Monthly Archives: April 2009

The Invisible Cities release Houses Shine Like Teeth

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When not working as a UX designer at Hot, I spend an inordinate amount of my remaining time making recordings and playing shows as part of The Invisible Cities. I’m pleased to be able to say that we released our second album, “Houses Shine Like Teeth,” last week! It…

Creating Online Brands That Work. Thursday April 30 at the SF Commonwealth Club

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Hot’s Creative Director, Henrik Olsen, discusses ‘Creating Authentic Online Brands’ at the San Francisco Commonwealth Club.

Thursday April 30th: 5:30 reception, 6:00 program begins.

For your business to thrive, the integrity and values of your brand must be embodied and expressed online in a visual way that resonates…

Hot Happenings: April ‘09

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Riffing off of Maria’s announcement of her IDSA Designer Spotlight Webinar, “Let’s get personal – Building communities through humanitarian-centered design,” I thought it would be neat to share with you all a few Bay Area events the Hotties are interested in. And if you do have a…

The world is broken. Designers can fix it. But how?

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Find out here.

Please join me and attend my IDSA Designer Spotlight webinar on Apr. 21 entitled “Let’s get personal — Building communities through humanitarian-centered design”

It’s confirmed: the world is broken and it needs to be fixed. The economy is hurting,

Management vs. Fanagement

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In wee spaces sometimes found between projects, a few folks here at Hot have been investigating the spectrum of use and abuse in social websites and services. For example, Katrina Alcorn wrote about how GetSatisfaction’s “people-powered customer service” clears barriers between businesses and customers, fostering communication that…