WriteMinds is almost here. Just enter your email to get the latest news from WriteMinds. We’re very close to getting things right with the application. The app design is looking sharp and the functionally is just a few pieces away from being perfect. Sign Up to even become a beta tester.

WriteMinds is our answer to the problem: “How can we make writing on a computer easier and…awesome-er?” “After a good long think, a bunch of meetings around a table in an office we no longer have, and a whole heck of a lot of calls, we came up with a different sort of thing, correcting a smaller problem: it sorta sucks to write on a computer. I’ve tried Scrivener, Writeroom, Ommwriter, Microsoft Word, Pages, Textedit, and others, and none of them really made sense. They all either did too much or not enough. And with Google Wave and Basecamp around, the collaboration thing is/will be nailed” (Clay Parker Jones).

WriteMinds Logo Concept:

WriteMinds Site Concept:

So now that we have gotten the funding out of the way and the development underway, we’re ready to start talking about it. Below is a glimpse into all that WriteMinds is and what you can expect to see. From the logo to the homepage, the designs are coming along nicely and am very excited to get it all finished. The new logo was designed around the idea of “write outside the box.” The site design was focusing around the idea behind the product. “Make it easy. Make it awesome.  Make a simple writing app.” Also, tried to relate the traditional writing process to the digital space by using a paper texture background and using a serif font for copy.So that’s about it for now. Don’t want to share too much right now. Would love to know what you think. And of course, stay tuned for more.

A few months ago, I joined the creative team at Colossal Squid Industries as a Design Lead. So far, so AWESOME! It has been an amazing ride thus far.

“Colossal Squid Industries is an independent digital creative agency. We help extend brands across fragmented digital channels. Interactive, social, branded games, augmented reality - we call it all digital adverstuff. We’re neither a traditional ad agency nor a production company. We’re more of a technological secret society, a confederation of interactive craftspeople hell-bent on creating staggering online work for our clients.”

I am currently working on the Kimberly Clark account which has been a wonderful experience. The members of the team are smart, funny and just enjoyable to work with. I have learned so much from my peers and am excited about the Squid’s and my future. The launch of the project I am currently working is at the end of March so, keep a look out. It’s a good one. So proud of it already!  Here are some other images of the Squid…

Manifest recently had the opportunity to help MetroSquash with their 2010 US Squash Open Championships site. At this point, we only have the “splash” site up with a lot more to come in the next few months. Check it out and will update as soon as we are able to add to the site.

Wood and Rubber is a little project I help my pal, Clay Parker Jones, out with. It’s a simple design using social media to drive the content of the site and to inform his customers of his latest news.

So…if you like ping pong and want a sweet paddle…you need to order one of his handmade paddles. The craftsmanship is close to perfection.