Client news: mobile and more…
Some brief client news as we’ve been super busy, have a few projects that are still in development, and really just want to send a shout out to some of the great teams we’ve been able to work with over the past month.
Stealing time.
Mike Monteiro’s full of gems this week. Yesterday he offered Gap a logo that could fully resuscitate their credibility following this week’s Gap logo catastrophe, but earlier this week he focused on something dear to us, time.
The Chokehold of Calendars discusses the concept of a goal oriented calendar, rather than using a calendar to reference interruptions of your working time.
In Mike’s words:
In my experience, most people don’t schedule their work. They schedule the interruptions that prevent their work from happening.
What’s in a name.
Naming can be a complex beast. Whether for a product, company, or service, you want to come up with something that resonates with your target, and relates to your offering, all while giving you credibility in the face of your competitors.
We’ve done well to develop an internal naming process where we gather details about product, target, corporate personality, and competition before mapping out concepts which lead to related, suitable name options.
Kipu features list and screenshots. Plus, all of Kipu in 2010, for free.
See more Kipu with the brand new features page.
And if you haven’t signed up for the beta yet, now’s your chance to get on the list for free and complete access to Kipu through 2010. Sign up here.
Kipu for your iPad!
You know, those photos that ship with the iPad are fine, but I’m loving my Kipu wallpapers. They’re cute, uncluttered, and bright like sunshine.
Kipu redesign by concerned observer Bob Wiley.
We love our 2D Kipu but that doesn’t mean he’s ready for Saturday morning cartoons. Bob commented on our Kipu for your phone article saying:
“The background artwork is nice. The character itself needs a bit more depth or life to it. Maybe by adding some stroke outlines or some simple one tone shadows. If Kipu is a Raccoon, he definitely needs some stripes on his tail.”
Then he sent this image in his followup email:
“This is what I had in mind based on the comment I made on your website.”
Very cool! Thanks Bob. So what do you think?
Kipu for your phone!
Earlier this week we put up some I Need Sugar wallpaper to help combat the general lameness of Apple’s built in lock screen options and the busy home screen wallpapers that make your icons difficult to see. Well, we’re super excited now to offer Kipu wallpapers which are not only cute as can be, but the home screen wallpaper is so springtime it’ll make your icons want to dance!
Our Value Pricing deck from last week’s NXNE Interactive panel.
Last week we had the pleasure of joining Sam Ladner, Jon Lax and our moderator Simon Conlin on a NXNE panel discussion about value pricing. Abolish The Hourly was a well attended session and, from on stage, appeared to be capture the audience. I suppose any time you challenge the status quo, people take notice. But this topic is really nothing new, though it may be somewhat foreign to the creative services industry.
We’re in Montreal this week.
In addition to our Kipu demo at Sproutup Toronto this week, we’re in Montreal for WebCom and Make Web Not War. Reach out if you’d like to talk design, or join us me as the panel moderator from 11:30a to 12:15p at Make Web Not War as we discuss the value of social media & community for developers.
This talk will include panelists:
- Joey DeVilla, Microsoft Canada
- Jeremy Wright, 76 Design
- Com Mirza, The Lemonade Boy
Hope to see you there!
