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The Visual Identity Process
For most designers, getting the opportunity to create a brand identity from scratch is a coveted prize that offers boundless potential to flex their creative muscles, generate a lot of cohesive work, and walk away with a product that will support their client for years to come. In the first part of our series on branding we looked at the foundations for effectively building a brand from the ground up. Creating a strong visual identity is a huge part of branding, requiring the most time and labor of any part of the process. This is what gives customers emotional connection and top-of-mind awareness to the brand.
The Magician
Many people belong to that special class of “hustlers”, the hard working bunch known to put 110% effort into everything. Busy, swamped, underwater; whatever word you’d like to use, we glorify those who dedicate themselves above and beyond to their work. Ironically, many of the busiest of us aren’t the most productive, wasting endless cycles moving in too many directions. Matt Trice (Lead UI/UX Designer) is the converse archetype — he glides effortlessly through a seemingly endless list of tasks, often under appreciated, always with the professional calm reserved to the masters of their craft.
Architect Financial Technologies Launches US-regulated Brokerage for Futures and Options with CFTC License, Expands Global Derivatives Offering
Architect Financial Technologies, Inc. ("Architect" or "the Company") today announced its expansion into derivatives brokerage services after its subsidiary, Architect Financial Derivatives, LLC, received regulatory approval from the NFA to operate as an Independent Introducing Broker in CFTC-regulated derivatives. The Company's new brokerage will enable clients to trade the full range of listed derivatives products – futures, index options, futures options, trade-at-settlement futures, future spreads, and event contracts – on CFTC-registered exchanges. Architect will partner with US Futures Commission Merchants including Wedbush Securities, StoneX Financial Inc., and Straits Financial to provide related clearing services.
It's time to talk about DeFi's risk management problems.
DeFi is still nascent and developing, with many of its components still to be refined in the coming years. Yet, if we are being honest with ourselves, there are also parts of the stack we should spend more time challenging.
Sari-Sari Stores: Community Retail Gems of the Philippines
At Jia, we’re all about empowering hardworking entrepreneurs around the world to realize their business ambitions. This mission has introduced us to countless communities of ambitious, savvy individuals; sari-sari stores in the Philippines especially embody this ‘negosyante’ (business-minded) ambition.
Jia drives small business growth in the Philippines with Sarisuki partnership
This article is part of a series spotlighting local partners providing valuable services in their communities, powered partly by Jia’s financing.
5 keys for crypto to unlock financial prosperity in emerging markets: Reflections from EthCC
The Ethereum Community Conference (EthCC) in Paris last month brought together thought leaders and innovators driving cryptocurrency toward mass adoption. Our intern John Böllhoff was in the middle of the action, gaining firsthand insights on the future of crypto in emerging markets. Here are his reflections on the conference as he wraps up his summer internship with us.
MorphoGPT: A Community's Personal Assistant
Ever wished for a tool that's on standby to answer queries 24/7?