Robots are coming for your job – unless you’re a designer
“While more than a third of UK workers could be replaced by robots in the next 20 years, creativity will be a prized skill, a new report says.” Source: www.designweek.co.uk While it might well be a ‘prized skill’ but I feel it is being slowly chipped away at by the rise of design templates, simpler […]
How design changes the way investors see your startup
A few weeks ago during a moment of self-reflection, I noticed a recurring theme throughout the top deals in our pipeline and became suddenly aware of my tendency to value startups with well-formed … Source: venturebeat.com Goes to show the impact good design has on us all. We do all really ‘judge a book by […]
New campaign matches Tinder users with sex trafficking victims
The campaign asks users to swipe left on sex trafficking. Source: mashable.com Powerful use of Tinder to highlight sex trafficking problem, clever how they’ve used it as part of the app function. Certainly memorable. Although it seems to have raised questions as to whether “it’s there’s an implication that sex trafficking is taking place on […]
Is Banksy Over?
Could he now be considered part of art history? Or would he start to mean less to the general public and the street art community? I hope not…. Source: www.huffingtonpost.com I’m not sure Banksy’s career is ‘over’ probably more of a slow down and carefully considering new works with a ‘less is more’ approach. Hopefully.
The Branding of Julian Assange
WikiLeaks now has a commercial arm with licensing deals around the world. Source: www.nytimes.com Brand Assange: Controversial subject here, but goes to show that anyone and anything can be branded. WikiLeaks now is the official license holder of the WikiLeaks logo and the Julian Assange name. Apparently TShirts and other merchandise are on the way.
New Logo for Dribbble done In-house
Brand New: Opinions on corporate and brand identity work. A division of UnderConsideration. Source: www.underconsideration.com No huge changes to the basic ‘Dribbble’ design but a solid clean up and simplification. All for the better.
Check Out Photos Of The Pantone Hotel. It Is Colorful
A perfect vacation experience for those who prefer their colors in numbered blocks. Source: www.fastcodesign.com Just another example of Pantones increasing awareness of how important it’s brand is and how to get it out there and in the news.
Tweet That: The Curse of Oversharing (Twitter)
Has Robbie Williams taken social media to a new level? When Twitter was first emerging it became a bit of a running joke that it was used to just update the mundane aspects of life with people tweeting things like what they had for breakfast, lunch and dinner. Whilst it’s still like that, albeit slightly with slightly […]
Why shows like The Apprentice make small businesses look bad…
The new series of The Apprentice has started on the BBC and we have been introduced to another set of candidates who are supposed to be the creme de La creme of the business world. We should start this blog post off with a disclaimer: we know that the producers in charge of finding the […]
Would you pay to use an advert free social media?
If you’re a user of Facebook then you’re bound to have seen the endless round of panic posts stating that Facebook are going to start charging to use the network. Followed by the endless cries of “if that’s true then I’m leaving”. But at the end of the day, these social media networks are actually […]