February 2012
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Fast, Blind and Dense: Design is a Philosophy of... →
“Practicing is better than knowing”. -Xun Zi 300 BC The insight of Xun Zi was in articulating that if we ‘Know’ something, there is nothing more to be learned; the subject matter is closed - based on our assumptions of truth. He understood there is no truth in design. Through practicing, we are able to continuously learn and evolve – there is nothing that is taken for granted, so we build...
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January 2012
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Santa Paws
It looks like the Window’s Picture Perfect Holiday program has gone to the dogs! It’s a good thing Santa doesn’t have any allergies to pets because during our ‘Santa Paws’ night at The Shops at North Bridge in Chicago, pet-parents brought their four-legged friends for a visit with Santa and their very own free holiday photos. Check out some of the pics below! 
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The Starbucks Evolution—Submerging The Brand
During the 1990’s Starbucks was opening locations at a feverish pace, and to maintain the growth they relied on a retail design template for all the new stores opening—mermaids, teak wood ceiling cutouts, rustic illustrations, and earth-tones. In many ways this initial approach helped them to create brand signals that people instantly associated with Starbucks. All of this began to change in...
Dec 28th
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Test Chat
Client: I like the way you linked the image in the on-line flyer to the web page for the product. Can you do that for the new catalog?
Me: But the catalog is a print version.
Client: Yeah, I want them to be able to move to the web page as easily as they can with the flyer images.
Me: But the catalog is a print version.
Client: So? What’s the issue?
Dec 28th
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206inc: Snoqualmie Ice Cream and Pizza Party →
206inc: Ever since we began working with Snoqualmie Ice Cream in 2010, we’ve been blown away by owners Barry and Shahnaz Bettinger’s commitment to sustainability and passion for creating the perfect ice cream. We really can’t gush enough about the company, and we have a freezer full of ice cream to prove…
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ascender: Buy a Style Hatch theme and give life.  For every 5 themes sold 1 person is provided with access to life changing fresh water.  Why Water? Almost a billion people live without clean drinking water. We call this the water crisis. It’s a crisis because it only starts with water — but water affects everything in life. Health. Education. Food security. The lives of women, especially....
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