The Science of Conveying Visual Messages.Tumblr (3.0; @designandreason)http://designandreason.tumblr.com/<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/752f3969321115dd87acbe40492a257c/tumblr_mmx2lb3US81qzr9qko1_500.png"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/d3bfa393835542e02d179a0455ca6e55/tumblr_mmx2lb3US81qzr9qko2_500.png"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/07d55bdfcd1c6f96144b34f3c44d5d07/tumblr_mmx2lb3US81qzr9qko5_500.png"/><br/> <br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://thedorseyshawexperience.tumblr.com/post/50614542095/the-cola-road-2013" target="_blank">thedorseyshawexperience</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><em><strong><a href="http://vimeo.com/61315023" target="_blank">The Cola Road</a> </strong>(2013)</em></p> </blockquote>http://designandreason.tumblr.com/post/50655219737http://designandreason.tumblr.com/post/50655219737Fri, 17 May 2013 11:15:33 -0400cokecoca cola<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/862872ed4b37fc30bbf32a41427da058/tumblr_mmcxd3aT7z1qkxrtro1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://betype.co/post/50648465057/art-design-get-inspired-on-betype-co" class="tumblr_blog" target="_blank">betype</a>:</p> <blockquote><p><a href="http://www.hu2.com/store/limited-edition/hand-prints/art-design-print.html" target="_blank">Art Design</a></p> <div> <div><a href="http://betype.co/dash" target="_blank">Get inspired on Betype.co</a></div> </div></blockquote> <p>What a great way to distinguish the two.</p>http://designandreason.tumblr.com/post/50655115917http://designandreason.tumblr.com/post/50655115917Fri, 17 May 2013 11:13:19 -0400designartquotequotes“Design is the silent ambassador of your brand!”<br/><br/> - <em><span>Paul Rand</span> (via <a href="http://khooll.com/" class="tumblr_blog" target="_blank">thekhooll</a>)</em>http://designandreason.tumblr.com/post/50258054574http://designandreason.tumblr.com/post/50258054574Sun, 12 May 2013 10:13:46 -0400designquotebrandbranding<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/4c6c5ed605b02efeb04e6eccfd96dfca/tumblr_mm16sl8o0b1qct2gio1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://mtstanford.tumblr.com/post/49194461315/not-my-favorite-thing-to-stare-at-all-day-long-but" class="tumblr_blog" target="_blank">mtstanford</a>:</p> <blockquote><p>Not my favorite thing to stare at all day long but glad to be making some great progress. A pretty big project I’m working on that’ll be live soon.</p></blockquote>http://designandreason.tumblr.com/post/50017975159http://designandreason.tumblr.com/post/50017975159Thu, 09 May 2013 12:06:19 -0400web designcodingprogrammingweb programmingweb codingdesignDesign And Reason<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/fa855abb8f703b85766d27b2814d3c99/tumblr_mmi2izHCfW1r9be6io1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>D+R’s new headquarters</p>http://designandreason.tumblr.com/post/49961792521http://designandreason.tumblr.com/post/49961792521Wed, 08 May 2013 18:01:47 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/fa1b58977e67f36430c6ddcc5da13d14/tumblr_mmeajw8Xqg1qct2gio1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://mtstanford.tumblr.com/post/49798595696/the-new-neighbors-in-design-reasons-new-office" class="tumblr_blog" target="_blank">mtstanford</a>:</p> <blockquote><p>The neighbors in Design+Reason’s new office space! #SHAPOW! (at One Marconi Place)</p></blockquote>http://designandreason.tumblr.com/post/49867383042http://designandreason.tumblr.com/post/49867383042Tue, 07 May 2013 14:21:00 -0400<blockquote><p><img alt="" src="http://0.gravatar.com/avatar/6b7e940242ebb6ccedc0bfe9ce28aba8?s=25&amp;d=identicon&amp;r=G"/><a href="http://blog.happier.com/2013/05/03/what-makes-you-happier-matthew-stanford/" target="_blank">Reblogged from Happier:</a></p> <div><a href="http://blog.happier.com/2013/05/03/what-makes-you-happier-matthew-stanford/" target="_blank"><img src="http://media.tumblr.com/92a8eac92dc5fbfe27e06ea38ef2e68d/tumblr_inline_mm8cmtkAJf1qz4rgp.jpg" alt="Click to visit the original post"/></a> <p>Today we chat (via email) with Matthew Stanford, one of our awesome Happier users from Columbus, Ohio. To learn more about Matthew, check out his <a href="http://about.me/mtstanford" target="_blank">About.me page</a>.</p> <p><strong>So, what makes you happier, Matthew?</strong><br/>Beautiful skies, non-fiction…</p></div></blockquote><p><a href="http://mtstanford.wordpress.com/2013/05/03/what-makes-you-happier-matthew-stanford/" target="_blank">View Post</a></p>http://designandreason.tumblr.com/post/49517300940http://designandreason.tumblr.com/post/49517300940Fri, 03 May 2013 11:51:00 -0400happierhappinesshappyblogfeaturemtstanford<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/939bfa68422d64acdaa0694c71e73745/tumblr_mm7675tfLG1r9be6io1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><big>Another photo of Flea wearing my design!</big></p><blockquote><p>I just ran across Flea’s page on Instagram today and noticed that he has more photos of himself in…</p></blockquote><p><a href="http://mtstanford.wordpress.com/2013/05/02/another-photo-of-flea-wearing-my-design/" target="_blank">View Post</a></p>http://designandreason.tumblr.com/post/49476076083http://designandreason.tumblr.com/post/49476076083Thu, 02 May 2013 20:47:29 -0400flearhcplove rhcpRed Hot Chili Peppersdillaj dillajay deedilla dawgpay jayDetroithip-hopThe Ddonutsjay love japanjaylibRuff DraftChampion SoundStones ThrowSlum Villageilla jma dukes yanceyyancey boysyanceyma dukes<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m3mf3mK02q1qd4q01o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://nicevagina.tumblr.com/post/49178558441" target="_blank">nicevagina</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>genius idea that</p> </blockquote>http://designandreason.tumblr.com/post/49185252881http://designandreason.tumblr.com/post/49185252881Mon, 29 Apr 2013 12:34:19 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/b00f1ed176dc78d4e5b4ab8dd25b6a1f/tumblr_mlq0boRlyH1s141c3o1_r1_500.gif"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://ibmblr.tumblr.com/post/48952215127/patent-no-8200477-2012-sentiment-analysis" class="tumblr_blog" target="_blank">ibmblr</a>:</p> <blockquote><p><strong>Patent No.8200477.</strong><em> 2012.</em><br/><strong>Sentiment analysis.</strong></p> <p>Patent awarded for text mining tools used to analyze raw social media data and to track “opinions” indicating the birth of trends. Advanced analytics helps distinguish an enduring trend from a fleeting fad. IBM used this technology to predict the rise of Steampunk—which will show up everywhere by 2014. You heard it here first. </p> <p><a href="http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8200477.PN.&OS=PN/8200477&RS=PN/8200477" title="Read the patent" target="_blank">Read the patent</a> | <a href="http://bit.ly/12iz52W" title="Download the print" target="_blank">Download the print</a></p> <p><strong><a href="http://ibmblr.tumblr.com/tagged/IBMthink20" title="THINKx20" target="_blank">12 of THINKx20 ➝</a></strong></p></blockquote>http://designandreason.tumblr.com/post/48952887836http://designandreason.tumblr.com/post/48952887836Fri, 26 Apr 2013 17:11:09 -0400designsocial mediasentiment analysispatenttext miningtrends analysisanalyticsSteampunk<a href="http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/04/23/the-flattening-of-design/">The Flattening of Design - NYTimes.com</a>: <p><a href="http://gregmelander.com/post/48773185161/the-flattening-of-design-nytimes-com" class="tumblr_blog" target="_blank">gregmelander</a>:</p> <blockquote><p>“It might sound audacious to think that Microsoft, the arbiter of uncool, was at the forefront of design a few years ago. But it was.</p> <p><span>It turns out the company’s decision to focus on “flat design,” a type of visual scheme where everything has a smooth and even look, was a few years ahead of the rest of the technology and user interface industry.</span>” via Richard Banks</p></blockquote>http://designandreason.tumblr.com/post/48780765321http://designandreason.tumblr.com/post/48780765321Wed, 24 Apr 2013 12:30:16 -0400designsmartphonesmobileinterface designgraphicsFacebookTwitterMicrosoftAppleiOSAndroidapps<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/d967c230fb2788754fd232a33c12d76d/tumblr_mlkcgz0Wxd1r9be6io1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><big>The Great Von Glitschka</big></p><blockquote><p>Recently, I was fortunate enough to see a person whose work I deeply admire: Von Glitschka (one of…</p></blockquote><p><a href="http://mtstanford.wordpress.com/2013/04/20/the-great-von-glitschka/" target="_blank">View Post</a></p>http://designandreason.tumblr.com/post/48448901575http://designandreason.tumblr.com/post/48448901575Sat, 20 Apr 2013 12:58:10 -0400<blockquote><p><img alt="" src="http://0.gravatar.com/avatar/92dac16c2e03bffa032f8d1483e52d45?s=25&amp;d=identicon&amp;r=G"/><a href="http://blog.happier.com/2013/04/16/boston-we-love-you/" target="_blank">Reblogged from Happier:</a></p> <a href="http://blog.happier.com/2013/04/16/boston-we-love-you/" target="_blank"><img src="http://happierapp.files.wordpress.com/2013/04/skitch_iphoto-export-skitch14.png?w=910" alt="Click to visit the original post"/></a><ul><li><a href="http://blog.happier.com/2013/04/16/boston-we-love-you/" target="_blank"><img src="http://happierapp.files.wordpress.com/2013/04/skitch_iphoto-export-skitch.png?w=72&amp;crop=1&amp;h=72" alt="Click to visit the original post"/></a></li> <li><a href="http://blog.happier.com/2013/04/16/boston-we-love-you/" target="_blank"><img src="http://happierapp.files.wordpress.com/2013/04/skitch_iphoto-export-skitch2.png?w=72&amp;crop=1&amp;h=72" alt="Click to visit the original post"/></a></li> <li><a href="http://blog.happier.com/2013/04/16/boston-we-love-you/" target="_blank"><img src="http://happierapp.files.wordpress.com/2013/04/skitch_iphoto-export-skitch4.png?w=72&amp;crop=1&amp;h=72" alt="Click to visit the original post"/></a></li> <li><a href="http://blog.happier.com/2013/04/16/boston-we-love-you/" target="_blank"><img src="http://happierapp.files.wordpress.com/2013/04/skitch_iphoto-export-skitch8.png?w=72&amp;crop=1&amp;h=72" alt="Click to visit the original post"/></a></li> <li><a href="http://blog.happier.com/2013/04/16/boston-we-love-you/" target="_blank"><img src="http://happierapp.files.wordpress.com/2013/04/skitch_iphoto-export-skitch13.png?w=72&amp;crop=1&amp;h=72" alt="Click to visit the original post"/></a></li> </ul><p>Happier is based in Boston and yesterday was just a normal working day for the team until the horror of the bombings at the Boston Marathon. When we heard the news everything came to a halt. Like many others we jumped on Twitter,…</p></blockquote><p><a href="http://mtstanford.wordpress.com/2013/04/16/boston-we-love-you/" target="_blank">View Post</a></p>http://designandreason.tumblr.com/post/48128262052http://designandreason.tumblr.com/post/48128262052Tue, 16 Apr 2013 12:49:57 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/e6c8cdc40e2924498f505b597ba66c1d/tumblr_mla42tJ6EZ1qkxrtro1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://betype.co/post/48050678130/in-the-futura-everything-is-geometric-by" class="tumblr_blog" target="_blank">betype</a>:</p> <blockquote><p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/quasarkitten/8604028066/" title="In the Futura everything is geometric." target="_blank">In the Futura everything is geometric.</a> by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/quasarkitten/" target="_blank">quasarkitten</a> on Flickr.</p></blockquote> <p>We certainly hope so.</p>http://designandreason.tumblr.com/post/48056073786http://designandreason.tumblr.com/post/48056073786Mon, 15 Apr 2013 15:00:44 -0400futuratypographytypeface<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/c41fc4857f79d1408a0e3a2311ec8790/tumblr_mky3n6hJGp1r9be6io1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Anyone can make patterns.</p>http://designandreason.tumblr.com/post/47464007286http://designandreason.tumblr.com/post/47464007286Mon, 08 Apr 2013 12:40:18 -0400Designquotetypography<blockquote><blockquote><p>“When we’re doing our jobs right as a design team, we do not want people to remember interactions with our brand, we want them to experience real connections with each other and with content. That is most important.”</p></blockquote> <p>—Kate Aronwitz<br/>Director of Design at Facebook</p></blockquote><p><a href="http://mtstanford.wordpress.com/2013/03/27/228/" target="_blank">View Post</a></p>http://designandreason.tumblr.com/post/46419288464http://designandreason.tumblr.com/post/46419288464Wed, 27 Mar 2013 09:44:26 -0400<blockquote><div><iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/61202867" width="500" height="281" frameborder="0" webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen allowfullscreen></iframe> <p><a href="http://vimeo.com/61202867" target="_blank">NYC Beacon (Reinvent Payphones)</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/frogdesign" target="_blank">Frog</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com" target="_blank">Vimeo</a>.</p> <p>What an interesting look into the future of what might replace payphones. I’m not so sure about the voice recognition feature as there are lots of different accents and…</p></div></blockquote><p><a href="http://mtstanford.wordpress.com/2013/03/10/nyc-beacon/" target="_blank">View Post</a></p>http://designandreason.tumblr.com/post/45054840434http://designandreason.tumblr.com/post/45054840434Sun, 10 Mar 2013 17:17:00 -0400<blockquote><div><iframe width="560" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/E63ytv8lciQ" frameborder="0"></iframe> <p>Looking forward to seeing this documentary: <a title="visit their website to learn more" href="http://DesignThinkingMovie.com" target="_blank"><em>Design</em> &amp;</a><em><a title="visit their website to learn more" href="http://DesignThinkingMovie.com" target="_blank"> Thinking</a> </em></p></div></blockquote><p><a href="http://mtstanford.wordpress.com/2013/03/09/design-and-thinking-documentary/" target="_blank">View Post</a></p>http://designandreason.tumblr.com/post/44949155560http://designandreason.tumblr.com/post/44949155560Sat, 09 Mar 2013 12:14:00 -0500DesignBusinessInnovationResearchdocumentary<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/a7bd9dcb1f09582cf2a4ee69e537799a/tumblr_mjapaleb8A1r9be6io1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><big>Flea Wearing My Design!</big></p><blockquote> <p>There may be only a few times in a designer’s career when their work is appreciated by an…</p></blockquote><p><a href="http://mtstanford.wordpress.com/2013/03/07/flea-wearing-my-design/" target="_blank">View Post</a></p>http://designandreason.tumblr.com/post/44784789800http://designandreason.tumblr.com/post/44784789800Thu, 07 Mar 2013 09:51:57 -0500<blockquote><p>When creating a blog, remember: it’s not necessary to have a mind-blowing, game-changing layout. Usually, a modified template will do (you may have noticed, that’s what I’m using on this blog). This is especially true for anyone who’s not a Web Design…</p></blockquote><p><a href="http://mtstanford.wordpress.com/2013/03/06/less-is-more-logical/" target="_blank">View Post</a></p>http://designandreason.tumblr.com/post/44728640216http://designandreason.tumblr.com/post/44728640216Wed, 06 Mar 2013 16:09:58 -0500