Mary Zalla, Global President of Consumer Brands at Landor & Fitch, one of the largest brand and design firms in the world, shares with us how she got started in the design industry and her five truths for emerging designers to excel in the field – designing with purpose, designing brands that move, looking for the overlooked, and being comfortable with ambiguity.
Read MoreThe fintech industry is heavily dominated by males, with less than 30% employed identifying as female. This trend not only hurts companies and gender equality, but also the product development and democratization of services delivered by these businesses. A quick gender fix is said to bring as much as 20% more profit and increase dividend payouts by as much as half of the current value.
Read MoreThe airline industry has been hit with unprecedented circumstances, with demand declining rapidly. A traditionally lethargic industry has been forced to accelerate decision making in order to adjust to the COVID-19 pandemic, and salvage the demand left. Airlines must continue to innovate and implement health and safety practices, in order to regain the trust of passengers, for the survival of their businesses.
Read MoreFor Design Nation 2021's first podcast, Sowon Lee speaks to Renata Amaral Morris, CEO and Founder of EAT Creative Studio, and Gabriel Seibel, who acts as Partner, COO, and Head of Production for EAT. In this podcast, Renata and Gabriel share more about the strengths of having a global team structure, how EAT communicates their values of transparency and authentic representation in their design work, and what their creative techniques and sources of inspiration are. In addition, the pair share their excitement for their recent new brand launch for EAT!
Read MoreFor our spring 2020 magazine, Michael Kratsios, current Chief Technology Officer of the United States, shares his insights about creating a regulatory environment where innovators are highly incentivized to create technology in the U.S. He also describes how he thinks AI will influence future relevant technology policy and legislation, the U.S. labor workforce, and STEM education moving forward.
Read MoreVico Sharabani, Founder and Executive Creative Director of The-Artery, is one of the content industry’s leading technologists whose diverse body of work spans feature films, episodic television, and branded content. He speaks about the interplay between human touch and technological advances in the creative space. He also shares how The-Artery takes the vision of its clients to the next level with an example of a visual production his team did for Mercedes Benz.
Read MoreCOVID-19 has raised risks associated with travel, from prolonged exposure to other people to last-minute cancellations before getting on a flight. Typically, people buy travel insurance to mitigate risks when visiting places outside of their home country. However, the current state of traveler’s insurance may not be enough to cope with the aforementioned pandemic-induced risks. Summer Journalism Fellow Charlotte Ehlers proposes a plan where federal governments set up their own travel insurance plans and market them alongside preexisting COVID safety measures to restimulate the tourism industry.
Read More‘Made in’ labels reveal as much about a product as they do about its country of origin. A strong national brand can attract capital—technological and human—that drives growth. Countries build up their national brands over decades, yet China and the European Union are among those launching ambitious programs to rehaul their brands within just several years.
Read MoreTed Karkus, the CEO of ProPhase Labs, sat down with BT to speak about his career, the pharmaceutical industry, and advice he had for students.
Read MoreIn Venezuela, for example, a nation with the highest inflation rate in the world and an ongoing economic crisis, the youth appeal to the erotic business to endure the crisis.
Read MoreHowever, for all the good these companies have done for us, their dominating nature provides the opportunity to completely control innumerable aspects of our lives with no consequences for their actions – something that should also be considered.
Read MoreImagine a world where children learn not just for knowledge but also to utilize it for creating something tangible and valuable to the people around them.
Read MoreThe notion that content, not hardware, has sustained Amazon’s Kindle empire is reflected in a less-discussed offshoot of the digital book industry.
Read MoreWhether entirely digital or not, magazines will have to move beyond the page in the attempt to remain relevant.
Read MoreDue to an influx of vendors yearning for a slice of earnings in the athleisure industry, there has been overcrowding, and thus, many brands are experiencing a drop in sales.
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