I love coffee. I also love meeting entrepreneurs and business savvy doers to talk shop and discuss where things are going, so a long-standing thing I do is buy a coffee for potential clients in a local independent café. It’s casual and non-committal, and I’ve found that although these conversations don’t always lead to working […]
The vanilla shell is a term that is used to describe an empty retail space that is ready to receive brand specific finishes. The level of finish within the industry varies but it should always be a space that doesn’t need extensive rework before installing your specific finishes and fixtures. I encourage most clients to […]
Exploring new ideas and creating new products is a lot of fun…as long as no one is worried about going broke because of it. One of the many challenges companies face is when to venture into new territory and when to play it safe at the risk of becoming obsolete. A company may have some […]
It’s been well over a decade since I’ve had a paid salary job with benefits. When I left a permanent full-time job to take a contract gig at a design firm I didn’t know it would be the start of a long, interesting, and formative journey. Over the past 10+ years I have had a […]
Why hire an independent designer or design firm? In short, because they look after your direct needs the best while offering greater levels of flexibility and interdisciplinary talent. The longer answer to that question is that a designer makes their living on designing things (graphics, products, buildings, spaces) for YOU, the client. Their main goal […]
If you have an idea, there are a lot of ways to get a product to market, typically though there is a process which those who have done it before follow. The design process nets numerous prototypes. Those prototypes allow for testing and help in the communication with potential manufacturers. Designs made in 3D CAD […]
STAN, the first of many ideas to come out of THE DESIGN INDUSTRY was a success on Kickstarter and now the real work begins! I’d like to thank backers like George Paravantes, Sławek Wolski, Orbit Cases, Toni Ross, Vilijam Rigo, Blazing Works, and the hundreds of others that helped get STAN one step closer to […]