Sublime
An inspiration engine for ideas
The prolific blogger and speaker has a reputation for putting his finger on whatever is broken in the marketing industry. And once he does, he presses it. Hard.
Jay Acunzo • Break the Wheel: Question Best Practices, Hone Your Intuition, and Do Your Best Work
That is: A person — often a founder, or someone similarly empowered — needs to have compelling ideas, establish a voice and perspective, and use it. Tools like brand books and style guides are important so agencies and partners know how to speak the same language. But the actual opinions and values can’t be algorithmically generated or offloaded to... See more
Dan Frommer • The Scott Sternberg guide to building emotional brands
The purpose of knowledge is to be shared.
Tiago Forte • Building a Second Brain: A Proven Method to Organize Your Digital Life and Unlock Your Creative Potential
André Chaperon
andrechaperon.com
the strategic independent
Tom Critchlow • Sparring & Tenure for Indie Consultants
Scott Belsky Talk at South Park Commons
Often designs from frustration
Right now, greater skill is being brought by compute and developing a democratization of many things (code, design, etc.). Because of this, taste will probably be the most important skill
Taste is derived from culture and overlap of industries
Because of that
It's time we reframed this work to see it more clearly. We're not creating content. We're developing IP. We are not an experts. We are investigators.