Tight budgets, originality, and the disappearing freelancer. — Tight budgets, originality, and the disappearing freelancer. First of all, I want to be clear about what I am highlighting in this article. This is not a right or wrong argument, but my case is to identify two main points: 1- When should you go for a design freelancer. …

Talking about successful brands is something heart-throbbing to us. — Talking about successful brands is something heart-throbbing to us. It is a real manifestation and living proof that what we believe in ‘is’ right and it is materializing right before our own eyes. Whether it is branding, design, technology or all together, it is something we are always thrilled to…

Why Mediocrity and Irrelevancy are plague of our times? — Why Mediocrity and Irrelevancy are plague of our times? Blackberry, Nokia, Kodak, and Myspace.com They are all gone, not totally, but almost entirely. They were the №1 industry leaders once and they failed cause they didn’ not adapt fast enough. This is exactly like waking up tomorrow on the news…

Why getting lucky isn’t enough anymore. — Why getting lucky isn’t enough anymore. Quite often, I get the question ‘what makes a great brand a great brand ?’ and my answer as always ‘Everything, really everything’. Some people get confused about this answer. Why and how? And for this reason I put below a short thought on…

What My Failing Startups Taught Me — I got fired during the bubble burst in 2009 and since then I have been freelancing as a designer on short and long term contracts. During these years I started and shut down a few businesses, made lots of mistakes and many good choices too. This is what I learned…