How My Cousin, Garfield, and a Fridge Magnet Shaped My Creative PathOriginally written on Sept 6, 2012Mar 17Mar 17
Identity Design Deserves Better Than Font SwapsWhen tasked with creating an identity you have to ask yourself, “What will this logo mean to others? What brand equity will it gain?” You…Mar 17Mar 17
Take the Risk. Save Your Soul.Life shouldn’t be so complicated. We get caught up in our own insecurities so much that the big picture gets lost.Mar 17Mar 17
When Good Design Still Isn’t EnoughI’d decided to wait awhile to write about my experience working on the Google Nexus S site.Mar 17Mar 17
I Used to Judge Burnout. Now I Understand It.I previously criticized mentors who I felt had ‘given up’ on doing great work, but now I realize that they just got tired. The older you…Mar 17Mar 17
When ‘Magical’ Design Misses the PointIts difficult when clients get so into a project that they can’t get past the design of it in order to understand that it won’t translate…Mar 17Mar 17
Designing for People, Not Just for UsersTo understand what emotional design means, we must explore what emotion means, not in dictionary terms, but how we ‘feel’ it everyday.Mar 17Mar 17
When Words Were Tangible: A Love Letter to LettersI recently found a box of handwritten letters from long-forgotten friends.Mar 6Mar 6
Old Bonds, Rusted Connections, and the Courage to ReconnectOver a year ago, when I was between jobs, a few former co-workers reached out to me for no other reason than to talk. At the time, I didn’t…Mar 3Mar 3