i’ve actually assisted about 7 of my friends/clients to run out and pic up their new iphone and they love it. here’s another reason to enjoy…

there are a series of websites that have been optimized specifically to fit the iphone screen. this is a brilliant move. i say this because of my own ‘change of opinion’ with amazon.com. i still prefer to buy by books & dvd’s from the physical stores. i choose to support business in my area. however, because of the extra effort amazon took, i will be buying a few items from their site to show support for their efforts.

here are some sites who are optimized for the iphone:

url….. amazon.com
url….. bank of america
url….. twitter
url….. facebook
url….. food network

and if you find some other’s that you like, just let us all know. oh yes, and for those of you who don’t own a piece of the single most important technological advance of our time… go get one!


 


updated another new set of photos for one of my earliest (and favorite) clients, victoria canada weddings & events. she always puts together a fantastic wedding. i’ve been witness to one myself and it went off flawlessly… at least that’s how she made it look. the new images are courtesy of harrison hurwitz photography so take a look and leave victoria and the team a comment on their blog.

project url….. http://www.weddingsandevents.net
primary contact….. victoria canada
oneredkey product….. custom web design


 


as most of you know, i am always looking & learning. here are a few new books i’ve added to the library. i’ve almost finished ‘the laws of simplicity’ by john maeda and will be moving on to the other two. when i was buying ‘laws’ i just saw ‘designing design‘ by kanya harra and loved the way it was presented. beautifully simple and purposeful. i can’t wait to get into that one. besides the brilliantly simple design of the book, it was the chapter on ‘white’ as a design concept pulled me in to explore the rest of the book. ‘citizen marketers’ by mcconnell / huba is a book from a few years ago and i love the focus on the power of people and their ability to influence companies. power of the people - celebrate!

title… The Laws of Simplicity, Design, Technology, Business, Life
author John Maeda

title… Designing Design
author Kenya Harra

title… Citizen Marketers, When People Are the Message
author Ben McConnell / Jackie Huba


 


shannon and i had the unique challenge of creating a balanced design that beautifuly unifies yet effectively differenciates the three primary areas of her business… travel, albums & marketing. because she needed to showcase three different portfolios and needed to have a single voice with her variety of clients, we created a custom designed blogplusweb site. have a look at the site, review her work, leave her a comment and hire her!

project url….. http://www.risostudio.com
primary contact….. shannon rice
oneredkey product….. blogplusweb


 


having the opportunity to do what I love (business + strategy + design) and to work with these clients has been a life (and career) changing experience.

i have had the pleasure to help with one of their most valued assets - their businesses! together we have taken their web sites far beyond what they even thought was possible. to me, all of this speaks volumes especially since so many of my accounts are referrals.

many of these people have gone from great clients to dear friends. not only do i frequently dine & entertain with them, play with their kids, take vacations with them and i have even been to a few of their weddings!

rbrannen@oneredkey.com
mobile 480.516.1778


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Broken Social Scene
You Forgot It In People

Bon Iver
For Emma, Forever Ago

Figurines
When The Deer Wore Blue

Kenya Hara
Designing Design

John Maeda
The Laws of Simplicity

McConnell/Huba
Citizen Marketers

Dan Ariely
Predictably Irrational

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