Author: Mike Murphy
Launched a new website: The Tumult
My friend and I were talking about how we wanted to write stuff that wouldn’t really fit anywhere else online. We didn’t want to make personal blogs, but we didn’t…
Website design and build: Peel Pizza Co.
Over the summer, I visited a pizza shop in Hingham, MA, that had some fantastic pizza. It wasn’t pizza that was “good for being in Massachusetts,” it was just good…
The Adverb Startup Trend Is Going Quiet.ly into the Night
Originally appeared on BostInno There have been Pinterest boards, angry articles and less-angry articles highlighting just how many companies have felt the need to have adverbs for names in the…
A tourist in your own town
Originally appeared on Exposure as a Staff Pick. A tourist in your own town by Mike Murphy on Exposure
Does the Sophomore Slump Exist in Music?
Imagine being in Mumford & Sons. You formed a band, successfully co-opted another country’s musical history, and managed to produce a Grammy-winning record. You got to play with Bob Dylan…
Advertising concepts for Flash.Me News
Flash.Me is a news app that I have been building with a few classmates for our final project at Medill. Given my advertising and copywriting background, the group asked me…
Flash.Me News App
Flash.Me is a web app for people who want to catch up on the day’s news, quickly. Flash is the brainchild of my classmate Niels Nørgaard, was designed by Britt…
Living in the shadow of the boom: photos
Journalism, Photography, Top Work
Photojournalism piece on the newest oil boom in Williston, N.D. – photos were a Staff Pick on Exposure. LAND OF SECOND CHANCES by Mike Murphy on Exposure
Broadband access in the US
My classmate Lee Schechter and I built an interactive site that shows Americans’ access to broadband speeds. We wanted to show that what the FCC considers “access” to broadband is…