GrowthBusiness
Anyone involved in growing a business knows how easy it is to be distracted from achieving your primary objective/goal. One approach to that conundrum is referred to as the “One Metric That Matters (OMTM)” approach. Here, in this video, Axioned’s Libby Swan and Purple Squirrel’s CTO and
Design
Imitation, the highest form of flattery? * Inspiration, the aspiration we all have, only few can achieve - We’ve all been inspired by something or another at some point in our lives, and it has influenced us in ways that are often subtle, but painfully obvious other times. That is
Creativity and productivity, 2 sides of the same coin * To be creative is to.. Create concepts, develop an aesthetically pleasing design, take your time to go exploring into the depths of the unknown to find something unique and weave it seamlessly into our designs, let your mind run on a
Javascript
Lots of Pokemon Go! rookies will tell you that Electron is the Electric-type evolution for their favourite Eevee, (it’s Jolteon fyi.) and then there will be the Science nerds who will tell you that it’s a negatively charged subatomic particle that surrounds the nucleus of an atom. Until
Design
OCD, the designer’s gift, and curse. * If you’re not obsessed with what you do, you’ll probably never do it well enough If there isn’t a fire burning inside you to become a better designer everyday and to constantly putting out your best work, which inspires others
Virtual Reality
Google I/O 2017 (17th-19th May) has come to a close and the internet giant has yet again blown away our minds with their adventurous yet futuristic vision. The predominant theme for this year’s event was AI — Google is adding AI to anything and everything and it is, to
Security
Anyone who has been around the internet for a while has come across some kind of phishing scam attempting to lure you into giving away some information. Not sure what what these phishing scams could be like? Well, read on for tips on how to spot these out: * They often
New York
Join Libby Swan, CEO of Axioned, and Kai Yen, CTO/Co-Founder of PurpleSquirrel (recently featured in Forbes, April 2017), for The Business & Technology of Greater New York (BTGNY) Community “fireside chat”. When is it? Thursday, June 1st. 6–8 PM EST. Where is it? Thanks to the kind folks
Design
Typeface choices, the broad chasm between an honestly great design, and sarcasm * Nobody can tell you what a good typographic choice would be. They could, but they’d be relying on their judgement, and you would learn nothing of how to DIY from it. Choosing typefaces is like choosing an
Web Design
The role of Aesthetics in Web Design * Isn’t design supposed to be inherently pretty? What even are Aesthetics? Err. No designs aren’t inherently pretty. Designers spend hours trying to get things right to make the design look as great as it does in the end, and that’s
Learn to think like an app designer * Error 404 : Innovative and Evolutionary Design not found What we need to do, is essentially to consciously declutter our heads, let go of “secret design recipes” for Awwward winning web designs ;) We have to keep in mind that when we design for mobile
Leadership
Peter Drucker: How to (Actually) Manage Your Time * Record, Diagnose, Consolidate your time; and repeat * Diagnosing your time: focus your time on things you excel at; identify other things and delegate, outsource or automate * “Even one-quarter of the working day, if consolidated in large time units, is usually enough to