by J Drake | May 2, 2019 | Apple, entrepreneur, Steve Jobs
A 28-year-old Jobs was eerily prescient. The key is to focus on certain fundamental nodes of progress By Christie Nicholson – April 22 I saw this article on Core 77 and wanted to keep it for posterity sake....
by J Drake | Mar 28, 2018 | Apple, branding, Graphic Design
At a time when design trends and tastes seem to fluctuate with increasing speed, one image has remained remarkably persistent: the Apple logo. Often remixed but never replaced, the symbol has been continuously in use in one form or another since graphic designer Rob...
by J Drake | Mar 23, 2017 | Apple, Design Thinking, Paul Rand
Paul Rand is without a doubt on of the father’s of modern graphic design, but mainstream corporations are just beginning to recognize that a design-led way of thinking about current business practices is the way to go. IBM for example is at the forefront of the...
by J Drake | Oct 28, 2015 | Apple
As with all things Apple, they strive to build something unique and almost perfect. This article from Mashable by Lance Ulanoff is an interesting excerpt from his conversation with Phil Schiller, Apple’s longtime senior vice president of worldwide marketing. He...
by J Drake | Aug 10, 2015 | Apple
Apple has been at the forefront of User Interface design for the last 30 years, here is a timeline with the major advancements. From the original Macintosh (I had a later variation the SE/30, it was a great little machine; I had two printers, two external hard drives...
by J Drake | Jun 19, 2015 | Apple, Google, SEO
I’m no big fan of Google (AKA Big Brother), but this article about Apple launching its’ own search engine surprised me. I would love to have a search engine that didn’t track my every move and then sell the information about my online use to...
