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A collection of 15 posts

Vague Discomfort, Values > Metrics, and Approved?!?

Vague Discomfort, Values > Metrics, and Approved?!?

A selection of thoughtful hors d'oeuvres.

Nerds

Small, but important leftover thoughts.

Design Trends (Sort of)

exploration and research

Design Trends (Sort of)

exploration and research

A Pep Talk

We all need one.

Two Types of Creative Thought

Two Types of Creative Thought

One is work. One is relaxing.

Connect the Dots

Connect the Dots

How do designers get from text to visual?

Visual Scrap #6

exploration and research

Visual Scrap #6

A linkfest for your downtime this week.

A Year of Writing About Design

A Year of Writing About Design

Top 5 posts from the year!

Putting it All Back Together

Putting it All Back Together

After years of hyper specificity, are we ready for a wider view?

90s Art School Gift Guide

90s Art School Gift Guide

The gift guide you didn't know you needed.

When to Break the Mold

When to Break the Mold

We’re asking the wrong questions about Canva and AI.

The Flexibility and Inflexibility of Time

time management

The Flexibility and Inflexibility of Time

There are two chunks of time that a designer uses for any project. There is Thinking time and Mechanical time.

What the Hell is Creativity Anyway?

What the Hell is Creativity Anyway?

I was having a conversation with a family member and she said something to the effect of “you’re so creative; I wish I was that way.” And my first thought was, “why?” Not that there’s anything terrible about being creative, I just wondered when it became the quality

No As Without Qs

exploration and research

No As Without Qs

I might have a bit of a reputation as a question asker. Occasionally, it's taken as aggressive. I'm not sure how asking a question in my job is aggressive. I think often people get defensive when they don't have an answer. My questions come

Why No Limits is Not Awesome

Why No Limits is Not Awesome

I've been in project startups before where the account person proudly exclaimed some version of, “you have no rules, you can do anything you want, no limits, just wow me, we don't want to limit your creativity.” They think they're doing an awesome thing.