Blog/Do You Matter?

More and more companies are coming to understand the competitive advantage offered by outstanding design. With this, you can create products, services, and experiences that truly matter to your customers’ lives and thereby drive powerful, sustainable improvements in business performance. But delivering great designs is not easy. Many companies accomplish it once, or twice; few do it consistently. The secret: building a truly design-driven business, in which design is central to everything you do. Do You Matter? shows how to do precisely that. Legendary industrial designer Robert Brunner (who laid the groundwork for Apple’s brilliant design language) and Stewart Emery (Success Built to Last) begin by making an incontrovertible case for the power of design in making emotional connections, deepening relationships, and strengthening brands.

Read a review by Robert Blinn at Core 77.

Posted by Duane King / Filed under Books, Product Design
Wednesday October 1, 2008 - 3 months ago

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A Practice for Everyday Life

A Practice for Everyday Life is a design studio based in London, founded by Kirsty Carter and Emma Thomas in 2003. The focus of their work is with cultural institutions and individuals. Their thoughtful and rational approach to graphic design, has established the studio a reputation for deceptively simple and successful projects.

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Alvin Chan

After a year at Studio Dumbar, I decided to explore branding and worked at Brown KSDP, Amsterdam. Shortly after that, I joined internationally acclaimed design studio Koeweiden Postma. After working there for several years, I became co-creative director with Jacques Koeweiden. Currently, I am working as Design Director at Nike Europe in The Netherlands.

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Nous Vous

Nous Vous is a creative studio, focusing on graphic design and illustration. We encourage dialogue between the client, audience and ourselves. We believe in clear, coherent visual communication, and enjoy working on a range of projects regardless of scale or budget.

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