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An inspiring trip – On the road: SXSW. We learned more about what the world wants from CRM software in four days than we could have over three years inside the office. Read the full write up on the Nutshell blog: SXSW Wrap-up.
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Dribbble stats for the last 30 days.
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Sunday sorting – found a self-portrait I did whilst at university. Wishing I was still young.
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If you’re gonna do a thing, do a great thing.
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A bootstrapped WordPress project framework. The aim was to create a simple, re-useable WordPress theme. Bootstrapped LESS integrated stylesheets – commented, variables, mixins, retina ready, minified. Typekit fonts. Mobile friendly design. View on GitHub Please feel free to download and use in your own projects.
Project 15: Amanda’s 50th Invite
A quick sketch I wanted to share.
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The first time experience with an interface is crucial. The state in which nothing yet has occurred should not be a blank canvas, it should provide the user with direction and guidance to get up to speed. http://emptystat.es/
Project 14: Rochen Hosting
Archiving another super old project that never really saw the light of day.
Project 13: Flagship Housing
Archiving another very old project. View Dribbble project
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A simple, tiled wallboard framework. A basic one-page tiled wallboard framework, ideal for showcasing thumbnail images with underbar menu. View live website View on GitHub
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Sunday sorting – found a few old design snaps.
Project 12: CPD Store
Archiving another very old project.
Project 11: Academia Cloud
Archiving another very old project.
Project 10: ChapterOne
An old branding and web project that I wanted to share before archiving forever.
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A great logo isn’t going to make a shitty product any less shitty, any more than a hard worker is going to make a bad boss a compelling leader.
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Minimalism is not a lack of something. It’s simply the perfect amount of something.
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Continuing my New year tidy up. Archive all old projects before the end of January – job done.
Project 09: karstenrowe.com logo wallboard
The brief was to create a scaleable, responsive platform to showcase recent branding projects. A bootstrapped solution can be found here: https://karstenrowe.com/projects/logo-wallboard/. Visit the website
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Interesting things never happen to me. I happen to them.
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Working hard archiving old projects.
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To create a memorable design you need to start with a thought that’s worth remembering.
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Improving www.nutshell.com experience – a fixed header on a longer page makes sense.
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A few more beer label designs: https://karstenrowe.com/tag/beer/.
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Trying to get organised – found some very old work.
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It’s a little rough round the edges, but I’ve posted some new logo design work. https://karstenrowe.com/projects/logo-wallboard/
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Continuously striving for improvement – check out @Nutshell progress: www.dribbble.com/karstenrowe/projects/nutshell.
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Why we’re currently implementing a more responsive design at Nutshell. Poor use of space on a large monitor: The content is hidden on a small monitor Tiny text size, zooming, panning on a mobile device: View a one minute demo on YouTube.
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Three blogs that I regularly visit: Creative Review Advertising, design and visual culture. Little Big Details Your daily dose of design inspiration. Signal vs. Noise A publication about the web by 37signals.
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New year, new stuff. Four books I intend to read this year. Ghost in the Wires: My Adventures as the World’s Most Wanted Hacker Kevin Mitnick & Steve Wozniak The Everything Store: Jeff Bezos and the Age of Amazon Brad Stone Jab, Jab, Jab, Right Hook: How to Tell Your Story in a Noisy SocialContinue reading “Workflow 19”
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For design inspiration, I regularly turn to Dribbble – the slightly exclusive “show and tell” site for designers. A short list of notable designers to follow on Dribbble: Ryan Putnam Kerem Suer Henning Gjerde Jonas Söder Geri Coady
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Always a sucker for a brand mascot – especially Freddie. Checkout the MailChimp Team on dribbble.
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“Good Morning!” said Bilbo, and he meant it. The sun was shining, and the grass was very green. But Gandalf looked at him from under long bushy eyebrows that stuck out further than the brim of his shady hat. “What do you mean?” he said. “Do you wish me a good morning, or mean thatContinue reading “Words 132”
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I’m not inspired all the time but push yourself everyday and once in a while something will happen.
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Try to be inspired by something every day. Try to inspire at least one person every day.
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Color inspiration found.
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Pretty printed items for a lazy Sunday afternoon.
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The way you treat people, the way you treat yourself, the choices you make, your stress level, what you care about, how tolerant you are of others – these make you, uniquely you.
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Invest in knowledge not pensions.
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Do things that scare you. I will be running The Brighton Marathon for Right To Play UK. Visit my fundraising page on JustGiving.
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Set goals, learn new things, measure results, repeat. Happy New Year.
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A few more beer label designs: https://karstenrowe.com/tag/beer/.
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Fine-tuning the mobile layout for www.karstenrowe.com.
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Worth taking the stairs.
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Paul Smith – ideas for my first logo. Start with a scribble.
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Buttons.
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A subtle update to a brilliant mark.
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To be fair, it’s only been a week but Jumpcut continues to come in handy, providing quick access to your clipboard’s history.
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listen to ‘Placebo @ Brixton Academy’ on Audioboo Inspiration can come from anywhere.
Project 08: Scar Top Poultry
A little branding project for Scar Top Poultry. View Dribbble project
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Listen to ‘Hello my name is Paul Smith’ on Audioboo A few smart words recorded at ‘Hello, My Name is Paul Smith’ exhibition at Design Museum London.