Industrial Designers hit the big time: our own first class stamps
I’ve written before how surprising it is to me that people don’t know what industrial designers do, considering we affect many of the products we use…
My So-Called Daily Grommet Life
This post so delighted me, that I am reprinting it from Yahoo! Shine in its entirety. by Carol Fishman Cohen, Co-founder, iRelaunch, Co-author, Back on the…
WordPress pronounces this blog a “Wow”
The stats helper monkeys at WordPress.com, who hosts this blog, mulled over how I did in 2010, and here’s a high level summary of my overall…
A mind is a terrible thing to waste
I bought a pair of jeans yesterday. Just a basic Gap replacement pair for some worn-out favorites. I got home with the new dungarees only to…
A Glasgow barber puts Daily Grommet on the map, and vice versa
We’re launching a Scottish board game in the US today…the only place you can get Numenko is at Daily Grommet. It’s like Scrabble with numbers. (Click…
What makes a consumer internet startup ready for venture capital?
Consumer businesses and venture capitalists are uneasy bedfellows. There are times when the match makes sense, but often the fit just isn’t there. Here are the…
“I’ve met the expert and he is us.” –Pogo in 2010
I got my Sears Tool catalog today. Next to the artful cover rendering of the “Right Angle Impact Driver” are three prominent icons. The familiar Facebook…
People like this make me want to work even harder
“It was brilliant,” Deborah Chapman said. “I was screaming and flying around the parking lot. It felt like a big break.” That’s what a recent Grommet…
My mother always said don’t throw yourself at someone all at once
The founders of the UK retail chain AllSaints must have grown up with that advice, because they build store exteriors that exude quiet confidence. 80 stores…
Real Deal Road Trip No. 12: Yankee and Make Magazine HQ’s
I’m always surprised at how down to earth small to medium size publisher offices tend to be. Case in point. Here’s where Make Magazine tests the…
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