I was born in 1988, just one year before the wall came down. For me there never was a divided country because I have no memories of it. There were moments where a division in the mind was still noticeable. We had classmates that moved to the west and me, as well as other classmates, called them …
Read it!This week they started laying the foundation of our house and I’m terrified. Everything we’ve planned over the last weeks and months suddenly becomes a reality. There are still a lot of problems we’re facing and I am quite exhausted but we will have a house soon and that’s what counts, right? On a side-no …
Read it!Everyone is getting newsletters these days. Newsletters are basically the Ray-Ban’s of the web, if you don’t have one you’re missing out. They are totally hip. That of course is one of the reasons I want to write and publish my own. I don’t really pursue a specific goal with it, I just think it’s nice to s …
Read it!Clients, right? No! This is not an article where I’m whining about the clients who do not understand how the web works. Because if they don’t it is my job to teach them. They are the ones seeking guidance, mentorship and expertise that they lack – in an ideal scenario. Well and then there are other clien …
Read it!I think Facebook is making the right choice to focus on group communication rather than having an open profile where you share stuff with everyone. One thing I hate dearly with all my heart on Twitter is the constant fighting. Everyone has opinions but not everyone knows of what they’re talking a …
Read it!Not every great idea or product gets the attention it deserves. Nowadays you have to buy the attention. Everyone who’s telling you to just keep pushing great content and eventually you will earn a fortune is hiding the fact that you also need to advertise. You need to spread the word and you need a b …
Read it!This article speaks to me on so many levels. I’ve had similar experiences throughout my career and what Tim is describing is for me the path to become a great mentor. The same applies to Project Managers, Content Creators, Developers and Strategists. They always work in a team and/or the influences of other team members make a product better. Every designer needs to read this article!
I am still reading this article (it’s very long) and I encourage you to read it, too. It’s a very good summary of design observations and collection of tools you should probably try out this year if you haven’t already. Happy reading!
Haraldur Thorleifsson (what a name!) has written his review of 2018 and what his company Ueno did. Ueno grew pretty fast and with rapid growth you face a lot of challenges and have to introduce more and more processes. I know that feeling! It’s always great to not read the usual “we did this and it was all amazing” but to also read about the struggles on the way. I had fun reading this review.
Craig Mod wrote a fantastic article on Wired about how he got his attention back. Because I am also removing myself from Social Media more and more this article gives me enough motivation to proceed. When you are also thinking about reducing your Social Media and Internet time, I encourage you to read it.