Although Cuppa SEO is a web design firm — we love our notebooks. But not just any old kind of notebooks, we prefer ones that are made obsessively good. From design, to paper stock, to size, to feel, we find…
Although Cuppa SEO is a web design firm — we love our notebooks. But not just any old kind of notebooks, we prefer ones that are made obsessively good. From design, to paper stock, to size, to feel, we find…
At the end of June, Jony Ive, Apple’s Chief Design Officer, announced that he would be leaving the company to start his own design firm. The name most commonly associated with Apple has always been Steve Jobs, but Ive’s influence…
It’s hard to believe we’ve been in our beautiful commercial space for eight months — and I’m just now getting around to sharing some pictures. The Cuppa SEO space is a fantastic place to meet with clients, colleagues and friends…
I like big books, and I can not lie, which is only one of the reasons I love our new design book, Sottsaas, by Philippe Thome. Ettore Sottsaas’ career spanned nearly 70 years, where he created photography, architecture, ceramics, glass, furniture,…
We’ve all heard that before, right? The other night I happy settled into bed BEFORE 10:00 p.m., a rarity for me! I scrolled Facebook and the news for fifteen minutes before setting my phone on the bedside table, rolling over…
No matter what type of design you do (web design, interior design, products, architecture, etc.) design inspiration can be an important part of the creative process. Where do you find your design inspiration? Dieter Rams (the long-time Chief Design Officer…
Lately, I’ve been closely examining my day to identify non-essential activities. At this point in my essentialist existence, this is not an easy task as I’ve already removed much of the non-essential. The other day, I started thinking about how…
Have you heard of the Pareto Principle? It’s a theory that states 20% of our efforts produce 80% of our results. I was recently reminded of the Pareto Principle, which led me to thinking about how I could identify and…
Dieter Rams, the famous Braun designer, believes that “almost everything is noise.” Of course, he was referring to design (we’ll save that discussion for another blog post), but what about our businesses — and our lives? How much of it…