We’re proud of our friends and colleagues at Godfrey Dadich Partners! Three weeks ago, the 2024 Democratic National Convention Committee asked GDP to create a film on the theme of freedom. Racing the clock, the production team interviewed and filmed an incredible range of volunteers from all across America. American Family | A Film About Freedom, directed by Studio Platon and GDP’s Scott Dadich, premiered during the DNC, leading into Oprah Winfrey’s remarks. Giving a voice to regular Americans, the film conveys the stakes of the upcoming election in a fresh and thoughtful way. It’s been so exciting to see this work take on a life of its own. 🇺🇸 If you missed it last week, you can watch and share it here:
Upstatement
Business Consulting and Services
New York, NY 3,823 followers
A digital product studio with an editorial mindset.
About us
Born in the newsrooms of The New York Times and the Boston Globe, we transform organizations by bringing their stories to life. Our cross-disciplinary teams work at the intersection of design, engineering, and storytelling, and have a track record for digital innovation—including one of the key moments in media design history. Upstatement launched the first mainstream responsive website for The Boston Globe, proving it could be done at scale and paving the way for a ubiquitous technology. Since then, we’ve shipped software that millions of people use every day. Our products help people do a lot of different things—stay informed, apply to college, chat about books, and even save lives—but there’s a theme to our work: We choose ethical partners who share our desire to make a positive impact on humanity. Our favorite projects propel meaningful change, like ending gun violence and greening the planet. It’s all unified by strong stories and consistent values.
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http://www.upstatement.com
External link for Upstatement
- Industry
- Business Consulting and Services
- Company size
- 11-50 employees
- Headquarters
- New York, NY
- Type
- Privately Held
- Founded
- 2008
- Specialties
- Responsive Design, Web Application Design, Development, Front-end Development, HTML5 CSS3, Branding, Design Thinking, Product Development, Digital Strategy, AI, and Design Systems
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245 8th Ave
New York, NY 10011, US
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New York, NY 10005, US
Employees at Upstatement
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Love this post from Marcus Wohlsen - and it reminds me of the Paul Graham quote that "what people call good writing is actually good thinking," - and despite AI and everything else that's still in short supply.
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Purpose is what drives director Amanda Smith. It’s something she’s found in her work at Public Digital, which she describes as “an organization where I can work on things that matter, fire up my brain with interesting challenges, and be inspired by working with the very best people.” Whether it’s partnering with Bloomberg Philanthropies or delivering a study tour for the women leading Ukraine’s digital transformation, Amanda embraces creativity and curiosity at every opportunity. She’s also been able to visit and learn from other companies within the kyu Collective like IDEO, SYPartners, and Upstatement. Outside of work, Amanda grounds herself through movement via yoga, pilates, and barre, and is training to be a death doula! She calls the process of walking alongside people at the end of their life, “beautiful, peaceful, and profound.” Learn more about how Public Digital helps institutions that matter thrive in the internet era at https://lnkd.in/eNAisBeU.
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We have officially launched our new website! 💻 Rhode Island PBS has worked hard over the past year with Upstatement to revamp our website. Our new site is better than ever, featuring easily accessible articles, episodes, podcasts, PBS shows, and more! Visit ripbs.org now to see Rhode Island's new media hub!
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What's your eggcorn?
Time for another inspiring and divisive chapter of "What's going on in Slack rn" - going to start daily driving the word eggcorn and annoy Scott Dasse with improper usage.
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Getting out of my comfort zone (signing into LinkedIn) to share this talk from Joey Camire at SYLVAIN on the importance of discomfort, the modern history of comfort seeking, and how important it is for people and businesses to embrace getting uncomfortable in order to disrupt static patterns and grow. We love challenging our clients to do this but Joey has put it more powerfully than we've ever articulated. https://lnkd.in/eFYZ9JcT
"The Deception of Comfort" by Joey Camire — Presented at Collision Conference 2024
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Such an important initiative for our industry, and a beautiful way to honor Alain's memory. Jared Novack, Tito Bottitta and I are proud to support this cause and grateful to Ghost Note Agency, SYLVAIN and PopTech for the vision and action to bring it to life.
We're excited to announce the launch of the Alain Sylvain Creative Fund, created in tandem with our friends at SYLVAIN and PopTech - a global network committed to the vanguard of emerging technology, science, and creative expression. The Alain Sylvain Creative Fund supports scholarships for emerging New Majority creatives to attend the annual PopTech forum and benefit from the mentorship of the combined PopTech and SYLVAIN communities. The participating young people will be selected based on their shared commitment to using strategy and creativity to buck the status quo. A friend and mentor to us, Alain sat on multiple boards, including PopTech's. Prior to his passing, he had already begun funding young people's attendance to its annual forum. The Alain Sylvain Creative Fund is our collective effort to honor Alain's legacy by continuing to nurture a new generation of young, kindred spirits. Donations can be made securely using this link: https://lnkd.in/eZXRKbNU And if you are or know of a young creative interested in applying, please apply here: https://lnkd.in/dkFFK48U Special thanks to Alain's family, Leetha Filderman, FRSA, Brian Collins, Michael Ventura, and Jillian Rosen.
The Alain Sylvain Creative Fund
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I wrote a thing, which is rare for me. But when asked the simple question from my teammates at Godfrey Dadich Partners, “what makes community products work?” I realized that there are a few patterns and one essential principle: act like my friend.
The latest issue of GDP’s newsletter, Story Is Everything, is here! We wanted to capture the sort of conversations we have around the studio every day and share what we have learned with all of you. Each monthly post features insights from our team of journalists, designers, and strategists on how to build story-driven brands. The latest issue offers invaluable insights from Scott Dasse, chief design officer at GDP partner studio Upstatement. He talks about the importance of trust when it comes to media and content platforms and how that trust can be designed into digital platforms. Check it out, tell us what you think, and if you like what you see, consider subscribing! #story #storyiseverything #gdp #godfreydadichpartners #strategy #digitalplatforms #brandstrategy #essence #trust #authenticity
What if the web was your friend?
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🎨 🤖 I had so fun much getting Upstatement's Nathan Hass and IDEO's Danny DeRuntz together for a funny, and insightful conversation about design x technology. They're both wickedly talented and proof that you can embrace emerging tech while still telling great stories and promoting human creativity. Give it a read — and enjoy the epic graphics made by kyu Collective's May Kodama 👇🏻
What does it mean to design in the time of robots? For design directors Danny DeRuntz (IDEO) and Nathan Hass (Upstatement), the technological advancements of the last few years are hard to ignore — and they’re also raising questions about the part technology plays in creative roles. The two recently met for the first time to chat about how they’re using AI, balancing hype and realism when it comes to emerging technology, and why human creativity is still vital to great storytelling. Read the full article below and watch this space for more stories about how the kyu Collective is utilizing AI to its fullest potential. https://lnkd.in/eKCwZk-X #AI #Design #Creativity
Designing in the Time of Robots
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There's nothing like a Charlie Hoey blog post. Artfully blending Prince references with a technical deep dive, this one's for engineers who "want to play in the sunshine. Who want to be free. Computers have been amazing for decades, and you can make them do beautiful things with a little math and wits alone."
Sine o' the Times
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