Archives: Shawn Wilkins

Turn Failure Around

· February 21st

Bill Cosby once said that “in order to succeed, your desire for success should be greater than your fear of failure.” When Culture Milk started, it was aimless. We launched with a team of writers — some were friends who only had a mild interest in writing, and others were actual seasoned writers with a passion. Our problem lied in our lack of identity…

Design to Non-Designers

· December 16th

I’m not a designer, nor have I ever been. I used to dabble in Fireworks to create forum signatures, and that’s the height of my expertise. However, when it comes to design, I’m one who can safely say I have a good design for design. Design isn’t necessarily all about looks; it’s more about the entire package. If you were to think about design being a person…

Jony Ive and Industrial Design

· November 2nd

Scott Forstall is out. The former head of iOS software engineering is now simply labeled as an advisor to Tim Cook. People will continue to try and scrape the bottom of the pail to find the reason for this, but it’s better to look toward the future. Don’t dwell on Forstall’s mistakes, look toward a future wherein Jony Ive has his hand over all design…