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

A Premium Customer Experience

Posted by Becky on January 20, 2012 Share

Over the Christmas holiday, my family and I traveled to Walt Disney World to celebrate the season and experience the magic. It had been over 8 years since I last visited, but the Disney experience was every bit as magical as I remembered.

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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

11 Things I Learned in 2011

Posted by Blake Howard on January 3, 2012 Share

Over the holidays I spent some time reflecting on how great 2011 has been for me both personally and professionally. It's been a year of growth in many areas of my life, especially here at the 'Stic. Here are my most poignant lessons from 2011 as a designer, leader, and citizen of the world.

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"great post Blake!"

- David Ytterberg

Christmas Ornament Face-Off!

Posted by Blake Howard on December 20, 2011 Share

The Holidays should be fun. Not loaded down with to-do lists, multiple trips to Ross, and frantic traffic jams. Unfortunately, this is usually the reality. Luckily for us Alana, designer extraordinaire and gatherer of people, freshened up our holiday spirit with a create-your-own Christmas Ornament contest here at the office.

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"[...] but at the first handshake. Great ideas are sold through relationships & trust. 3. Spontaneous creativity needs to be scheduled on the calendar or it won't happen. 4. Fields..."

- 11 Things I Learned in 2011 | Branding Blog | Thoughts From A Brand Identity House | Matchstic

Statement of Beliefs #10

Posted by Craig Johnson on November 30, 2011 Share

Today wraps up our series of 10 beliefs as a company by looking how we will reflect on the work we do.

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"This is excellent! Thanks for posting- you guys should write a book."

- Daniel Wisler

Statement of Beliefs #9

Posted by Staci on November 29, 2011 Share

Belief Number Nine is about our duty to be responsible citizens of our city by supporting connections between people and working with the community to improve the conditions of where we live.

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"[...] #9 – We will make our city a better place to live. [...]"

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Statement of Beliefs #8

Posted by Becky on November 28, 2011 Share

Today we discuss #8 on our Statement of Beliefs--a pillar that guides every interaction with our clients, partners and colleagues.

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"[...] #8 – When in doubt, we will fight for relationships. [...]"

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Statement of Beliefs #5

Posted by John Bowles on November 21, 2011 Share

Today we discuss the 5th Matchstic Belief in our series of 10 and what they mean to us as a team.

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"[...] • #5 – We will be profitable [...]"

- Statement of Beliefs #6 | Branding Blog | Thoughts From A Brand Identity House | Matchstic

Statement of Beliefs #2

Posted by Craig Johnson on November 16, 2011 Share

Today we continue our series of 10 Matchstic Beliefs and what they mean to us as a team.

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"[...] • #2 – We follow through on our word. [...]"

- Statement of Beliefs #8 | Branding Blog | Thoughts From A Brand Identity House | Matchstic