Stepping Back to Leap Forward

Developing products is downright hard. If it was easy we would all been citizens of Eureka and happily building the next big thing. Our product is no different. We are tasked to bring to life a personal knowledge management system that can help you kick ass. Not just one of you, not just the geek in the corner (oh, that’s me..damn), or the developers yanking on the api, or the executive assistant looking for a better way to corral the boss, but all of you, mothers included.

Liquid Minded, an Abstract Logo’s Journey

When you’re faced with creating a logo that has abstract meanings finding your way can be difficult. Jeff and I went through this process for Liquid Minded’s identity. With good people, a lot of communication, and some guess work you too can find your way from the abstract to a concrete image.

The Magic of Hicksdesign

While we toil away behind the scenes creating Liquid Minded (it’s looking good, by the way!), we’re also steadily moving things forward on the business side. We’ve incorporated Nuance Labs Inc. in Delaware, assembled our board of directors, filed for a federal service mark, and are almost done with our business plan. I’ll be talking […]

GTD and Interface Design

When I first sat down to think about the interface for Liquid Minded, I wrote in my Moleskine, “The interface needs to embrace and reflect GTD.” That was a few short months ago. Little did I know at the time that this seemingly simple vision would become the rule by which every design decision for this […]