"The AANZ has become one of the top summits in the world" Bill Payne, US Angel Capital Association Hans Severiens Award Winner.
Earlier this month our MD Tracey Swinehart attended this year's Annual Angel Summit which is now one of the top Angel events in the world. Following are some of her insights from these two days.
Fonts are a funny thing. Some people will go their whole lives without knowing the name of more than two fonts; others care enough to rant on the internet about the use of Papyrus for the title and captions in Avatar (there is also this *potentially satirical* letter from the font itself), or rage about the use of Comic Sans.
Read moreAs creative people, we find many ways to escape (or enhance!) our busy wee minds. A popular activity in the Locus studio is to listen to podcasts, especially on those long drives around the country! Caroline has put together her top five channels. Are you ready to be entertained?
Radiolab
One of my all-time favourites. Each episode is an hour long, discussing one topic through expert interviews. Be ready to get a bit smarter! Note: The episode are pretty timeless so I recommend diving into the archives for some binge listening.
The world has a lot of hidden design superstars. The ones that don't put their signatures on their work, the ones that work underneath the media radar bringing you extraordinary design.
Read moreBeing in the business of innovation, no two days look alike. Some days the entire office is headphones on with complete focus on the screens in front of us, other days we cooking up a storm and showing people around our little hive of activity that is the Locus Studio.
We like to document everything, and I mean everything. Product development creates a lot of mess, and some fantastic imagery -- and lately we have been dabbling in the realm of video, capturing timelapses of our progress.
So I present to you, a (sort of) locus video diary. Check it.
Read moreA few months ago I attended a great event promoted as an Innovation Masterclass. Unfortunately, I haven’t been able to innovate any spare time to write this article until now so I’m not sure exactly how much I gained from it!
Read moreDaniel Faris and Bill Murphy proudly launch a new investment platform for New Zealand's qualified angel investors.
Read moreSemi Permanent is always a great excuse to get out the office, grab a goodie bag, catch up with the NZ design community, and get your brain melted with inspiration overload.
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