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Redesign Mozilla, Happy Cog shows you the process

Mar 12, 2009 Just recently, Happy Cog created a Web site called Redesign Mozilla. It gives the public a chance to view the design process for one of the most reputable companies on the internet, Mozilla. I find the experiment completely awesome, because people get to see inside of the designers mind, and get to interact with the designs Happy Cog is attempting to pitch (acting as sort of a public focus group).
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Patrick Algrim at 7:48 am on Mar 18 wrote:

I think Dan probably said it best, Mozilla came to them and said they wanted something new and understood exactly what they want. Sometimes with clients, I would rather them not know exactly what they want, so I can give creative input better. But I think the outcome will be a well planned set of actions set forth by Mozilla. Can’t deny that! I’m excited to see the outcome.

Niki Brown, The Design O’Blog at 7:46 am on Mar 18 wrote:

Weather they need a redesign or not….those new designs are pretty well thought out and…well..beautiful :)

Please don’t niche me

Mar 2, 2009 As much as I talk about art that has such deep thought, I really think that some art shouldn't have any thought at all. In all honesty, as an artist, I think the worst thing you could say to me would be something along the lines of "me needing to stay inside my niche." Something magical happens when you don't think about what you are going to make, just have the vision, and engineer a way to create it.
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Patrick Algrim at 12:16 pm on Mar 5 wrote:

@Eddeaux

“The problem with this is that it is often difficult for me to reproduce later!”

I think that’s really true for unique art. Sometimes you may have a style, but in that brink genius of creation, you made something completely unique. Think about The Monalisa, I bet it couldn’t be recreated again the same way it is.

Glad everyone is testing out the waters among many mediums. Shows we have some really great artists among us!

Eddeaux at 10:53 am on Mar 5 wrote:

Completely agree. I normally have an emotion in my mind or a feeling that I want to convey when I go about making a design, but other than I don’t have a clue of what I am going to design when I start putting something together. Sometimes I just open Photoshop and start playing with colors and brushes and somehow something magical happens. The problem with this is that it is often difficult for me to reproduce later!

Tropicana’s branding revert, proving the power of focus groups

Feb 26, 2009 It's old news by now, that Tropicana reverted back to their old packaging. But if you have been out of the loop for a couple of days or weeks, well then here is the down-low. Tropicana decided it was time for a change, and decided it would be best to push towards a clean package design and identity for the very well known orange juice. After much disappointment and customers calling the new packaging "generic," Tropicana quickly reverted back to the old package design before losing any more sales.
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Patrick Algrim at 8:56 pm on Mar 1 wrote:

@George Thompson

Wow, it’s an absolute pleasure to have you here on the Web site. You make such an amazingly valid point. I personally don’t think Tropicana needed a rebranding, since in my personal experience I was quickly browsing until I found the “straw in orange.” Thank you so much for taking the time to comment! Hope to see you back soon.

George Thompson at 8:38 pm on Mar 1 wrote:

The real question is whether they needed rebranding or not. Too often companies go forward with these things with little idea of why. Rather than have focus groups on packaging they would do better to ask customers what is going on. I’ve sat through too many client meetings where people tossed ideas around and came up with the wrong conclusion. Research only works if you know what you’re researching and why.