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Upstatement’s values

While it’s easy to see what we do, it’s harder to see how we do it. For that, we turn to our values. To understand how Upstatement shows up in the world, start here.

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Make Tech Research More Fun (and Effective!) with a Little Design Thinking

How engineers at Upstatement design & facilitate workshop activities You’ve probably seen the aftermath of a design workshop — Sharpies and Post Its everywhere, walls covered in confetti colored paper. If you walk around the Upstatement studio,…

Beatrice Huang
Why Google Docs was the right CMS for doctors treating COVID-19 patients

When presented with some of the most important content of our careers, we found ourselves going back to basics with the most pared down CMS of all.

Jared Novack
What makes a good website redesign RFP?

We all love to hate requests for proposals – whether we write them or receive them. But many companies still use RFPs, so let's make them work.

Mike Swartz
Election graphics 2020: Land (still) doesn’t vote

News graphics continue to misrepresent the electoral college based on a state's landmass. It's not just misleading, it's inaccurate — but there's a better way.

Jared Novack
How long should your website last?

Your website is an investment. But what lifespan are we operating on? How to think of investing in your site over different time periods and for different reasons.

Mike Swartz
When is a wireframe a waste of time?

Interrogating the value of the wireframe stage.
Design systems: The ultimate brand and style guides for higher ed

A design system is your brand in action. They help big systems not only stay on brand, but also provide the underlying technical infrastructure to ensure accessibility compliance and performance at scale.

Mike Swartz
Making Zoom more human

Four new models for virtual spaces and how they could be truly immersive experiences.

Mike Swartz
How to create trust with careful branding and content choices

Public distrust in technology is growing at the same pace as our reliance on it. We at Upstatement think there is a way to use and design technology for the greater good while maintaining user trust.
How a producer grows at an agency

As the producer team here at Upstatement has solidified, we’ve better defined the producer’s role and growth in the studio. Here are some themes we’ve noticed.

Upstatement’s values

Make Tech Research More Fun (and Effective!) with a Little Design Thinking

Why Google Docs was the right CMS for doctors treating COVID-19 patients

What makes a good website redesign RFP?

Election graphics 2020: Land (still) doesn’t vote

How long should your website last?

When is a wireframe a waste of time?

Design systems: The ultimate brand and style guides for higher ed

Making Zoom more human

How to create trust with careful branding and content choices

How a producer grows at an agency