The Mail Online now outperforms The New York Times, The Guardian, and pretty much every other online news property in terms of unique visitors. It generated almost $40 million last year, an increase of 500% since 2008.
via Lessons From The Web’s Most Ruthlessly Addictive Site | Co.Design.
Any designer will tell you that their design has no personal attachment to them. This may be partially true.
There’s also a yearning, even among upstarts, to be identified as heritage brands. As the editors point out: “Brand logos that–however remotely–borrow designery attributes from emblems, blazons, and family crests, play on heritage, and it seems somewhat secondary whether the brands they represent have one or not.†So if you’re looking to impart a “vintage” patina on a brand, all you have to do is slap an emblem on some T-shirts–and voilà , instant history.
via The Hottest Trend In Small-Biz Branding: Old-Timey Logos | Co.Design.
Parker’s thinking goes like this: In a world of rapid disruption, having a core competency–that is, an intrinsic set of skills required to thrive in certain markets–is an outmoded principle of business.
via Death To Core Competency: Lessons From Nike, Apple, Netflix | Fast Company.
The holidays are over, the weather is lousy, and we’re sober again. We made all kinds of New Year’s promises, but the big one that will change our careers, if not our lives, is the promise to ourselves to become more creative.
