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Theme devs should do more client work 5 Dec 2012 | 06:03 pm
To most in the design/dev industry, the holy grail is to stop doing client work and earn money off a product you sell online. Passive income ftw, right? Well not entirely. Obox still does the...
Who stands over your shoulder? 4 Dec 2012 | 06:03 pm
For me it’s Dieter Rams. Almost literally in fact, I actually got a custom poster made of his 10 design principles and it hangs behind my desk at work. I believe that in order to...
Partnerships 27 Nov 2012 | 07:33 pm
Partners. You either want them or you don’t. Partners have created billion dollar businesses and changed the world. Having someone who can compliment your skills is an asset to your company. So it go...
But, it’s just a form? 23 Nov 2012 | 04:43 pm
Late yesterday afternoon team Obox had an epiphany during a Skype chat on how to improve the setup experience of our themes. The execution required a simple form which a user would fill in and theref...
Better products or more band aids? 22 Nov 2012 | 06:25 pm
When I started out in the tech world at the over-the-hill age of 18 years old, it was at my dads accounting software company, Peresoft. His company has been around for close on 30 years,...
The promise of future work 21 Nov 2012 | 06:35 pm
When I hear a potential client utter these words I quiver in my boots. Alarm bells start ringing in my head and I start looking for the closest exit: So, if you do this first...
EJS interviews Erik Spiekermann 20 Nov 2012 | 05:50 pm
Elliott Jay Stocks interviews typography designer Erik Spiekermann. There are some really good take aways from this interview, specifically where you should start your design process when deciding on ...
Laser Focus 20 Nov 2012 | 05:50 pm
I’d like to share some of my leanings from what has been a character building year. At Obox we stretch ourselves thin to say the least. Some people may call us fragmented but since we...
But, it’s just a form? 15 Nov 2012 | 08:43 pm
Late yesterday afternoon team Obox had an epiphany during a Skype chat on how to improve the setup experience of our themes. The execution required a simple form which a user would fill in and...
This is Chapter 2 6 Nov 2012 | 11:05 pm
So, got a fresh new look going on my site along with a completely fresh start. I’m not getting ahead of myself and thinking that because I’ve refreshed my blog I will suddenly start blogging...