Category Archives: Design

New Carbonmade Launch is Beautiful

I’ve loved Carbonmade for quite some time, and have had the pleasure of meeting the team in NYC.  Today they release their new design, which is downright beautiful.

I love about the landing page:

simplicity of the message (Your online portfolio)
positive notes (unicorn and a giant “Yeah!”)
Colors
Lead gen (Sign-up! and Try the demo.)
Call to free, personalization, and [...]

Victors and Spoils, Crowdsourcing Evolution, a Touch of Rage

Let’s start out by saying last night I cued up parts of the following post.  It was the most rage filled post I have ever written, I was pissed.
I reached out to John Winsor and had coffee this morning (sitting out on the cold, sorry about that).  The direction they are going is much different [...]

The Posting Economy

I’ve been batting around this idea, would love to get your thoughts.
Change is in the air.  Something is happening in the web, if we take a step back we can see something massively disruptive in scale.
We are in the Posting Economy.

We are starting to see communities where everyone in the room has the ability to [...]

Interview With Johnny Biscuit about Ignite

I have been taking more random meetings lately.
The first couple were 100% burns.
But the last few, oh they were just magic.
First I was the guest in the first Renegade Kitchen. Site just launched and is just a bit rough, but this will be an amazing place for those of us with food allergies.
Another random [...]

Jeremiah Owyang’s Anti Spec Contest

I really like Jeremiah Owyang.  If you don’t read his blog, you are missing out on a great voice on social media and web strategy.
I call him a friend, and want to be clear, this post is an exercise in why I think my views on spec are correct.
How will designers respond to spec?  Jeremiah [...]