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Author Archives: Dave Nelson

Awards vs Thank Yous

  We enter design competitions here and there (to clarify, juried competitions and award shows – never the horrible design contests to win jobs). But, we’ve been contemplating if we’ll continue.   We won a gold in the last award show, so this isn’t coming from a bitter place.   Part of me wonders how […]

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Happy Mondays

We used to take Mandatory Quarterly Vacations.   This year, we’re trying something new. We’re taking Mondays off.   For two reasons:   1. To take part of the day to better ourselves. In a busy world, our time is becoming more and more valuable and accounted for. We take pride in being good at […]

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Dave Nelson’s SecretPenguin Merges Skate Culture and Experiential Design

Midlands Business Journal | January 3, 2014 By Daniel Scheuerman Editor’s note: This is one of a series of profiles featuring Midlands Business Journal 40 Under 40 award winners – entrepreneurs, business owners, managers and professional men and women under 40 years of age. The 2013 awards were co-sponsored by Lockton Cos. and Northwest Bank. […]

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The Core Bank Experience 3 of 5

Many agencies design products, websites, widgets, signage, logos, etc. We design experiences.
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The Core Bank Experience 2 of 5

Most agencies design products, websites, widgets, signage, logos, etc. We design experiences.
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The Core Bank Experience 1 of 5

Most agencies design products, websites, widgets, signage, logos, etc. We design experiences.
What does that mean? Read More »

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