Ian Coyle

Current Endeavors

Huge/KingCoyle

Huge and King/Coyle are merging to create Huge/KingCoyle, a design innovation lab.

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Valet.com

Hand-picked benefits and guidance for the discerning 21st-century creative professional.

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Work: Field Notes

In-depth insights into my work and portfolio.

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Thinking for a Living

Publisher & curator of thought-provoking design content.

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73 Letterpress

Daily Letterpress archive.

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357,000km

Tumblr of interests, miscellany, and research.

To the Moon
Thoughts

A quote from Carl Sagan, for 2013.

Consider again that dot. That's here. That's home. That's us. On it everyone you love, everyone you know, everyone you ever heard of, every human being who ever was, lived out their lives...

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Thoughts on interaction models & open source.

Perhaps one of the most beautiful parts of this industry is that we learn from each other. Without the ideal of shared knowledge, open source (and view-source), I am quite positive I would not be in this industry. From now on, I'll be open-sourcing most of my personal projects...

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Thoughts on the unknown.

In 1995, the Hubble Telescope team, lead by Robert Williams, decided to take a peak at one tiny degree of blank sky near the handle of the Big Dipper. Not to take a look at millions of things already visible, but at a place they couldn't see a thing...

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Thoughts on machines and technology.

There exists a difference between machines requiring human hands to operate and modern technology that is simply interfaced with, and ultimately this affects how we cherish these items…

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News

Gizmodo: Edits

Edits Quarterly was recently featured on Gizmodo.

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Design/Array: Interview

Daniel Howells interviews Ian about the new site launch.

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Creative Mornings: PDX

Ian and Duane spoke at Portland's Creative Morning series.

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Getty Images

Ian was featured in Getty's video series on Digital Talent.

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Fast Company 50

Ian and Duane were selected as two of the 50 most influential designers in America, 2011.

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FWA

Two of our sites featured in FWA's article: 30 Non-Flash Sites That Changed FWA

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Computer Arts: Studio Profile

Ian and Duane were recently featured in Computer Arts.

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Cannes Lion: Nike Better World

Nike Better World was selected for Cannes Lion Shortlist, 2011

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About

Hello.

Ian Coyle is a creative director, designer, and interaction developer living in Portland, Oregon. With Duane King, he runs Huge/KingCoyle, an innovation lab focused on design, culture, and craft.

He is inspired by typography, photojournalism, newspapers, and vintage motorcycles.