The next (first?) great digital product design studio will not come from these legacy companies, but from the emerging generation of focused digital product studios. These studios are born digital, and their DNA is design, code and product. With focus on product and experience they are not blinkered by marketing bounty. Their independent status allows them to pursue an ideal and a mission. They understand that digital product is a fledgling industry in its own right and not a subset of any other. Aside from their client work they invest their time and money in their own product explorations and they do this not as a cynical client winning initiative, but because they believe in it. These nimble, hungry and focused studios have the chance to navigate their way through the crowded field, establish themselves and get a shot at greatness.
How, When and Where Will The First Truly Great Digital Design Studio Emerge? | Mobile Inc
Frederik Frede
Creative Director, publisher and founder of
Freunde von Freunden, FvF Productions, MoreSleep and NoMoreSleep (R.I.P.)
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Indoek - A Creative Surf Culture Blog (Kickstarter Project)
The prolific blog Indoek evolves around surf culture and celebrates all other things that are encountered within the creative landscape.
The two men behind this visual storytelling are Drew Innis, who is a New York-based filmmaker and photographer, and Matt Titone, who calls LA his home and works as a designer. Both them lead this bi-coastal project and are now trying to get their blog further out there via kickstarter.
As we truly felt inspired by this online affair we would like to encourage any possible donations which have their due date the 8th of May.
For more information, visit the project on kickstarter here.
LETZTE BILDER. VON MANET BIS KIPPENBERGER (by SCHIRNKUNSTHALLE)
Freunde von Freunden iPad Magazine demo video (by Freunde von Freunden)
CALIFORNIA: Stay or Go (by SURFING Magazine)
Alexander James / Intersection, 26th April – 23rd May 2013 (by P-A-M)
‘Youth in Africa - A new mindset arising?’ Interviews with young Kenyans (by BMZ)
Spring in London. #fvf #travel (at Hackney Central London Overground Station)
“Exciting - we just uploaded the FvF iPad magazine to the App Store and preview tomorrows portrait of artist Pia Dehne. One week to go until the big launch on April 23rd - expect a little surprise.”
Looking forward to @digitalmediaEUR in London on the 15th. Invited for a planel about Alternative business models and the impact of consumerism. Matt Gierhart, Global Head of Social at OgilvyAction, asks how we can take more consumer focused approach in the media industry. Watch a video preview here. Matt will moderate the session and has invited in his panel: Frederik Frede, Creative Director, founder of Freunde von Freunden, Germany; Johannes Kleske, co-founder, Third Wave, Germany; Paul Hood, Digital Director, Archant London and Yoon Sterkenburg, Head of Online Marketing & Analytics at TMG Online, Netherlands. (via Digital Media Europe 2013 - WAN-IFRA)
Don’t look at your phone at the dinner table. Don’t replace your eyeball in public. Don’t reboot your neo-sinus in church.
Open the Future: Futures of Human Cultures
Shifting behavioral norms until 2113.
(via jkleske)
(via jkleske)
The Maldives is a stunning place to see sharks, rays and a full functioning aquatic sea life. Let’s keep it like that! #fvf #travel #maldives #diving #wander #gopro (at Velassaru Maldives)
Stuart Church (via Taj Hotels Resorts & Palaces)
ONE & ONLY: JULIAN WILSON (by hurley)
