Lessons on how brands can earn attention. We explore identity systems, positioning, and the craft of distinctiveness – from sonic logos to service design – so brand marketers and makers can build brands people actually care about.
Long before he was building brands, Squarespace’s Nate Skinner was studying culture through record sleeves and the sprawling web of Britpop‑era music journalism – a habit he now credits with proving that cultural curiosity, more than anything else, is what helps brands find their audience.
Hannah Bowler
For the last decade, marketing has been less about creativity and emotion and more about data and measurement. If you could track or optimise it, you did. If you couldn’t prove it, it slipped down the priorities list. For many brands, that worked… until it didn’t.
Alex Zeevalkink