As I’ve recently been grappling with some brainstorm sessions and possible side projects, this is a nice reminder indeed! Take a look at this flow chart from Jessica Hische at shouldiworkforfree to help you decide too: via designsojourn
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should you design for free?
Posted by Tiffany Wan on January 23, 2011
http://tiffanywan.com/blog/2011/01/should-you-design-for-free/
Happy New Year! (and A Brandnü Way of Thinking)
Happy 2011! Wishing everyone all the best for the coming year Here’s to the first post of 2011 and an update of my own! Design Museum Boston is proud to present Tiffany Wan, the newest addition to our correspondents team. A graduate of Syracuse University and currently located in Beijing, Tiffany will be bringing an international [...]
Posted by Tiffany Wan on January 2, 2011
http://tiffanywan.com/blog/2011/01/happy-new-year-and-a-brandnu-way-of-thinking/
local HK charms from G.O.D
I posted about Goods of Desire in the past and here’s another great little take away that they’ve launched. It’s a great way to take a bit of Hong Kong home with you. Part of what makes the travel experience is the “charm”, character, and uniqueness to a place. These small souvenirs from GOD address [...]
Posted by Tiffany Wan on September 7, 2010
http://tiffanywan.com/blog/2010/09/local-hk-charms-from-g-o-d/
must know Chinese companies
Recently, China surpassed Japan as the world’s 2nd largest economy. A couple months ago I had a discussion with a classmate about our adjustments to living in Beijing. One of the biggest adjustments that seem so simple and natural in our respective home countries is the idea of brands. We know who to trust, what [...]
Posted by Tiffany Wan on August 23, 2010
http://tiffanywan.com/blog/2010/08/19-must-know-chinese-cos/
East and West: packaging differences
The Shanghai based branding firm Labbrand reviews the impact of packaging design on business in a cultural context, particularly in China. Product brand managers need to pay special consideration to how their consumers view color, materials, images and typefaces, while considering the contrasts between Chinese and Western markets. Packaging design and color has a a big [...]
Posted by Tiffany Wan on August 12, 2010
http://tiffanywan.com/blog/2010/08/east-and-west-packaging-differences/
coffee corner
Dueling Starbucks and Peet’s coffee shops are located directly across the street from each other in the town of Alameda, CA (Bay Area). I’m sure it’s not the only corner in the area with multiple coffee shops. When two huge coffee chains open shop so close together, it certainly shows the presence of coffee culture. Coffee [...]
Posted by Tiffany Wan on August 9, 2010
http://tiffanywan.com/blog/2010/08/coffee-corner/
movie: Lemonade
I had heard about Lemonade when it came out and recently watched it on Hulu, a 35 min movie about laid off advertising professionals, who turned the bad news into an opportunity: “It’s not a pink slip, it’s a blank page.” What do people who were once paid to be creative for a living do when they’re laid off? [...]
Posted by Tiffany Wan on July 14, 2010
http://tiffanywan.com/blog/2010/07/movie-lemonade/
yellow diaper stripes
Jan Chipchase writes a short entry about the failure and successes of color-changing diapers that alert parents of a wet diaper (or nappy): Yellow nappy stripes – a familiar, comforting sight for parents indicating that the contents of the container/nappy are dry – with a few drops of liquid the stripes turn blue. Whilst it [...]
Posted by Tiffany Wan on July 13, 2010
http://tiffanywan.com/blog/2010/07/yellow-diaper-stripes/