When our friends at the Chicago Architecture Foundation asked us to present at the Inaugural Association of Architecture Organizations (AAO) & Architecture + Design Education Network (A+DEN) Conference we were super stoked. Then, when they asked us to give it on emerging social media, we were like “Heck Yeah!”
We started with the basics like “What [...]

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Our good friend (and now client) Caro is a talented artist and crafter. She constantly evolves her line of hand sewn and knitted products, and this year she approached us to help design her new brand and site. 2009 is a big one for Splityarn – she’s about to launch a book and more.
Identity: Bold [...]

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Recently Joshua Baer of Other Inbox asked us to present some of our DM expertise to The Capital Factory, a group of start-ups getting advice from other established entrepreneurs in Austin, TX.
It was a fun and relaxed presentation, and we found the Capital Factory participants to be full of courage, energy and good ideas. These [...]

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We’re pretty fortunate to partner with four great cycling organizations:
The Killjoy Team
World Bicycle Relief
The Dirt Derby
The Bonebell (new site design coming soon)
So when Kevin Heppner asked if we could help design new logos for our favorite team (Joe’s a member), we jumped. Kevin made the new logo a center piece and pulled a 180º from [...]

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When some marketers think about design, it’s almost a “black box” to them. But it doesn’t have to be that way.
In fact, when you design online your first goal is to consider how users might come through your site. What do we want them to do first? Is there something they need to know right [...]

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