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31 July 2008

Found in Translation

This week, Stephen and I had the opportunity to present to a group of young Japanese design professionals at the Pacific Northwest College of Art. The group was here in Portland as part of Teruo Kurosaki’s international desi…

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posted by David Lowe-Rogstad

thinking about… Experiences, Inspiration, News & Updates, Relationships

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28 July 2008

Logobama, Week 21

This week, I found out what Freepers are, people like uploading this photo of McCain in a bib, and Derailed by Darry sent over 260 visitors to Logobama.com. It’s all reflected in the charts. Oh, and $10 towards the goal of $…

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posted by Stephen Landau

thinking about… Elsewhere Online, News & Updates

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21 July 2008

It’s the Soft Stuff that Matters Most

Sometimes while mowing my lawn I drift off into some crazy internal philosophical discussions. Today’s started out with equal parts nonsense and rationality, but ended up being something significant and share-worthy. Here it…

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posted by Todd Moritz

thinking about… Campfire, Emotions & Feelings, Inspiration

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Logobama, Week 20

We’re out of the teens and in to the terrible twenties for Logobama.com. This week we received an email from someone asking why we were approving “very offensive, anti-Obama logos with racist and terrorist overtones.&#…

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posted by Stephen Landau

thinking about… Elsewhere Online, News & Updates

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16 July 2008

Coffee with Likemind, July 18

It’s coffee. With Likeminds. This Friday. July 18th. At Stumptown. (That’s downtown.) At 8am. You going?

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posted by Stephen Landau

thinking about… Coffee, Relationships

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14 July 2008

RYZ believes in Substance

RYZ is a new footwear company that is combining new manufacturing technologies, democratic design practices and online social networking and community. Ryzwear.com provides the opportunity for anyone to be a shoe designer. Yes, ev…

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posted by Stephen Landau

thinking about… Elsewhere Online, News & Updates, Projects & Recognition

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Logobama, Week 19

Another quiet week on the Logobama.com site… traffic was up slightly from a variety of referring links. Bring on the stats! — Visitors per Week / Logobamas Created per Week — Percent of Visitors Creating a Logob…

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posted by Stephen Landau

thinking about… Elsewhere Online, News & Updates

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10 July 2008

Life at the Summit - A Substance Summit Recap

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rno59mxEp6E Wow. What a great start to this idea. Thank you to everyone who make it, and we hope the rest of you who couldn’t make it this time will be at the next. I know I rely upon the ad…

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posted by David Lowe-Rogstad

thinking about… Campfire, Experiences, Inspiration, News & Updates, Relationships

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8 July 2008

The Substance Summit, July 9 (#ss)

Just a quick reminder that the Substance Summit is on Wednesday, July 9th. What is the Substance Summit? In it’s simplest terms, it’s a conversation between creative and technology. It’s discussing how creative a…

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posted by Stephen Landau

thinking about… Campfire, Experiences, Inspiration, News & Updates, Relationships, What's Next

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7 July 2008

Logobama, Week 18. (Word.)

A quiet week on the Logobama.com site… though we’re seeing with fewer visitors, the percentage of visitors that create a Logobama increased. — Visitors per Week / Logobamas Created per Week — Percent of Vi…

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posted by Stephen Landau

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