All men dream: but not equally.
Those who dream by night in the dusty recesses of their minds
wake in the day to find that it was vanity:
but the dreamers of the day are dangerous men,
for they may act their dream with open eyes to make it possible.
-T.E. Lawrence, Seven Pillars of Wisdom
Archive for August, 2007
Do I Need a Fancy Business Card?: 5 Myths Debunked
Written by August 14th, 2007 in News at DK.0 CommentsA discussion is floating about on a list I’m subscribed to about whether it’s worth sinking a small mint into the design and printing of your business card.
A lot of people come to Design Kompany wondering if we do business cards, at which point we usually turn around and ask, well, sure, if you know […]
DK talk on imaging and branding for Seattle Tech Startups
Written by August 13th, 2007 in News at DK.0 CommentsI’m giving a talk tomorrow at the Capitol Hill branch of Seattle Public Library on the topic of imaging and branding. Howcome this is important, anyway. Why does it matter? Find out. –DK
Imaging by DK
Seattle Tech Startups
Capitol Hill Library
Tuesday August 14 :: 6-7:45pm
Free
Update
Here’re some notes from the talk on brand identity design
Reading William McDonough & Michael Braungart–an urban designer and chemist, respectively–is a delight. Cradle to Cradle opens a curtain on this idea: industry and environmentalism don’t have to compete.
Really great show on right now at the Frye Art Museum called Anxious Objects: Willie Cole’s Favorite Brands
Sculpture, assembly of stuff like discarded hair dryers, bike parts, irons and high heeled shoes.
Mass market consumer crap, in other words.
According to an art curator quoted in a press release, “The term ‘anxious objects’ comes from [art] […]
In a canned speech that admittedly was very inspiring to virgin ears, former Apple technology Guy Kawasaki gave an eleven-point lecture on “the art of evangelism.”
Take home messages?
1. Don’t let people stop you, or in his words: “Don’t let the bozos grind you down.”
2. Have a three word mantra, not a “mission statement.” Anyone […]
We are both at Gnomedex today and tomorrow! The conference is full of geeks/nerds (whatever the definition these days may be) who are likable, interesting, and a tad too excited about gadgets (at the pre-registration party last night, I saw several iPhones, and a few dozen video cameras, of which at least two or […]
DK redesigns Northwest Asian Weekly’s brand identity
Written by August 8th, 2007 in Portfolio.9 CommentsSummary: The Northwest Asian Weekly tapped DK to update its brand to tie in with the eve of its 25-year anniversary. Modern and contemporary were some of the keywords. The paper was so excited about the new design, they ran a red emblem that said “new look!” on the top of the front page for […]
