Firebrand Tribe

04/17/2014

Amazing. What are you inspired by today?

https://www.ted.com/talks/manu_prakash_a_50_cent_microscope_that_folds_like_origami

Perhaps you’ve punched out a paper doll or folded an origami swan? TED Fellow Manu Prakash and his team have created a microscope made of paper that's just as easy to fold and use. A sparkling demo that shows how this invention could revolutionize healthcare in developing countries … and turn almost…

08/01/2013

Last chances to register for our TOTALLY FREE Webinar tomorrow!

We've tweaked the name a little to make it clearer as to the topic.

Telling the Right Story (Your Creative Brief Sucks)

Creating designs that resonate requires a special kind of listening. Make magic with us as we find the threads of your story and how that relates to attracting your tribe.

Register here: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/3607550779213890048

Creating designs that resonate requires a special kind of listening. Make magic with us as we find the threads of your story and how that relates to attracting your tribe. Related: Find out how we create Authentic Design Awesomeness. We have renamed this webinar due to some last minute questions abo...

07/29/2013

Look! My latest instagram from campus:

07/26/2013

Don't try to be an inspirational speaker.

We do a lot of speaker coaching and presentation design here at Firebrand, and this talk about what makes a great TED talk, by Chris Anderson at TEDxGlobal 2013 is just awesome.

It’s an alchemic question that’s very hard for us to answer: what makes a great TED talk? In this presentation, our curator Chris Anderson...

05/31/2013

The people who break rules are not breaking them to be iconoclasts or whatever. People who break rules generally try to follow rules but run amok of the rules when they seem so inane as to almost be invisible.

—Penelope Trunk

05/10/2013

Metaphors impart concentrated narratives—which are meaningful, like perfume, when you know or like how they smell.

—John Maeda

05/10/2013

How does prioritizing user audiences affect the design of a site? Today's blog post shares an analysis of a rather popular site, and how the prioritization of the audiences is visible in the design.

http://www.firebrandtribe.com/blog/

Prioritizing Audiences pays offPosted on May 10, 2013 by bevinReplyIn my last blog post I described one process for prioritizing your audience for the web and why that might be important. To help you visualize that further, I’ve taken website from a well known company to help you see how that transl...

04/25/2013

We love this TEDxPSU talk about positive social risks, with Chad Littlefield. When was the last time you stretched your personal comfort zone?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pyWrZceeKNE

People aren't objects in our way or vehicles to success. They have emotions, triumphs, failures, futures, and pasts. In his TED talk, Chad Littlefield encour...

04/18/2013

More blog reflections from our Renegade Element.

http://www.robin2go.net/2013/04/cult-of-personality/

I went out several weeks ago with a friend to attend a goodbye gathering for a someone we know who's moving out of state. Other than the guest of honor and my partner in crime, I really didn't know...

04/09/2013

New blogginess from our own Renegade Element!

http://www.robin2go.net/2013/04/you-never-forget-your-first-mentor/

Back in my reckless youth when I was newly out on my own, I lived in New York City. Few people realize I was actually born there, and it was the first time I'd returned to my birthplace, living in ...