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Five Inspirational Digital Campaigns

I’m happy to say we’ve been pretty slammed here at the Brick Factory, so there hasn’t been much time for blogging lately.  But I did want to quickly share some cool digital campaigns I’ve come across the last few weeks that inspired me (or more accurately, that I want to rip off in some way). ...

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Moved In

The Brick Factory has finally gotten settled in our beautiful new office space. It has been an exciting transition, and now that furniture is in place, hardware is plugged in, a makeshift basketball hoop has been secured near the strategists, and candy is in the bowl in the reception area,...

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Steve Jobs Meets Paul Rand

The Steve Jobs biography by Walter Isaacson features a great anecdote about Paul Rand, the legendary designer who created logos for IBM, Enron, UPS,  and ABC, among others.  Jobs hired Rand to design the logo for the first company he started after leaving Apple, NeXt.  Rand, who was in his 70s at the time and had earned the right to work on his own terms,...

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Our New Office

The last few years we’ve evolved into a largely remote workforce.  It is a change that has happened organically over time.   It started out with a few employees who wanted to leave DC, but didn’t want to leave their jobs.   We then had a few others who had kids and wanted to work from home most days as a result.  ...

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Five Common Web Development Pitfalls and How to Avoid Them

As a firm that builds things online, we often talk to potential clients that are unhappy with their current development partner.  Usually the break ups are amicable and there is a logical explanation for the change.  Fresh ideas are needed.  Requirements have evolved.  Personalities just don’t fit.  But sometimes the client is angry and feels let down. ...

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