December 2011
1 post
We have a new home!
We’ve moved this operation over here:
http://creative.mailchimp.com
See you there.
October 2011
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August 2011
1 post
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Meet Kate Kiefer, the content curator at...
campcopy:
This interview is long and awesome, so I’ll keep the intro short. Kate lives in Atlanta with her photographer husband and their Great Dane, Leon. She works as the content curator at MailChimp.
All photos of the MailChimp office are courtesy of Kate. She’s in the final pic. I love the wooden desks, the lights and that guy with the beard who looks so serious.
Oh, read this if you’re...
July 2011
1 post
How to Make Great Brand Merchandise →
Make something people want, be thoughtful about how it’s executed, and give it away.
June 2011
1 post
April 2011
5 posts
“Nobody tells this to people who are beginners, I wish someone told me. All of us...”
– Ira Glass (via kottke)
The Most Important Writing Lesson I Ever Learned →
Stephen Pressfield:
Nobody–not even your dog or your mother–has the slightest interest in your commercial for Rice Krispies or Delco batteries or Preparation H.Nor does anybody care about your one-act play, your Facebook page or your new sesame chicken joint at Canal and Tchopotoulis.
On Your Way Here →
On Your Way Here is an interview series by Dave Dawson about designers’ careers and experiences, and the interesting twist is that each interviewee decides who Dave will interview next.
(via bobulate)
How To Steal Like An Artist →
In short: consume, curate, connect, and get to work.
Sounds about right.
March 2011
17 posts
“Apple has maintained its attention steadfastly on products while Microsoft has...”
– Horace Dediu, Who’s knifing what?
“There was something about those characters. These birds have no feet and can’t...”
– Mikael Hed, co-founder of Rovio
“What hackers and painters have in common is that they’re both makers....”
– Paul Graham, Hackers and Painters
Holy cow, I could quote the entire essay. Bookmark, read, and read again.
“Often we think we can engage the critical mind separately from the creative...”
– Mark Richardson: Creative Response
WatchMilton Glaser (by CreativeMornings)
“In this new world, Apple no longer has to compete on specs and features, nor...”
– Joshua Topolsky, Engadget
“I think we were all thinking, ‘Man, I wish something new would happen. I wish...”
– Wayne Coyne, Flaming Lips (via mavenist)
“The important thing’s gotta be that you implant an idea out there and...”
– George Lois on advertising, 1974
February 2011
6 posts
“A lot of companies have tried to support designers by giving them “a seat...”
– Rebekah Cox, Quora Product Designer
UNIQLOOKS →
I’m not a big fan of social marketing, but this site from Uniqlo is pretty clever and really well executed.
January 2011
4 posts
The Goal of Business →
Spoiler: “The goal is to kick ass.”
Jack Dorsey on Charlie Rose →
My goal is to simplify complexity. I just want to build stuff that really simplifies our base human interaction. Twitter was around communication and visualizing what was happening in the world in real-time. Square was allowing everyone to accept the form of payment people have in their pocket today, which is a credit card. So we have built the simplest way to accept credit cards.
(via bud...
“The web is not, despite the desires of so many, a publishing medium. The web is...”
– Paul Ford, The Web Is a Customer Service Medium
December 2010
6 posts
The Craft of Service →
bobulate:
Michael Ruhlman on the importance of food versus service:
I expect good food in New York, really good food. But when it misses the mark, I don’t really care! I’m not a critic. It happens. I’m on the cook’s side. …. On the other hand, if service is unprofessional or simply inexperienced, it can change … everything.
And so:
[S]ervice is more important than the food. Thousands of...
November 2010
2 posts
“What most companies (and economies) don’t do is to stop doing — and...”
– Umair Haque
WatchINFLUENCERS (by R+I creative)
October 2010
1 post
New DesignLab Blog →
stephenwyattbush:
I am pleased to unveil the new MailChimp DesignLab blog. The blog will serve as a way for DesignLab to frequently share our process and projects, and experiment with theme design.
Linda Eliason and I collaborated on the first theme, a Space Invaders throwback. We use TypeKit to bring…
BOOSH!
September 2010
3 posts
Design Observer Interviews Massimo Vignelli →
Vignelli:
I never work with middle management. Middle managers are dominated by fear of losing their job, and therefore they have no sense of risk. I always work with the top person, the president or the owner of a company. That’s it. Only the person at the top can take risk. He’s used to it. That is how he got to the position he is in. He understands what you are doing, and he doesn’t have to...
August 2010
2 posts
