our thinking for February 2007…

1. February 14th, 2007

   More than you probably needed to know…

   Design Interact (Communication Arts online) invited me to answer some questions about my favorite site, my biggest web design turn-off, and what product I can’t live without. You can read all the answers here. So, if you didn’t learn enough about me through 5 things you probably didn’t know about me, you can check out the Design Interact profile. Thanks CommArts…

   posted by Stephen Landau

   thinking about… News

2. February 13th, 2007

   Death to blogs. Long live blogging! (Part 1 of 2)

   One day this blog will die. We will be the ones who kill it. It’s just that we’ve been rethinking the whole “agency blog” thing (blogs published by advertising, brand and design agencies). But in order to understand where we’re going, let’s look at where we are from an agency blog standpoint… with diagrams! All the examples below are blogs that we…

   posted by Stephen Landau

   thinking about… Looking Ahead

3. February 11th, 2007

   Coffee Recap, February 9th

   All the coffee veterans seemed to be busy on Friday morning, but I had good company from three newcomers: Rebecca, Kelly and Jen from TwentyFour/Seven. We talked about the New Yorker magazine, Japanese “play” parks where kids can pretend to pump gas, and a slew of other topics.In order to make coffee more accessible for you late-risers, this week we’re…

   posted by Stephen Landau

   thinking about… Events

4. February 9th, 2007

   Comments on Comments

   I never know if I’m supposed to respond to comments in the comments area, or as a post, or what. So I’m just calling them out here to respond. That way you know that I know that you commented. Or something like that. Comment about Caramelitas (from a post on 05 February 2007) Here’s that sexy caramelitas photo again. Would I consider…

   posted by Stephen Landau

   thinking about… Life and Culture

5. February 8th, 2007

   The Library as a Social Network

   I recently checked out All Marketers Are Liars by Seth Godin from the library. Portland has a great network of libraries, and their web site allows you to place a hold on any book in their catalog and have it transferred to your closest library location. When you place a book on hold and go to the library to pick…

   posted by Stephen Landau

   thinking about… Inspiration

6. February 7th, 2007

   The Endless Sea

   “If you want to build a ship, don’t drum up the men to gather wood, divide the work and give orders. Instead, teach them to yearn for the vast and endless sea.” – Antoine de Saint-Exupéry I read this quote in a recent New Yorker article (titled “Mr. Green”) about Amory Lovins, an environmentalist, conservationist, and all around smart guy who…

   posted by Stephen Landau

   thinking about… Inspiration

7. February 7th, 2007

   Announcing… Coffee. Friday, Feburary 9th

   Just in case you haven’t heard… coffee. It’s the new hotness. This Friday, February 9th. 8:30am at Tiny’s, located at 2031 NE MLK. Usually runs for an hour or two, depending on when people show up. Also, by popular demand, I think we’ll reinstate weekly coffee. But we’ll mix it up a bit to make sure everyone who wants to can make…

   posted by Stephen Landau

   thinking about… Events

8. February 5th, 2007

   Impromptu coffee recap

   Last week’s impromptu coffee was a great time. We kept it indoors because of the low temperatures, and had a variety of people show up. Noel came and told about his new gig, Shannon talked about her new focus, and newcomer Cynthia helped us all think about things in different ways. Dan from the Trailblazers showed up when I was…

   posted by Stephen Landau

   thinking about… Events

9. February 5th, 2007

   Hybrid Thinking

   I’ve been visiting the Brand Builder blog now for a few months. Olivier (I assume that’s the guy’s name) shares a lot of great thinking. Plus, I like that there’s someone out there who feels long blog posts are okay. The other day he had a post called The Hybrid Thinking Proposition. I found it interesting for a number of reasons… ONE:…

   posted by Stephen Landau

   thinking about… Inspiration

10. February 1st, 2007

    Impromptu coffee

    Friday, February 2nd isn’t an “officially sanctioned coffee morning” here in Portland, but I’ve heard several requests from people craving some beverages with caffeine… and who am I to say no to a cup of coffee… 10:30am (note the later time) at Tiny’s (2031 NE MLK). It’s been beautiful here, sunny and cold, so maybe we’ll sit on the patio? After…

    posted by Stephen Landau

    thinking about… Events