I just got "home" from two months at home.

It’s safe to say that I one of the worst feelings in the world for me is missing a noun. I get attached to certain persons, places, or things quite easily. It’s been a day short of a week since I left Nigeria and man do I miss it something fierce. While my stay only last two -what seemed like extremely short- months, the experiences I gained through this trip will last me a lifetime.

Stupidly enough, I only brought one more-than-half-full journal with me even though I just bought a new one right before the trip. To conserve the little writing space I had left I tried to limit my entries but I found myself writing at least once a day. Mostly letters to God on how fortunate I felt to be on this journey of a lifetime but also my recordings on everything I went through.

I won’t bore you with all the daily written sentiments but I still want you all to experience a little of what I did. Here a few more photos I took during the remainder of my stay in Nigeria.

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Redesigning ‘Service’: Why I Started a Design Group That Gives Away Half Its Work for Free
- Matthew Manos wrote in Service, Design and Volunteerism

I started verynice in my apartment as an undergrad at UCLA by staying up late every night to design all kinds of things for non-profit organizations that I would find on craigslist and on campus, at no cost to them. At the time, I had a difficult time seeing verynice as a business, and I never bothered to ask myself the question: “How do I scale the impact I am making?”

Continue reading Matt’s story on good.is

To all the people that say the ad world is only comprised of liars, manipulators, and the like.

I raise my glass idea book to design groups like these. Thank you for making the (ad) world a better place.

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Redesigning ‘Service’: Why I Started a Design Group That Gives Away Half Its Work for Free
- Matthew Manos wrote in Service, Design and Volunteerism

I started verynice in my apartment as an undergrad at UCLA by staying up late every night to design all kinds of things for non-profit organizations that I would find on craigslist and on campus, at no cost to them. At the time, I had a difficult time seeing verynice as a business, and I never bothered to ask myself the question: “How do I scale the impact I am making?”

Continue reading Matt’s story on good.is

To all the people that say the ad world is only comprised of liars, manipulators, and the like.

I raise my glass idea book to design groups like these. Thank you for making the (ad) world a better place.