New Work: NTMA

Posted by Alvin Diec on February 2, 2012 Share

While the widespread notion has been that American manufacturing is in decline, the thousands working in this industry prove otherwise as it actually strives to grow. We worked with the NTMA to help change this perception.

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"Great work with NTMA. I would really like to see the same thing happen with NIST/MEP (National Institute of Standards and Technology/Manufacturing Extension Partnership) they could really use a..."

- Jake Bartholomew

Social Media Judo

Posted by Blake Howard on January 31, 2012 Share

Since the genesis of social media people have questioned it's true value to businesses beyond being another mere marketing channel. At times I've felt the same, but this past weekend @DeltaAssist gave me a new perspective.

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"That's awesome how fast the service was. By the way how did you get your twitter to look like a message?"

- Stacey

Zoom in / Zoom out

Posted by John Bowles on January 30, 2012 Share

The importance of designing at 3x and 1x.

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"Ah yes. "Context + focus" makes all the difference. It's fundamental to all information design. For example: http://mbostock.github.com/protovis/ex/zoom.html"

- James Lytle

Innovation, Transformation, Art?

Posted by Staci on January 24, 2012 Share

Call it what you want but innovation doesn’t have to be dead.

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Just A Painting

Posted by John Bowles on January 23, 2012 Share

Can you really appreciate the Sistine Chapel from a photo?

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"the sistine ceiling is something like 62 metres from where you view it. its almost impossible to make out what the early frescoes are of!!! you are an idiot!!!"

- baldasare castiglione

Hold Steady

Posted by Alvin Diec on January 19, 2012 Share

In the midst of the constant change of today, there’s something nice about witnessing a truly timeless mark.

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"It is so great to see Americans interested in American cars again! I've been loving the Ford commercials lately where they have that lo-fi old "Have you driven a Ford..."

- C_Rocka

Ten Questions with Jonathan

Posted by Alana on January 17, 2012 Share

Meet Jonathan Lawrence, the newest member of the Matchstic family. A native to Jacksonville, Florida, Jonathan brings with him an eye for simplicity, an obsession with typography, and a partiality to sweet tea.

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"Jonny Law's got it going on! Love his work!"

- David Moore

Street Fashion

Posted by John Bowles on January 16, 2012 Share

If you've ever wondered what it looks like to fall in love with your job, watch this.

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"Oh yeah. Express yourself."

- Pattie Acevedo

Artisanal Abyss

Posted by Alvin Diec on January 12, 2012 Share

How a word that once stood for honesty, craft, and quality lost its meaning.

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"Great read, Alvin. Yesterday I was remarking on how easy "All Natural" is thrown around with fast food now. Artisan is definitely up there now. What words will they think..."

- Tim

Reasons Not to Attend Creative Mornings

Posted by Blake Howard on January 10, 2012 Share

CreativeMornings is a monthly breakfast lecture series for creative types. Each event is free of charge, and includes a 20 minute talk, plus free coffee! Honestly, there are only a few reasons I can think of why someone would not attend...


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"That video never gets old."

- Paul