if Microsoft designed the iPod box? Old but, there’s many design lessons here.
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“The best strategy behind design is all about collection and collaboration—of people, talents, ideas, perspectives. It’s about truly seeing vs. just looking. It’s...
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Founders Make the Best Startup Marketing Leaders: Another nice article from Sean Ellis.
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UX humor from Eric Burke
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Mark Zuckerberg: The evolution of a remarkable CEO: Outstanding article on Facebook management from VentureBeat.
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The Next Serif Trend: I love pretty type. Enjoy.