The case for monochrome
Why this brand stays black and white, which brands the discipline actually suits, and the honest, slightly personal reason it started that…
Field Notes
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Tools don’t have taste
The software changes monthly now. The eye that decides what's good doesn't come bundled, and it never has.
The unsubscribe button is a compliment
Someone left your list this morning, politely, with one click. That's not rejection. That's the nicest exit interview you'll ever get.
Our favorite mistakes
We never understood treating failure like a label. Instead we learned that failing fast is the defining skill of the age of…
In defense of the phone call
Forty-one messages, three muted participants, zero clarity. Then somebody called somebody, and it was over in two minutes.
The Colony Candle (may spark ideas)
Our newest drop is a awesome locally made candle (poured by Mellow + Ivy), and a three-word disclaimer. Apparently we have a…
Deadlines we set for no one
The internal project could slip a month and no client would ever notice. We'd notice. That turns out to be the whole…
Music to work to
Get work done with Neon Thunder, the latest playlist our team is jamming to.
Sticker economics
Pennies to print, years on a laptop lid. The most lopsided math in marketing, and you can't buy your way into it.
Seventeen drafts of this sentence
Anything that reads effortless was rewritten until the effort disappeared. A confession from inside the process, drafts and all.
Good light is the whole trick
The cheapest special effect on any set is also the most ignored one. It works on screens, too.
A lighter, on the house
A real Bic, a custom wrap, one sentence we actually believe, and no charge. Our philosophy now lives in pockets we'll never…