State of the State of the Union: Power(Point) to the People?
Posted by Nola Solomon on January 30, 2012
Weekly Roundup, January 30, 2012
It's Monday, which means of course we've pulled together our top 5 stories uncovered last week in the world of branding, design and marketing. Surefire tips to improve user experience, best practices for nonprofit content, news on Google's personalized search, and Twitter tips for your brand? Read on for more. Want a stream-of-consciousness look at what's got our attention? Follow us daily: @msdsbranding on Twitter.
Read More6 Great Interactive Data Visualization Tools (Part 2)
Welcome back for the second part of my series on interactive data visualization (dataviz) tools. In part one, we covered three cool tools for visualizing charts and graphs and many other data types on a webpage. In part two, we take a look at three more tools that are a bit more complex but have some incredible data visualization capabilities.
Read MoreWeekly Roundup, January 23, 2012
It's Monday, which means of course we've pulled together our top 5 stories uncovered last week in the world of branding, design and marketing. Surefire tips to improve user experience, best practices for nonprofit content, news on Google's personalized search, and Twitter tips for your brand? Read on for more. Want a stream-of-consciousness look at what's got our attention? Follow us daily: @msdsbranding on Twitter.
Read More6 Great Interactive Data Visualization Tools (Part 1)
Websites are loaded with eye candy these days — from slick user interfaces to interactive maps to cool photo slideshows — all achieved without Flash, just HTML, CSS and Javascript. And these technologies are free, open and can be utilized in essentially every current web-browsing device. While it’s tempting to just jump in and add the latest cool feature to your site, you have to first make sure it’s a good fit for your users and your brand.
Read MoreWeekly Roundup, January 16, 2012
It's Monday morning, which means of course we've pulled together our top 5 stories uncovered last week in the world of branding, design and marketing. Surefire tips to improve user experience, best practices for nonprofit content, news on Google's personalized search, and Twitter tips for your brand? Read on for more. Want a stream-of-consciousness look at what's got our attention? Follow us daily: @msdsbranding on Twitter.
Read MoreBest of 2011 Roundup
While many industries seemed to be on the ropes last year, design was not one of them. If anything, it seemed to race ahead, fueled by new strategies and technologies that pushed the limits of what design can do. Here are some of the highlights:
Read MoreWeekly Roundup
Every Monday, the team at MSDS pulls together 5 noteworthy stories uncovered as we crisscross the world of branding, design and marketing. Check back every week for a quick take on new insights we think both nonprofit and for-profit businesses alike can put to work for their brands. For a more stream-of-consciousness look at what's got our attention, follow us @msdsbranding on Twitter.
Read MoreThree Ways for Nonprofits to Maximize Design Firm Relationships
As someone who’s focused on managing engagements for technical projects, when I talk to people in the for-profit sector about our work, there’s one phrase that always seems to work its way into the conversation: “Things work a little differently with nonprofits.” While NFPs have plenty in common with other types of businesses, things like the budgeting process, staffing structures, and corporate culture are decidedly different.
Read MoreShow Your Nonprofit's Brand a Little Love!
Given its importance, why do so many nonprofits find it hard to focus on developing their brand?
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