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Archive for April, 2008

Written by dipika April 14th, 2008 in Design Inspirations and Desk Notes.4 Comments

Before I get to Eliza, I’m going to tell you about Alice and Jenn.
INPUT Jenn

I had the opportunity to meet Alaska Air Group’s CFO Brad Tilden recently at a talk hosted by the Puget Sound Business Journal. PSBJ interviewed executives from Alaska Airlines about how they planned to stay competitive, especially with the price of […]

M+D+F 2008

Written by akira April 13th, 2008 in Interesting Finds.0 Comments

Our friends at architecture studio Graypants continue with their innovative and beautifully-conceived take on furniture design this Thursday at Design Within Reach in downtown Seattle.

10 Top Naming Mistakes by Interbrand

Written by dipika April 11th, 2008 in Interesting Finds.0 Comments

Thinking of rebranding? A great starting point is the international brand agency Interbrand’s free online guide, ‘10 Top Naming Mistakes.’
My favorite is #3: “Keeping a brand name that is no longer relevant because you are afraid to alienate its current user base.” Is that a problem? Deffo. Rebranding is a chance to reconsider […]

‘Design and the Elastic Mind’ exhibit at MoMA and the Gaping Void

Written by dipika April 10th, 2008 in Design Inspirations and Desk Notes.0 Comments

Thanks to folks for your responses to the post on Mandelbrot.
Neat that some of you had seen the exhibit at the MoMA mentioned in the SEED Magazine article. Here’s a link to ‘Design and the Elastic Mind,’ which is about this: “Over the past twenty-five years, people have weathered dramatic changes in their experience of […]

Dream Kitchen III

Written by akira April 9th, 2008 in News at DK.0 Comments

Just a reminder that Design Kompany’s Dream Kitchen co-working session is happening again this Friday, April 11.
We invite you to:

-bring your laptop, plug in and get some work done!
-bring lunch and eat at the offices of Design Kompany.
-get to know your fellow entrepreneurs, creatives, and neighbors.

Sharing and learning is what we […]

New British coin design, ‘Once,’ and a Euro flashback

Written by dipika April 8th, 2008 in Design Inspirations and Desk Notes.0 Comments

Just got word the new designs for the Royal Mint’s coinage have been unveiled!
London-based graphic designer Matthew Dent, pictured here, designed the winning artwork for the new British coins.
Here’s what the shiny new coins will look like…

They fit together quite interestingly to imply a Royal Shield:

Here’s what Dent says about his idea:
I found […]

‘Purple Flower:’

Written by dipika April 6th, 2008 in Interesting Finds.0 Comments

Thanks to CD for visiting Design Kompany from Paris and AK from upstate NY. Oh, and JR from Alaska, thanks to you, too. About the snow you saw… yeah, I don’t know what that was about, either. The poor confused cherry trees. They didn’t seem to know what to do. [And no, it doesn’t always […]