Follow The Rules, Except When You Shouldn’t

Throughout your career you’ll be exposed to best practices, leading practices, established standards, conventions, design patterns, and many other rules of the trade. At times they may seem pointless or arbitrary (and some are), but most are the result of the blood, sweat, and tears of those who came before you. They are the hard-fought experienc...

7 Steps to Help You Define Your Very Own Success

— Wondering what it takes to be successful in life? That’s a bit of a tricky question, because success means a lot of different things to different people. The only way to be sure you are truly successful is to define your success. Here are 7 steps to help you define your very own success. Ask yourself: “What does success look like?�...

What type of learner are you?

—   People learn in a variety of ways. Identifying and understanding your learning style can help you maximize your educational experiences by finding ways to make learning more efficient. — 4 Types of Learners: VISUAL LEARNERS Characteristics: – Tend to be fast talkers, may interrupt – Learn by seeing chars and diagram...

Community Story from ‘Desainer Kampung’

— Today, we were just having a casual discussion with one of our upcoming mentor, Zinnia Nizar-Sompie, head of Indonesian Graphic Designers Association (ADGI), when she suddenly mentioned a design documentary film that made by one of the finalist from the Eagle Awards, an annual documentary competition by Metro TV. We were so curious abo...

Fasting is good for your body

—   Today is the last day of Ramadan. Millions of Muslims all over the world are almost complete the fasting, which is a form of religious duty, for a month. Sometimes we don’t realize that fasting has so many benefits, not only for religious life, but also moral and health benefits to individuals that cannot be ignored. Morally, fasti...

Grow A Community Around Your Brand

— 2015 until 2016 were the years of community-building in the world of online entrepreneurship. It’s like We all woke up and realized that blogging and sending newsletters wasn’t enough – We had to create Slack groups and Facebook communities, We had to reply to blog comments and continue the conversation, We had to jump on Skyp...

Pricing Has Nothing To Do With Numbers

– – The number one question that we receive from every small business owner is something along the lines of, “What should I charge for this?” As creatives, we all want there to be a magic number that we can charge for our services or products. We will choose that number and we will succeed. But by looking at just the numbers of you...

Your Happiness Lies in the Balance

– – Do you feel pulled in a million directions? We think we all feel that way. We’re torn between wanting more and being satisfied with what we have.. between choosing a fast-track career and having a “normal” family and social life.. between taking another piece of chocolate and thinking about how we’ll look in a bathing suit. ...

Design Thinking Comes of Age

– There’s a shift under way in large organizations, one that puts design much closer to the center of the enterprise. But the shift isn’t about aesthetics. It’s about applying the principles of design to the way people work. This new approach is in large part a response to the increasing complexity of modern technology and modern busine...