Yahoo Revamps Its Homepage, but Will Anyone Notice?

Jennifer Bove — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 16:13:44 -0400

The new Yahoo.

Starting a Design Studio During a Downturn, Part 5: Staying Focused

Jennifer Bove — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 09:50:46 -0400

Kicker Studio has come a long way since our start in September 2008. Although the recession has certainly taken its toll and kept us from doing what we'd planned, it's also helped us do things we hadn't expected. And those things may have helped us grow in important and unexpected ways.

Starting a Design Studio During a Downturn, Part 4: Developing the Kicker Culture

Jennifer Bove — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 11:01:54 -0400

We started Kicker Studio out of a desire to work differently. Our strategy was to combine the disciplines of interaction design, visual design, and industrial design to make devices that are designed with a truly integrated approach. Wishing it and doing it, however, are two different things.

Starting a Design Studio During a Downturn, Part 3: When There’s No There There

Jennifer Bove — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 09:35:04 -0400

If you want to start the year right, start it with a trip to Vegas.

At the start of every New Year, technology companies big and small make a pilgrimage to Las Vegas for the annual Consumer Electronics Show. This year, the brand new Kicker Studio was no exception. The halls were somewhat emptier than usual, as many companies had downsized their participation or withdrew from the trade show all together; but we were undeterred.

Starting a Design Studio In a Downturn, Part 2: The First 15 Weeks

Jennifer Bove — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 00:34:56 -0400

The first three months of any startup endeavor is full of new things. How soon can we get the Web site up? Which logo do we like? Do we have an NDA? How about a fax template? We could really use some coffee mugs, a whiteboard and our own trashcans. If only we had some income, we might be able to buy these things. Oh what an exciting day that will be!

Starting a Design Studio In a Downturn, Part 1: Taking Leaps

Jennifer Bove — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 09:47:18 -0400

When Dan Saffer first suggested that I move to San Francisco to be one of the founding partners of a new design studio, I laughed. I remember thinking, "That's a flattering idea, but he must be joking." I was immersed in other things at the time--leading a 25-person User Experience team at HUGE, training for the New York City triathlon, and in contract on new construction in Brooklyn--not to mention on another coast.