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Taylor Design

Brendan O'Neil — Wed, 25 Aug 2010 13:47:39 +0000

Taylor Design is a design firm that has an impressive portfolio while remaining personal and accessible to its clients. Founded in 1992 by Dan Taylor, the firm has been working since before the internet hay-day. Taylor was the Senior Creative Director at William Snyder Design Inc. where he worked directly with several global brands before [...]

Google: India

Brendan O'Neil — Thu, 19 Aug 2010 11:36:43 +0000

As we trot the globe to cover the many Google offices our latest stop brings us to Bangalore, India. Now, as with other Google offices the Bangalore workspace features the staples of the search juggernauts furnishings: fully staffed cafeteria, highly customizable workspaces and plenty of games for employees. Some of the differences seen between the Bangalore office [...]

Zappos

Brendan O'Neil — Tue, 17 Aug 2010 10:13:10 +0000

Zappos is the worlds largest online shoe store that prides itself on their exceptional customer service. Although it may operate as an online clothing and shoe store, Zappos will be the first to tell you that they’re focused on customer service first and retail second. Zappos CEO,Tony Hsieh, has long made customer interaction the primary focus [...]

AnswerLab

Brendan O'Neil — Mon, 16 Aug 2010 15:34:14 +0000

AnswerLab is a research company that focuses on collecting and analyzing user experience data for the likes of ESPN, Adobe and Intuit. AnswerLab was co-founded by Dan Clifford and Amy Buckner, who saw the growth in high-speed internet connections, mobile adoption and overall comfort with using the web. They saw a need in the marketplace [...]

YouTube

Brendan O'Neil — Tue, 10 Aug 2010 15:19:31 +0000

Today we take a look into the offices of YouTube, the video hosting site that uploads over 24 hours of video every minute. Since its launch in 2005 YouTube has quickly become the dominant host for video content on the internet, from mainstream music to home video sensations. Recently YouTube has taken action towards becoming [...]

Sound Cloud

Brendan O'Neil — Fri, 06 Aug 2010 08:35:07 +0000

SoundCloud is an online music community where users can upload and share their work. The service is used primarily as a hosting and sharing platform for artists to host and distribute their work across the net. Artists can track statistics such as number of listens, location and feedback, giving them a great understanding of their [...]

SOFA

Brendan O'Neil — Wed, 04 Aug 2010 08:14:25 +0000

After receiving a suggestion via twitter, we decided to check out SOFA, the close-knit Amsterdam based software and design firm. SOFA focuses on the Mac platform with products such as Kaleidoscope, a file comparison application, and Enstore, a program for designing and managing an e-commerce website. Outside of the development world SOFA has done design work [...]

xrange

Brendan O'Neil — Tue, 03 Aug 2010 09:15:09 +0000

Xrange is a Taiwan based architecture and design firm, noted on this site for their design of the IPEVO offices, with a focus on lighting and incorporating an industrial feel. The Xrange team have been designing offices, booths and concepts since 2003. Much of their work has an industrial and minimalist design. A great example [...]

One Mighty Roar

Brendan O'Neil — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 16:26:49 +0000

One Mighty Roar is a web design company that also runs a network of blogs centered around creativity, including this one. They are behind The Nonsense Society (a fine arts community) and Build Internet (web design & development). The office is located in a former accounting firm’s building in the historical district of Holyoke, MA. [...]

Etsy

Brendan O'Neil — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 15:47:51 +0000

Etsy is a social eCommerce website that specializes in handmade goods produced and sold by its users. With over 5 million users Etsy has created a vibrant community that is paralleled in their Brooklyn office location. Etsy was founded in 2005 by Rob Kalin who saw a void for the sale of homemade goods, a [...]