Archive for September, 2009
Super happy Bollywood flick
Written by September 29th, 2009 in Design Inspirations and Interesting Finds.2 Comments
Just uploaded this presentation to Slideshare.
Check out “Say it Simple.”
What is worthwhile to learn and know about?
Written by September 27th, 2009 in Design Inspirations, Desk Notes and Interesting Finds.2 CommentsDK got called to the principal’s office.
Really.
We had a meeting with the head of a high school that’s just migrated to our part of Capitol Hill. They’re an alternative program, which means there’s an open hand in writing a curriculum. Plus a lot of other things that make NOVA “alternative.”
After much banter, this is the […]
Great art makes people feel good
Written by September 24th, 2009 in Design Inspirations, Desk Notes and Interesting Finds.3 CommentsMixed feelings after two full days to let the things DK heard five dozen or so public art administrators and artists say at John Boylan’s roundtable conversation on public art sink in.
I haven’t been in a roomful of so many people so interested in public art since… well, ever.
Median age of about 45, […]
Social Media Club of Seattle hosts brand building talk
Written by September 22nd, 2009 in Desk Notes and Interesting Finds.0 Comments
Canadian word-of-mouth marketer Sean Moffitt will be in Seattle next Tuesday to talk about how to build a brand through social media. Since branding is what we do, Design Kompany is going to this.
I read this article in San Francisco magazine (I love that thing) yesterday about how this guy who used to be a competitive cyclist delivers lunchtime sandwiches, his only mode of marketing being Twitter. Boccalone is the name.
I was telling Akira about this.
D: It was kind of interesting, you know, that people found out through […]
Say Hello to Design Kompany (aka “DK the Movie”)
Written by September 19th, 2009 in Portfolio, News at DK and Desk Notes.6 CommentsNext Tuesday: A conversation about public art
Written by September 18th, 2009 in Interesting Finds.0 CommentsJohn Boylan’s Next Conversation
“Public Art”
at Vermillion
1508 11th Ave, Seattle
Tuesday, September 22
7 to 9 pm
Free
More info
I’ve thought some over the past months about public art. In part I keep coming back to the tremendous potential of putting art in public places. Done well, it can have an immense power, a power to connect with passersby […]
