The Richest Design Opportunity That You've Never Heard Of. This week, one of the most heavily funded early-stage startups in Silicon Valley finally emerged from beta, and I’ll bet that you’ve never heard of them. That’s because Tidemark--armed with $35 million from Redpoint, Andreessen Horowitz, and Greylock--isn’t a new social-networking app or some sort of social-bookmarking site. Instead, it’s an iPad app that aims to disrupt the databases and spreadsheets that have become the backbone of modern corporate management. "In enterprise services, design used to be an afterthought at best," explains Tidemark’s CEO, Christian Gheorghe.
"But the idea that the user experience was underserving these people is our core tenet. " Tidemark’s product is simple. Sales data can be refined with a few taps. Either way, the magic lies in the data’s accessibility, and being able to share it with your coworkers while trading a stream of conversation. Those limitations of existing spreadsheets dovetail with a dramatic change in consumer expectations.
Neosbrand at OFFF Barcelona | Blog | Computer Arts magazine. Computer Arts: What's Neosbrand all about? Javier Castro: Neosbrand is a graphic design and communication studio founded by myself and my brother Fidel. We're a multitasks - or multidisciplinary - team who love communication and design. From the beginning, we’ve collaborated with a wide range of agencies, organisations and brands, developing communication campaigns and corporate identities, with the aim of creating emotional bonds between the brands and their potential customers.
CA: What's the main aim of the studio? JC: We try to develop each project and the same standards, as they are all great brands; without limitations, trying to offer the best of each one of our team. CA: How would you sum up your style? CA: Design is a fast-moving industry - how do you stay up-to-date? CA: What would be your 'I've made it' moment? CA: What's your favourite Neosbrand project? CA: If you could collaborate with any other creative/designer/person in the world, who would it be and why? Sketchnotes by Eva-Lotta Lamm. Kern And Burn | A Publication About Design Entrepreneurship. Submissions: Redesign the Food Label - Food. Launch Slideshow Food labels are on just about every packaged food you can find. But it's OK if you rarely notice them. Today's food labels fail to present a food's nutritional value in clear, consistent terms that all consumers can understand. Given the importance of food choices in our lives, better labeling could go a long way in addressing some of our most critical health issues.
The Food and Drug Administration is just getting started on the process of considering a new food label to stamp on our grub. Back in May, we got a head start: We asked you to redesign the nutrition label with the help of UC Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism’s News21 reporting fellows. Thanks to everyone who sent in designs. And stay tuned: We'll be announcing the winners with the help of a talented team of writers, nutritionists, and designers: Michael Pollan, author of Food Rules; Robert H. PopUp Store | mathieu-g. Daily Drop Cap. Matt Lehman. Matt Lehman, everyone! That is, if you’re not already acquainted. Matt’s got a wonderfully warm, lovely style that’s hard to resist. In the piece above, like much of Matt’s work, I’m drawn to the combination of color, texture, layout and wit.
Alongside his sharp type and illustration work, I really like Matt’s identities and logos. They’re simple and straight-forward, but also quite memorable. Like his design and illustration work, they also have that same wit to them. Dan Stiles Interview. For the latest Grain Edit interview, we head to the beautiful Pacific Northwest city of Portland, Oregon. While Portland is known for it’s drizzly rain, recent influx of people, and amazing food cart scene, it is also the home of many talented designers.
We here at Grain Edit had the chance to visit PDX and catch up with one of it’s very accomplished residents, Dan Stiles. Dan is a long time designer and contributor to the contemporary gig poster scene. His work is always very fresh, energetic, engaging and fun. Dan is very successful at creating dramatic work while using minimal colors and patterns. In this interview we chat with Dan about his history as a designer, his thoughts on running a solo studio, working in Portland, and much more. Enjoy! Are you from Portland originally?
I’m originally from Ann Arbor, Michigan. As a designer, what do you like most about living in Portland? Portland has become a haven for people who want to do their thing. You run a small studio. Branding 10,000 Lakes. Column Five Media: Infographics, Content Strategy, Interactive Design.
Slapfat — Ryan Feerer Design & Illustration. USBEK & RICA. 45 Cool Examples of Old Signage | check it out! Logos. JESS3 Labs - QR Code Art. Illustration by numbers: an in-depth guide to creating infographics - Feature. Data is all around us – and savvy designers are transforming it into jaw-dropping images that also tell a story. Alice Ross charts their progress We’re in the middle of an information revolution: everywhere around us, mountains of data are being generated, and governments and organisations are increasingly releasing huge datasets, covering everything from weather patterns to spending data for us to pore over.
And just as journalists have become specialists in mining these huge releases for stories covering subjects from MPs expenses to what local councils are spending their funds on, a select few designers have applied their imagination and talent to translating data into crisp and fascinating graphics, becoming experts in data visualisation and infographics. Put simply, these are images that tell a compelling story; designs that reveal something about the world around us. Data visualisation is an increasingly high-profile genre of design, particularly in editorial and corporate design. Eight Hour Day. Work | niceone.org. The Inspiration Stream | Veerle's blog 3.0 - Webdesign - XHTML CSS | Graphic Design.
Design Ahoy. Showcase of Impressive Design Process Explanations. A common feature amongst the top design portfolio and agency websites is a visually presented explanation of their design process. This simple idea of describing how a potential client’s project will be handled from start to finish is a great way of securing projects and giving the customer an insight into what their working relationship with the designer(s) will be like. This showcase rounds up a bunch of impressive examples of how various designers have explained their design process with the aid of clever graphical elements. Explaining your design process The basic idea of presenting your design process to potential clients is a great way of giving them an insight into what their project will entail. Not only will this give them comfort in that they’ll know what to expect and how long it might take, but it also shows the amount of work that’s involved which helps tremendously in adding value to your work.
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