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Our new organization reflects our recent growth and an updated relationship with our sibling company, the Brooklyn Digital Foundry. Brooklyn United is now the one-stop shop for creative direction, branded campaigns, and a host of on- and off-line asset design, production, and delivery.

 
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More Culture than a bucket o' yogurt

 

Digital Education

10 January, 2013

There has been tremendous growth in consumer gadgets and technology in the last decade. Our phones, tablets, gaming consoles and media boxes are being designed to address the needs of all face…

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SXSW redux

17 April, 2013

I made my first visit to SXSW this March with the BU crew. This was my first introduction to the city of Austin and state of Texas as well (though I was constantly told that Austin is nothing …

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Montreal : A Metropolis of Design

19 August, 2011

I recently took a short 72 hour trip to the lovely city of Montreal and cannot stop raving about this beautiful city full of design, art and culture. Montreal is the second largest city in Can…

6 Digital Services that Changed my Life Forever

17 April, 2012

Everyday I learn about new services and apps that continue to improve our day-to-day, making every task a manageable and enjoyable experience! Here are some of my favorites that I can’t …

Instagramming

10 April, 2012

With the news of Instagram being bought by Facebook for a cool $1 Billion this week, the studio decided to put together our favorite instagrams! We look forward to seeing what Facebook does wi…

Roll the Titles!

24 February, 2012

At the latest Hump Lunch (a monthly luncheon at our studio where we show and tell various topics and gems to get the creative juices flowing), Alan shared his love of movie and television titl…

Pinterested?

9 February, 2012

“So it’s basically Tumblr with categories?” “Well, no, not exactly.” Just when I thought I couldn’t handle one more social media outlet, my roommate introdu…

Fashion’s Night Out 2011

19 September, 2011

It’s officially the most anticipated month of fashion here in NYC and our communications coordinator Amanda and design intern Jeffery report on the 3rd annual New York Fashion’s Ni…

Summer in the NYDD

29 August, 2011

The Summer season is coming to a close here in the New York Digital District, and as we put away our fans and put on our light jackets, the Foundry team took time to reflect on what we’l…

Digital Dumbo expands

3 August, 2011

It was a busy week here in DUMBO last week! I attended both the Digital DUMBO (DD) workshop series featuring Google Places, as well as the flagship DD monthly event sponsored by MetroMix and B…

Five SXSW Highlights

4 April, 2013

This year’s Brooklyn United SXSW expedition was a resounding success; the team brought a host of great insights back to the studio and we anticipate the conversations started in Austin will …

Olympics Brooklyn 2012

26 July, 2012

With the Olympics upon us and so much having been said about the current London Olympics logo created by our peers over at Wolff Olins, our team was inspired tackle a quick charrette covering …

A Visit to the Barnes Foundation

23 May, 2012

There has been much made of moving the Barnes Foundation from its previous home in Merion, PA to its new one in downtown Philadelphia. Our studio helped support the case for the move, creating…

Moving Forward

16 May, 2012

We’re proud to announce a significant restructuring of our brand and communications to reflect the maturation of our businesses. Many of our clients and followers have long known our st…

A Fresh Look

16 June, 2011

We’ve just completed a significant reconfiguring of the studio workspace (aka where the Magic happens) to accommodate our continued growth. Where once there was a single island seating 6…

Ikeda: The Transfinite

20 May, 2011

(stick with the videos through the drops to black and make sure you’ve got your sound active) Amazing work from Ryoji Ikeda at the Park Avenue Armory (http://www.armoryonpark.org/). On s…

Sign Faced Monster

31 January, 2011

Our Web Development Specialist, Christian deBotton, has the most awesome image for his wallpapers – desktop, mobile, you name it. He’s had it as long as he can recall, and confesse…

BU in Cool Hunting

17 January, 2011

Shortly after the Levi’s Made & Crafted site launch, Cool Hunting picked it up, interviewing our key liaison Samuel de Goede of Levi’s XX and giving us a sweet shoutout. Samuel…

Levi’s Site Goes Live!

14 January, 2011

The first visible results of our work with Levi’s XX are out! For those not in the loop, Levi’s XX — the experimental division of the Levi’s mothership operated autonom…

 

An Intern in Brooklyn

26 June, 2012

My few weeks at BU have been nothing short of amazing – and mind blowing. I have learned so much in so little time. BU has a great atmosphere fueled by a great team. I’m not sure …

Urbanized

28 October, 2011

Urbanized, the final film in Gary Hustwit’s design trilogy, is being released for public viewing starting today at the IFC Center in New York. If you are still a subscriber, you can watc…

Perks of Brooklyn

3 October, 2011

Neither of the partners at the Foundry drink coffee. This may come as a surprise to most considering the hours spent in the studio; one of them even subsists largely on Sodastream carbonated w…

Forging Foliage

23 June, 2011

The Brooklyn Digital Foundry has just finished renderings of a new master plan for the Delaware River Waterfront designed by Kieran Timberlake and The Olin Studio both of Philadelphia. The pla…

Android Design Primer

17 February, 2012

Google’s application market is a complete madhouse of apps. Unlike Apple, Google has an open-ecosystem that allows apps to be sold from the android market without being thoroughly tested…

King of the OS

15 August, 2011

I recently switched to the new Apple operating system, Lion, and in the words of Steve Jobs, “This changes everything again.” The new OS, though visually not a revolution, sports o…

 

Branding a President

30 March, 2012

It’s obvious that the message and promises of a presidential candidate have the biggest impact on being elected, but image also plays a huge role. There is always discussion on whether o…

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New City, New View

2 January, 2013

I am not the first person to move from Seattle to New York, but I may be one of the few crazy enough to start work less than 40 hours after landing. Because of that, Brooklyn United will alway…

 

The Appification of the Web

13 December, 2012

There’s a lot of talk these days about new technologies like Node.js, Websockets, WebGL, CSS Shaders, HTML5 video, and CSS3 transitions and animations. All of these things are really gre…

Oh, so this is why the iPad is a big deal

26 March, 2012

I feel as though it’s important to preface this write-up by stating that I have never owned an iPad in the past. When Steve Jobs went on stage to announce the first iPad, I was definitel…

BU Wrangles SXSW

27 March, 2013

The Brooklyn United crew made its annual pilgrimage to Austin, Texas earlier this month to attend SXSW. We brought our largest team yet consisting of Brian, John, Pritika, and myself. In the f…

Maximizing Brand Value on Foursquare

6 March, 2013

Foursquare started out as a way to keep tabs on friends with a heavy dose of gamification to foster participation. Slowly but surely, however, Foursquare is maturing into a leader in the disco…

Clear To-Do App: Rethinking the User Interface

22 February, 2012

Last week the blogosphere was set ablaze by the debut of the Clear to-do list app for the iPhone. There was little to no talk of the app pre-launch; the press that it has quickly garnered spea…

Talent on Tap at RIT

22 April, 2011

Part of the Brooklyn Digital Foundry crew—myself (@cfohlin) and partner / Creative Director @brianlemond specifically—made the annual pilgrimage to RIT last Thursday for Creativity: Career…

Hand-style architectural specs

1 February, 2011

Here is a sneak-preview of titles we’re preparing for the upcoming short film release “Architecture and the Unspeakable”, produced in our digital arm – the Brooklyn Dig…

 

Partners

Brian Lemond

Brian Lemond

Partner

A co-founder of Brooklyn United, Mr. Lemond received his Master of Architecture from Harvard University. His award-winning work in design and marketing began after working extensively in the New York arts industries as a Chelsea gallery director and Senior Art Director at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum. He joined our sibling company, the Brooklyn Digital Foundry shortly after its inception, and has helped steer the company and its many clients for over a decade.

Mr. Lemond’s design work has been widely published and exhibited. His experience as an educator, architect, graphic designer, author, and editor makes him an integral component of the Brooklyn United team.

John Szot

John Szot

Partner

Mr. Szot co-founded Brooklyn United and our sibling company, the Brooklyn Digital Foundry. Mr. Szot holds a Bachelor of Architecture from University of Texas at Austin, a Masters of Science in Advanced Architectural Design from Columbia University, and is the recipient of numerous awards and distinctions, including a fellowship and the Certificate of Merit from the American Institute of Architects. His design background and penchant for comparative study often conspire to yield provocative insights for the future application of technologies.

Mr. Szot remains active in American academia, having taught at numerous prestigious institutions, and currently teaching architecture and digital visualization courses at Columbia University.

Careers

BU is on the lookout for talented, driven people to join our diverse, growing team. We're a crew that loves to challenge conventions, thrives on having many and varied responsibilities, and revels in working at all scales and in all markets.

The environment of our studio helps our team grow and that growth leads to great results for our clients. If any of the positions listed here fit your skills and ambitions, get in touch.

jobs@brooklynunited.com

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