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Previous Issues
- MBD103: Accessibility Should be a Given
03 August 2025 | Issue #103 In this issue: Accessibility Should be a Given How to Get Quoted in the Press Negativity is Good Consistency is More Important than Creativity I was on the Business of Marketing podcast I was also on Business Book Pub Hub Design Quote of the Week Accessibility Should be a Given Even though I started building websites in the early 2000s, I really got into it during in the mid- to late-2000s when I was working for a small agency. Suddenly screens were getting wider...Read more - MBD102 AI Sprawl is Becoming a Problem
27 July 2025 | Issue #102 In this issue: AI Sprawl is Becoming a Problem I'm booking for August LinkedIn Organic Reach is Down for Everyone 71% of Consumers Are Satisfied with AI-Powered Customer Care I was on the Business of Marketing podcast I was also on Business Book Pub Hub Design Quote of the Week Midjourney Prompt: a pile, stacked up in a giant mound made up of AI software boxes. A vibrant, high-contrast illustration using flat vector-style shading with neon and duotone color blocking....Read more
- MBD101: Acquisition Rebranding 101
21 July 2025 | Issue #101 In this issue: What Happens When Your Company Gets Acquired (And You’re in Charge of the Brand) The Website Is No Longer the Hub OpenAI Launches ChatGPT Agent: An AI Assistant That Actually Acts Polaroid Debuts a Powerful Anti-AI Analog Campaign What Do Colors Mean in Different Cultures? I'll be on the Business of Marketing podcast on 22 July Design Quote of the Week Midjourney prompt: a group of marketers who are working on a rebranding. The style is illustrated...Read more
- MBD100: Only 8% of People Willing to Pay More for AI
13 July 2025 | Issue #100 (!) In this issue: Issue #100! Only 8% of People Willing to Pay More for AI The Creepy New World of AI Clones 2025 Logo Trend Report Sketched Out: An Illustrator Confronts His Fears About A.I. Art Denmark to Tackle Deepfakes by Giving People Copyright to Their Own Features Marketing Design: The Difference Between Moving People and Impressing Them I was a guest on Vativ's recent product launch roundtable Design Quote of the Week photo by eberhard grossgasteiger Issue...Read more
- MBD99: Cloudflare vs. AI (with new stats)
06 July 2025 | Issue #99 In this issue: Cloudflare Takes on AI New Data on AI's Impact on Search What You Should do About It Why Iconic Brands Still Cling to Color Consistency Intel Will Outsource Its Marketing to Accenture New Research on the Value of Using Visual Tools Design Quote of the Week ChatGPT prompt: a super hero holding back an army of robots. The primary color should be orange and yellow - And then I quickly Photoshopped the Cloudflare logo onto the hero Cloudflare Takes on AI...Read more
- MBD98: Cutting Costs or Increasing Productivity
29 June 2025 | Issue #98 In this issue: Cutting Costs or Increasing Productivity LinkedIn Personal Branding Statistics: New Data AI Use at Work Has Nearly Doubled in Two Years Embracing Anti‑Design: How to Do It Well Anthropic Launches Program to Track AI’s Economic Fallout Design Quote of the Week ChatGPT prompt: Create an image based on this article Cutting Costs or Increasing Productivity Recently, I had a conversation with a couple of people who had radically different views on how to use...Read more