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Startups and Brand Staging

Minimum Viable Brands and making the right impression on the fundraising trail

Sep 21, 2023

Sep 21, 2023

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B2B Service Providers: We’re Saying Too Much

A messaging message to myself, and others.

Jul 8

B2B Service Providers: We’re Saying Too Much

Jul 8

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Nightmares in (Screen) Color

Color challenges for brands in the digital wild

May 22

Nightmares in (Screen) Color

May 22

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Your Competitors are Redesigning

Refresh cycles, recognizing competition blindspots, and design strategy for brands

Feb 5, 2023

Your Competitors are Redesigning

Feb 5, 2023

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100x VR Concepts

100 VR concepts, brainstormed in a vacuum over a few months in early 2022. Usually before 7AM, after mediocre sleep and good coffee.

Jun 6, 2022

100x VR Concepts

Jun 6, 2022

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Logo Design and “Media Delay” in VR/Metaverse

Visual identity takes on new dimensions for VR and the impending Metaverse

Sep 21, 2023

VR headset and logos in 3D spaces

Sep 21, 2023

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Visual Identity and the Flavor Layer

Visual Identity systems without a flavor layer are destined for vanilla. How does your brand’s design language hold up?

Oct 17, 2021

Visual Identity and the Flavor Layer

Oct 17, 2021

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The Digital Channel is the Only Channel

When the human-to-human world goes on lock-down, the Digital Channel becomes the Only Channel.

Apr 4, 2020

The Digital Channel is the Only Channel

Apr 4, 2020

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Ditching the Departmental Divide

Creative department? Tech department? No. No departments.

Nov 5, 2019

Ditching the Departmental Divide

Nov 5, 2019

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Designing for Safe

#FOSO and sheep vs wolf approaches to brand identity. How best to serve our clients by guiding them away from their tendency towards same.

Aug 14, 2019

Designing for Safe

Aug 14, 2019

Gabe Ruane

Gabe Ruane

Former SF-er in Bend, OR. Brands, digital, design, start-ups, side projects & insights from the design studio perspective. Co-founder @StudioRover

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