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Evolution Press in Seattle

Administrator — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 21:35:33 +0000

We spend a lot of time thinking about design and print over at Inkd. As such, I was thrilled to have discovered what appears to be an incredible little letterpress print vendor in Seattle called Evolution Press. Their website and the imagery suggest they care. I’m going to get all of our Inkd business cards done through this local print vendor. Will let you know how it goes.

Cool icons over at Helveticons

Administrator — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 17:44:44 +0000

Just found these today – Helveticons are extremely cool. Should you need icons for wire-framing, presentations, Web applications, buttons, promotional material, or something to put above your desk – Helveticons got you covered. Seven file formats of which six are in scalable vector format. The set contains a lot of different file format, such as .gs for Omnigraffle icons, and .chs for Photoshop shapes. All in all, this is a nice set of graphic design resources. Even if you dont actually use the icons, sometimes its great to have inspiration for common icons.

Top 15 Graphic Design Magazines

Administrator — Fri, 15 May 2009 18:35:21 +0000

Over at our print design marketplace, Inkd, we’ve compiled a blog post containing the top 15 graphic design magazines. Most also have free trials and discounts for designers belonging to organizations or for students, and all of these magazines have resource rich companion websites.Some magazines are highly focused on graphic design, some are great for general inspiration. Many have at least annual calls for design and competition. This is a really great list. Particularly for those of you who design brochures, newsletters and other print material.

See you at the Seattle 2.0 Awards?

Administrator — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 06:17:48 +0000

I have the honor of being a panelist/judge for the upcoming Seattle 2.0 Awards event on May 7!

The Seattle 2.0 Awards recognizes the amazing accomplishments of the best of over 300 Seattle area technology startups (despite the challenging economy), and the exceptional people who are behind their heroic efforts. They will single out the very best of the best, as judged by the people who knows best: their peers in the startup community. Maybe even Inkd will win something! Attend the awards ceremony on May 7 if you can make it to Seattle!

Here are the categories!

Best Startup
Best Boot-strapped Startup
Best Startup CEO
Best Startup Technologist
Best Venture Capitalist
Best Angel Investor
Best Startup Product Designer
Best Service Provider to Startups
Best Blog from/about Startup
Best Social Event for Startups

New desks at Curious Office

Administrator — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 00:58:56 +0000

Yes they look cool. No we didn’t spend a lot of money. The office is nice heh?

Apartamento

Administrator — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 06:09:10 +0000

Apartamento is a new international editorial project dedicated to the world of interiors. Looks cool.

The Pantone Rubiks Cube

Administrator — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 05:28:37 +0000

Lucky shot while poolside in Las Vegas

Administrator — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 01:20:07 +0000

We live in a web world…

Administrator — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 05:50:58 +0000

But I still like my books. Hello inspiration!

Jon Shirley: Microsoft President and Ferrari nut

Administrator — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 05:28:38 +0000

Jon Shirley left Microsoft this year after a LONG time. The car lovers out there may know that he is one of the most prominent vintage Ferrari collectors and restorers in the country. Check out his garage. In some cases, there are just one of these models left remaining in the world.