https://www.vndrstudios.com/studio-notes daily 0.75 2026-10-09 https://www.vndrstudios.com/studio-notes/studio-note-74 monthly 0.5 2026-10-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e0168ee3f5c33203ad79d5/dc5d0dfb-4a18-4a5e-871a-cb7f8e079360/cold_calls.png Studio Notes - Studio Note #74: Sorry, I Only Do Cold Calls. - Make it stand out Don’t call us. We’ll call you. https://www.vndrstudios.com/studio-notes/studio-note-73 monthly 0.5 2026-10-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e0168ee3f5c33203ad79d5/7c082c68-153d-44bc-87d2-1c5b482f7db3/fruit_basket.png Studio Notes - Studio Note #73: Guilty by Association. - Make it stand out Sure is hard to be the good apple in a rotten bunch. https://www.vndrstudios.com/studio-notes/studio-note-72 monthly 0.5 2026-10-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e0168ee3f5c33203ad79d5/47bb158e-e532-4ad2-a3ee-68d01588db12/networking_beers.png Studio Notes - Studio Note #72: What’s it For? - Make it stand out Good conversations leave something behind. https://www.vndrstudios.com/studio-notes/studio-note-71 monthly 0.5 2026-10-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e0168ee3f5c33203ad79d5/1791260342091-IAKMX8E9R2ENZEFSQB8O/ithaca.png Studio Notes - Studio Note #71: Ithaca. - Make it stand out The long way back. https://www.vndrstudios.com/studio-notes/studio-note-70 monthly 0.5 2026-10-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e0168ee3f5c33203ad79d5/98e8a38f-c383-48d6-b011-6eedbbf781ba/audience_blog.png Studio Notes - Studio Note #70: You Built the Room. - Make it stand out You built the room. We think that should count for something. https://www.vndrstudios.com/studio-notes/studio-note-69 monthly 0.5 2026-10-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e0168ee3f5c33203ad79d5/1790894787971-IZHMN7CL151HLX99XB4F/elevator.png Studio Notes - Studio Note #69: Without Feedback. - Make it stand out Now we wait. https://www.vndrstudios.com/studio-notes/studio-note-68 monthly 0.5 2026-10-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e0168ee3f5c33203ad79d5/b3bd5bac-d4d0-4450-979c-09fab818912c/breaking_rope.png Studio Notes - Studio Note #68: What Breaks First? - Make it stand out Growth finds the weak spot. https://www.vndrstudios.com/studio-notes/studio-note-67 monthly 0.5 2026-09-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e0168ee3f5c33203ad79d5/aa29b359-0f32-495b-bb29-d5736cffcab0/nobody_cares.png Studio Notes - Studio Note #67: Nobody Cares Yet. - Make it stand out Three followers. Plenty of room to grow. https://www.vndrstudios.com/studio-notes/studio-note-66 monthly 0.5 2026-09-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e0168ee3f5c33203ad79d5/1790650584808-UOYSSKLT26KVPNBDG2VC/see_yourself.jpg Studio Notes - Studio Note #66: Before You Pitch. - Make it stand out The pitch works better after they recognize the problem. https://www.vndrstudios.com/studio-notes/studio-note-65 monthly 0.5 2026-09-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e0168ee3f5c33203ad79d5/1790366933844-D7YYMR6LCKW2P0IBDO2Z/stuck.png Studio Notes - Studio Note #65: Stuck. - Make it stand out Not every click feels like progress. It still counts. https://www.vndrstudios.com/studio-notes/studio-note-64 monthly 0.5 2026-09-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e0168ee3f5c33203ad79d5/1790366365486-O3DE44FLMIEQ04CIW000/the_last_box.png Studio Notes - Studio Note #64: The Last Box. - Make it stand out Almost done still has to get packed. https://www.vndrstudios.com/studio-notes/studio-note-63 monthly 0.5 2026-09-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e0168ee3f5c33203ad79d5/1790365653514-VECIXI0JK1I17N9FULHF/5_percent_everywhere.png Studio Notes - Studio Note #63: Five Percent Everywhere. - Make it stand out A little in everything can still feel like nothing. https://www.vndrstudios.com/studio-notes/studio-note-62-lead-with-what-matters monthly 0.5 2026-09-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e0168ee3f5c33203ad79d5/a3f6f7bd-2000-468b-8da4-192548d50863/looking_for_matters.jpg Studio Notes - Studio Note #62: Lead With What Matters. - Make it stand out The one they're looking for is the one that matters. https://www.vndrstudios.com/studio-notes/studio-note-61 monthly 0.5 2026-09-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e0168ee3f5c33203ad79d5/f20abb1e-b6f5-4176-aa2a-dcd8d0d82d78/eames_chair_blog.png Studio Notes - Studio Note #61: The Risk of Not Taking Risks. - Make it stand out The difference isn't always what you do. Sometimes it's how you do it. https://www.vndrstudios.com/studio-notes/studio-note-60 monthly 0.5 2026-09-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e0168ee3f5c33203ad79d5/103bbc9c-7b15-49aa-b2a8-b8fc5f089112/check_presenter_blog.png Studio Notes - Studio Note #60: The Wrong Answer, Done Right. - Make it stand out Sometimes, a flyer just isn’t enough. https://www.vndrstudios.com/studio-notes/studio-note-59 monthly 0.5 2026-09-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e0168ee3f5c33203ad79d5/1789670779227-CEGZYDPJX19GOCLVFVD3/unsplash-image-ZLBzMGle-nE.jpg Studio Notes - Studio Note #59: Visual Intelligence is a Thing. - Make it stand out This installation by artist Gabriel Dawe is composed entirely of thread and steel hooks, meticulously and mathematically entwined to create a prismatic effect that shifts as light and the viewer move around it. It has nothing to do with graphic design. Which is precisely why a designer should be interested in it and draw inspiration from it. https://www.vndrstudios.com/studio-notes/studio-note-58 monthly 0.5 2026-09-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e0168ee3f5c33203ad79d5/1789617856500-J2Z3NNWDRR4HYWA6U9G2/dominos_blog.png Studio Notes - Studio Note #58: The Second Client. - Make it stand out The first client doesn’t always trigger the second one. https://www.vndrstudios.com/studio-notes/studio-note-57 monthly 0.5 2026-09-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e0168ee3f5c33203ad79d5/d65eb12c-423d-407f-97e8-14d8f9538745/startup_week_blog.png Studio Notes - Studio Note #57: I Kind of Don’t Care. - Make it stand out I’m probably supposed to be in that chair. https://www.vndrstudios.com/studio-notes/studio-note-56 monthly 0.5 2026-09-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e0168ee3f5c33203ad79d5/10a70849-49d3-4e95-9a0c-9f28746c70ee/fan_expo_artist_alley_blog.png Studio Notes - Studio Note: #56: Less Room to Get It Wrong. - Make it stand out Grim Studio’s booth in Artist Alley at Fan Expo Dallas. Image from their instagram feed. https://www.vndrstudios.com/studio-notes/studio-note-55 monthly 0.5 2026-09-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e0168ee3f5c33203ad79d5/5144fbfe-90a8-4d74-b31a-382467d24c97/accountability_blog.png Studio Notes - Studio Note #55: Ask Me Wednesday. - Make it stand out Accountability is just a deadline with witnesses. https://www.vndrstudios.com/studio-notes/studio-note-54 monthly 0.5 2026-09-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e0168ee3f5c33203ad79d5/1789416602258-C3BFO2MT7S0M5XGESFFN/need_path_blog.png Studio Notes - Studio Note #54: They Already Told You. - Make it stand out You can design the path. You can’t decide where people walk. https://www.vndrstudios.com/studio-notes/studio-note-53 monthly 0.5 2026-09-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e0168ee3f5c33203ad79d5/948441fe-e0c8-42ec-b2f2-652d33c2951e/decisions_blog.jpg Studio Notes - Studio Note #53: Nobody Sees the Decisions You Didn’t Make. - Make it stand out Like Highlanders, there can be only one. https://www.vndrstudios.com/studio-notes/studio-note-52 monthly 0.5 2026-09-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e0168ee3f5c33203ad79d5/824af799-37f8-4bd1-b7b3-723ab17eb55d/thing_blog.jpg Studio Notes - Studio Note #52: The Thing Before the Thing. - Make it stand out Sometimes you don’t need the whole business. You just need enough to knock on the first door. https://www.vndrstudios.com/studio-notes/studio-note-51 monthly 0.5 2026-09-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e0168ee3f5c33203ad79d5/1788647806052-0PAB81M58SK7Z8YSPTIQ/unsplash-image-cUvDFlFv-Ds.jpg Studio Notes - Studio Note #51: Good Brands Leave Room. - Make it stand out Good structure defines the space. It doesn’t have to close it off. https://www.vndrstudios.com/studio-notes/studio-note-50 monthly 0.5 2026-09-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e0168ee3f5c33203ad79d5/1788482135743-OAMOD4P8OTE2XGDFOY32/blog_graveyard.jpg Studio Notes - Studio Note #50: The Internet Is a Graveyard of Abandoned Company Blogs. - Make it stand out Not updating your blog is worse than not having one. https://www.vndrstudios.com/studio-notes/studio-note-49 monthly 0.5 2026-09-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e0168ee3f5c33203ad79d5/1788480186932-GNREUPBC7PALQ7WGHVJ6/leo_familiarity_blog.jpg Studio Notes - Studio Note #49: The Familiarity Problem. - Make it stand out When you spot your “brilliant” idea in the wild. https://www.vndrstudios.com/studio-notes/studio-note-48 monthly 0.5 2026-09-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e0168ee3f5c33203ad79d5/431711ea-41cb-42b0-8d44-8ffe48fab7c5/brand_name_blog.jpg Studio Notes - Studio Note #48: A Good Name Has to Survive the Real World. - Make it stand out A good name has enough open ground around it to plant a flag. https://www.vndrstudios.com/studio-notes/studio-note-47 monthly 0.5 2026-09-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e0168ee3f5c33203ad79d5/72a8af70-2579-4877-a393-ae4f0a75df6b/three_blog.jpg Studio Notes - Studio Note #47: Now We’re Three. - Make it stand out Every big thing starts with a few people who believe it can work. https://www.vndrstudios.com/studio-notes/studio-note-46 monthly 0.5 2026-09-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e0168ee3f5c33203ad79d5/358329c3-6359-45e4-b36e-2efe935fb051/flyers_blog.jpg Studio Notes - Studio Note #46: Everything Can’t Be Important. - Make it stand out Everything Everywhere All at Once is a great movie, but a terrible way to build a homepage. Without thoughtful editing, your site can look like a college student center’s bulletin board. https://www.vndrstudios.com/studio-notes/studio-note-45 monthly 0.5 2026-09-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e0168ee3f5c33203ad79d5/328386c3-1a72-4f4a-a7e5-e7d4060edaac/peter_cullen_blog.webp Studio Notes - Studio Note #45: Be Strong Enough to Be Gentle. - Make it stand out Peter Cullen’s work as Optimus Prime embodied what makes a true hero. https://www.vndrstudios.com/studio-notes/studio-note-44 monthly 0.5 2026-08-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e0168ee3f5c33203ad79d5/19c18b7c-0a6c-49a0-b537-2c72d5bde98b/kusama_portrait_blog.webp Studio Notes - Studio Note #44: The Language of Infinity. - Make it stand out Portrait of the Artist: Jose Fuste Raga / Gamma-Rapho via Getty Images file https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e0168ee3f5c33203ad79d5/7f866a66-91d5-492b-835a-27e667448eaf/infinity_mirror_kusama_blog.jpg Studio Notes - Studio Note #44: The Language of Infinity. - Make it stand out Yayoi Kusama (Japanese, born 1929), All the Eternal Love I Have for the Pumpkins, 2016, wood, mirrors, plastic, glass, and LEDs. Collection of the artist. Courtesy of Ota Fine Arts, Tokyo/Singapore and Victoria Miro, London. © YAYOI KUSAMA. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e0168ee3f5c33203ad79d5/1787870567421-LBW8ES6PA7TQ4SGW6UJM/Carousel_01_Yayoi-Kusama-Louis-Vuitton-in-Paris.jpg Studio Notes - Studio Note #44: The Language of Infinity. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e0168ee3f5c33203ad79d5/1787870567429-2GYMJB57ZRRIG7XO0B2E/carousel_02_louis-vuitton-yayoi-kusama-polkadots-stores-1_dezeen_2364_col_0-852x569.jpg Studio Notes - Studio Note #44: The Language of Infinity. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e0168ee3f5c33203ad79d5/1787870568557-DNR7YJHXM52F7FCS4L83/carousel_03_kusama_vuitton.jpg Studio Notes - Studio Note #44: The Language of Infinity. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e0168ee3f5c33203ad79d5/1787870569664-HB1ZGZ8NTK5GN3MXN3KY/carousel_05_kusama_blog.jpeg Studio Notes - Studio Note #44: The Language of Infinity. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e0168ee3f5c33203ad79d5/1787870568590-V3RLTPDR805W5YDJVIIN/carousel_04_kusama_blog.webp Studio Notes - Studio Note #44: The Language of Infinity. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e0168ee3f5c33203ad79d5/1787870569707-I5UJ8OA2V8QKZIJQDXXL/kusama_vuitton_blog.jpeg Studio Notes - Studio Note #44: The Language of Infinity. https://www.vndrstudios.com/studio-notes/studio-note-43 monthly 0.5 2026-08-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e0168ee3f5c33203ad79d5/8bf0e63f-1af5-4305-9eb5-d1912f34bf75/tim-curry_blog.jpg Studio Notes - Studio Note #43: There Is No Halfway to Transylvania. - Make it stand out In all of Curry’s performances, the face changed, dramatically. The commitment never did. https://www.vndrstudios.com/studio-notes/studio-note-42 monthly 0.5 2026-08-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e0168ee3f5c33203ad79d5/60b3e8b0-adb4-4909-a7f6-ceabf86a97ff/dolly_blog_square.webp Studio Notes - Studio Note #42: Remembering Dolly Parton: A Life of Music and Kindness. - Make it stand out Dolly Parton, photo by Irving Penn https://www.vndrstudios.com/studio-notes/studio-note-41 monthly 0.5 2026-08-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e0168ee3f5c33203ad79d5/b5058009-7da8-414a-b496-e87f7a6d8502/wheatpaste-poster_blog.jpg Studio Notes - Studio Note #41: Do Things Worth Talking About. - Make it stand out Everything on that wall was made to get someone's attention. Eventually it all becomes wallpaper. https://www.vndrstudios.com/studio-notes/studio-note-40 monthly 0.5 2026-08-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e0168ee3f5c33203ad79d5/1787370269581-7PRMVI8DICEO7R0AKGYK/unsplash-image-WkAIAf3l4zg.jpg Studio Notes - Studio Note #40: The Company Can’t Be Just a Product. - Make it stand out Success is rarely linear; it involves twists, setbacks, and detours that shape growth and resilience. https://www.vndrstudios.com/studio-notes/studio-note-39 monthly 0.5 2026-08-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e0168ee3f5c33203ad79d5/8f7da4a5-6d1d-478b-8ce1-31549ecd14b1/trailer-for-wes-andersons-the-grand-budapest-hotel-2.webp Studio Notes - Studio Note #39: Presentation Creates Expectation. - Make it stand out While this still from Wes Anderson’s film, The Grand Budapest Hotel, is an exaggerated monument to the idea that presentation creates expectation. The environment, uniforms, posture, signage and ritual are already telling you, these people know what they're doing. https://www.vndrstudios.com/studio-notes/studio-note-38 monthly 0.5 2026-08-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e0168ee3f5c33203ad79d5/1787163296794-UZB6BOPTYT5NKFV3QP24/strategy_blog.jpg Studio Notes - Studio Note #38: You Can’t Add Strategy at the End. - Make it stand out Strategy works better before the walls go up. https://www.vndrstudios.com/studio-notes/studio-note-37 monthly 0.5 2026-08-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e0168ee3f5c33203ad79d5/c3d9c0ca-9968-4360-ada7-824ee2ce3040/sticker_blog.jpg Studio Notes - Studio Note #37: Sticker Placement is Earned. - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.vndrstudios.com/studio-notes/studio-note-36 monthly 0.5 2026-08-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e0168ee3f5c33203ad79d5/be35160c-ec9f-485a-921b-1fdfffdc7ac2/iceburg_blog.jpg Studio Notes - Studio Note #36: You Can Know Too Much About Your Own Business. - Make it stand out You know what’s below the surface. Your customers don’t. https://www.vndrstudios.com/studio-notes/studio-note-35 monthly 0.5 2026-08-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e0168ee3f5c33203ad79d5/e9a048dc-42b9-458d-b22d-7004dbae4ce0/meltz_blog.jpg Studio Notes - Studio Note #35: The Product is New. The Feeling isn’t. - Make it stand out The nostalgia is real with these little guys. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e0168ee3f5c33203ad79d5/5a126027-dffd-4575-81a5-808aea1e0fc7/pink_panther_ice_cream.jpg Studio Notes - Studio Note #35: The Product is New. The Feeling isn’t. - Make it stand out Pink Panther was peak! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e0168ee3f5c33203ad79d5/5e1d0721-cbbb-494b-8f5e-c1f0853f1630/retro_doritos.jpg Studio Notes - Studio Note #35: The Product is New. The Feeling isn’t. - Make it stand out When they reissued this flavor in this packaging, immediate add to cart. https://www.vndrstudios.com/studio-notes/studio-note-34 monthly 0.5 2026-08-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e0168ee3f5c33203ad79d5/264d397e-9502-43ea-810b-3b1bafd078ec/good_enough.jpg Studio Notes - Studio Note #34: Good Enough is Usually Expensive. - Make it stand out Good enough can get the job done, but professionalism often takes a hit. https://www.vndrstudios.com/studio-notes/studio-note-33 monthly 0.5 2026-08-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e0168ee3f5c33203ad79d5/b5f9017d-2a88-4ad1-9e8e-295aa80d6144/odyssey_blog.jpg Studio Notes - Studio Note #33: As it was Intended. - Make it stand out Bennie Safdie as Agamemnon is a prime example of how much packaging can make a radical difference in perception. https://www.vndrstudios.com/studio-notes/studio-note-32 monthly 0.5 2026-08-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e0168ee3f5c33203ad79d5/7cff3a5e-7271-453a-aded-12662624172f/koozie_promo_post.jpg Studio Notes - Studio Note #32: Small Jobs Deserve Good Ideas. - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.vndrstudios.com/studio-notes/studio-note-31 monthly 0.5 2026-08-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e0168ee3f5c33203ad79d5/3f006262-3dd8-4a52-9b8e-cbfaaaa61888/boat_drink_koozie.jpg Studio Notes - Studio Note #31: Wasting Away in Margaritaville. - Make it stand out I didn’t know what a Parrothead was until today. https://www.vndrstudios.com/studio-notes/studio-note-30 monthly 0.5 2026-08-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e0168ee3f5c33203ad79d5/3426f720-a3ec-4b40-b532-aad286d09c9b/anchor_gear.png Studio Notes - Studio Note #30: It’s Time to Take a Look at Your Brand. - Make it stand out Anchor Energy is one of our legacy clients. From day one they have been committed to a high standard for their brand. https://www.vndrstudios.com/studio-notes/studio-note-29 monthly 0.5 2026-08-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e0168ee3f5c33203ad79d5/45c73e0f-87d4-41a7-b5d1-5be8d31612ff/collecting_blog.jpg Studio Notes - Studio Note #29: Nobody Starts at the End. - Make it stand out Personal collection, featuring works by Mark Ryden, Margaret Meehan, Zachary Rossman and Cody Hudson. https://www.vndrstudios.com/studio-notes/studio-note-28 monthly 0.5 2026-08-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e0168ee3f5c33203ad79d5/61042a08-7fa7-4f41-883d-a244a10d2c5c/tool_blog.jpg Studio Notes - Studio Note #28: Buying the Tool isn't the Work. - Make it stand out Adding tools feels like progress. Building actually is. https://www.vndrstudios.com/studio-notes/studio-note-27 monthly 0.5 2026-08-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e0168ee3f5c33203ad79d5/2f81b60a-4fc2-4efb-9179-4c671538459e/IRL_blog.jpg Studio Notes - Studio Note #27: Don’t Forget About Real Life. - Make it stand out Don't underestimate the power of showing up in the real world. https://www.vndrstudios.com/studio-notes/studio-note-26 monthly 0.5 2026-08-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e0168ee3f5c33203ad79d5/f1301ac8-2c90-440e-b8e6-83ab29713a33/parking_lot_blog.jpg Studio Notes - Studio Note #26: When the Lines Start to Fade. - Make it stand out Clarity is a huge amplifier. https://www.vndrstudios.com/studio-notes/studio-note-25 monthly 0.5 2026-07-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e0168ee3f5c33203ad79d5/73544084-54b8-4ec2-8a41-dd099a7dfcf4/aviation_blog.jpg Studio Notes - Studio Note #25: What Are You Really Paying For? - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.vndrstudios.com/studio-notes/studio-note-24 monthly 0.5 2026-07-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e0168ee3f5c33203ad79d5/ed67015b-cc27-4405-99cc-7677aa30c9f4/theater_blog.jpg Studio Notes - Studio Note #24: What Did You Mean? - Make it stand out I mean seriously, how great would this be? https://www.vndrstudios.com/studio-notes/studio-note-23 monthly 0.5 2026-07-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e0168ee3f5c33203ad79d5/a3bc9597-01d2-47ea-b260-af8be5cd7814/tools_blog.jpg Studio Notes - Studio Note #23: Tools Are Not Talent. - Make it stand out The outcome is to be marveled at. The tool is the smallest part of it. https://www.vndrstudios.com/studio-notes/studio-note-22 monthly 0.5 2026-07-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e0168ee3f5c33203ad79d5/e9e95530-a838-4f1e-a0c1-ae8300295fca/suki_blog.jpg Studio Notes - Studio Note #22: Evidence. - Make it stand out Suki Waterhouse live at The Fillmore, 07.28.26, Photo by Scarlett https://www.vndrstudios.com/studio-notes/studio-note-21 monthly 0.5 2026-07-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e0168ee3f5c33203ad79d5/3d91856a-bc6d-49f9-9a90-ccea6ae85a8f/strokes_blog.jpg Studio Notes - Studio Note #21: Is This It? - Make it stand out The Strokes, live at Red Rocks, July 22, 2026. https://video.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e0168ee3f5c33203ad79d5/e07c118f-5260-4b9a-b44d-e3aebb90ad12/playlist.m3u8 https://video.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e0168ee3f5c33203ad79d5/e07c118f-5260-4b9a-b44d-e3aebb90ad12/thumbnail Studio Notes - Studio Note #21: Is This It? Enjoy this mediocre phone clip of The Strokes performing Last Nite at Red Rocks 7.22.26. https://www.vndrstudios.com/studio-notes/studio-note-20 monthly 0.5 2026-07-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e0168ee3f5c33203ad79d5/c395a790-b9a4-4b68-9e78-bc44141c1e46/explanation_blog.jpg Studio Notes - Studio Note #20: If You Always Have to Explain it… - Make it stand out Clarity beats curiosity. https://www.vndrstudios.com/studio-notes/studio-note-19 monthly 0.5 2026-07-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e0168ee3f5c33203ad79d5/81c29060-1822-4350-8679-19fa865e922d/shopping_cart_blog.jpg Studio Notes - Studio Note #19: The Squeaky Wheel. - Make it stand out The store did everything right. 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