TheGlint. The End?
TheBeginnings Eight and a half months ago I wrote an article about ‘redesigning heroism’ that launched TheGlint with Alexandros and Charles. We started something new, something brave, something that in…
What is TheGlint: A Hero Accelerator
For the past three weeks I was working furiously on a new project of mine called TheGlint. I was trying to keep this under wraps until the right time but…
There is No Real Difference Between UX and Branding.
Image Credit: AMCTV What is Branding? When I was in design school, there was a class called ‘branding’ and we learned: “product is made in a factory; a brand is…
Finally! Asana Proves Simplicity Can Get Better Than Basecamp.
Bascamp, 5, 10 years ago was a great product but it feels unadvanced and non-progressive. Everytime I speak of this to colleagues, they say, ‘basecamp is simple’ and I often…
Being More than a Designer.
I’m often asked what it is that I do and to my demise I say I’m a designer. This is inaccurate because I’m no designer. It has nothing to do…
My Sandbox Application: intros.me
There are several reasons for me creating intros.me. These are: WoW Application to Sandbox Network Sandbox Network is a global community of young visionaries, creatives and entrepreneurs. Their focus is…
What is Premature Scaling?
Recently I had the pleasure and honor of assisting the team at Blackbox on their newly launched app, The Startup Genome Compass. It allows entrepreneurs to navigate being a startup….
Google’s Newly Discovered Friend: White Space
Nothing thrills (slight exaggeration) me more than to see a large organization, aside from Apple, employing good design. While good design is subjective, I would argue anyone on the merits…
20 Beautifully Designed iPhone Apps I Love to Use
The first thing to start off in saying is that these Apps are not perfect and given that design is subjective, you may or may not agree. Most of these…
Notes from Founder’s Showcase Keynote: Mark Suster & Naval Ravikant
Founder’s Showcase was a great event with two keynotes from reputable individuals in the start-up community: Mark Suster and Naval Ravikant. At the event I met with Max Wendkos an…