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Dec 7

QR HACKER

The most creative QR Code generator / editor on the web.

Place the information you wish to be turned into a barcode (ie a piece of text, a URL etc …) and then you can mess around with it. You can give the code rounder edges, alter the colours, add photos (foreground and background, with custom opacity) or colour each pixel individually.

It should be noted that there are limitations to altering the barcode for scanning legibility (about 30% of the data can be changed), so some experimenting maybe useful. Having said that, you can still save your creation regardless.

Could be a creative way to create Christmas messages, or sharing a Spotify playlist (or trolling …)

qrhacker.com

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Dec 6

dp-illustrations:

The SingleSpeed Bike Print

by Dirk Petzold Illustrations is now back in stock on dp-illustrations.com.

More recommended prints.

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Moo is on Tumblr! Woot!

moohq: ”Happy Thanksgiving to those in the States! We are celebrating with 30% off all products until the 28th.”

Too bad I missed this!

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Design Driven Software

I have been working as a designer with web development since 1996, and over the last decade I observed a trend with software companies that abandoned traditional media and eventually design based branding altogether. Google being the front runner.

Part of it makes sense, why advertise on outdated and overpriced platforms, when you can make your own?

I think this trend was fueled and perpetuated by 1st and 2nd wave investors anxious to get in on the ground floor of the next Google, MySpace, or Twitter. If your 19 and have a great software idea why waste any money or time in marketing or branding when you have a million dollar 1st round investment knocking at your door?

I also think young software developers who were grappling with business practices, just shunned major investment into branding because they did not have time to figure it out, and as start ups were unwilling to hire people who had.

However, now you see a rich history of designers coming in and trying to brand and customize user experience and user interfaces after the fact. Look to Microsoft & Google’s endless interface updates for prime examples. Or look at this recent Stumbleupon “update”: Full story here which has a software company floundering without a design update in ten years.

I predict the next decade will be a major swing away from that, partially because the lack of a robust economy will force investors to scrutinze only functioning software companies, and partially because the trend has been failing companies who allow coders to make their design choices.

I will take that a step further and suggest that the way out of the economic hole the US is in (next to revising our justice system), will be the creation of new startups. Design based startups, who will provide greater innovation and VC success.

The most successful company who has blended design and software? Apple.

Other software based companies who have design degrees or backgrounds—YouTube, Flickr, Tumblr, Vimeo, and YCombinator. As pointed out by “Designers Are The New Drivers Of American Entrepreneurialism”

What do you think?

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Nov 29

After using the fundraising software from Indiegogo with positive results, I was dissatisifed with how the badges resolved. I found myself wanting to remove the badge even though the project is just now initiated, because the “0 TIME LEFT” seems so sad Keanu.

I would love to see successful campaigns be a little more celebratory graphically. Wouldn’t you?

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Nov 21

“@stoweboyd: Square, the mobile-payments start-up, offers a new customer loyalty feature http://t.co/M1aqUBf4 No more lost frequent eater cards”

November 21, 2011 at 06:24AM via http://bit.ly/s91MEP (via stoweboyd)

follow the link, this has tremendous potential. (Not to mention, replacing the solid inch of rewards cards in my wallet is a priority.)

(via emergentfutures)

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Nov 4

Preliminary cover artwork for composer Robert Hatvani’s CD “Clear Skies”

(Technical notes: the final product is a 4 panel ecco-wallet so this is not an accurate mock up of the completed design.)

Donate here: http://bit.ly/clearskies

Listen here: http://bit.ly/HATVANIsc

Download a free song here: http://bit.ly/hatvaniDL

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Nov 3

(via annicka)

Social Networking meets guerrilla marketing…

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Oct 28

(via jonathanmoore)

C.O. Biglow

C.O. Bigelow is America’s oldest apothecary. The 170-year old brand, owned by The Limited, was in need of an outside marketing partner to provide brand development services for their nine stores.

Identity, branding, strategy, and design created by Tractorbeam for the heritage brand C.O. Biglow.

Found on Graphic Exchange

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I will be speaking tomorrow on blogging at the Idaho Book Extravaganza. This is a great literary event, and I hope you can attend.

(Source: electro-clarifier, via edanbook)

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