Written by: vinnyteee

Find the fruit (app)

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November 16, 2014
I’m constantly overwhelmed, underwhelmed, and confused by the changes within the “app system” that currently exists and the constant modifications to workflow that don’t seem to actually lead to any greater productivity. The new …

Personal Branding

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October 22, 2014
I have spent the last week in perpetual frustration attempting to figure out how to "re-brand" myself. I've done numerous design exercises, compiled all of my previous "branding" work, and whiteboarded until the dogs …

Flash from the past

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October 13, 2014
Last year, in an endeavor to better organize myself I started furiously documenting all of my freelance work. I actually attempted to sort through the "dump folder" I had created. I revisited the folder …

Summer Internship 2014

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September 5, 2014
Backplane creates a social media platforms for communities. The concept centeres around "walled gardens" and creating a safe space for people to discover interests and interact with others exploring those interests. I worked as …

Reflections of Grad School (Round 2)

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September 5, 2014
It's funny how things move in slow motion as you're going through them but seem to speed up when you realize how much time has passed. Second semester of grad school seemed like a …

Teach me how to sketchbook

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August 19, 2014
I’ll be the first to admit: I have a problem… with sketchbooks. I have recently found myself accruing a collection of sketchbooks from various places. To collect sketchbooks casually is one thing, but I …

Snapchat, selfies, and socializing

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August 13, 2014
If you had asked me what I thought of selfies just a few months ago, you would have seen me make this face: But obviously my mind has since changed. I refused to get …

Moving Backwards

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July 9, 2014
With the large amount of expertise and years of experience I have in design (not), I have formulated a simple theory: everything is a cycle. Ok, yes I know it’s not ground-breaking. It’s not even …

Portfolio Website Tips

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February 23, 2014
This is just a small collection of articles I read through when putting together my portfolio. Although they are not steadfast rules, they add some different perspectives to the practice of portfolio-making. How Not …

Innocence and Magic

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February 9, 2014
Video I don't know why I feel so strongly about this but this video really pulled at my heart strings. Not because she's a cute little asian girl who is discovering rain for the …

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