Dear Abby, I am at my wit’s end. I have been in a long-term relationship for more than twenty years and I think my partner is cheating on me. We have had our ups and downs. We have seen other people during breaks, but we always end up back together. …
A portion of the public* thinks graphic designers are stupid. What else can be the rationale for offers we are presented? *at least here in the US What is your procedure when hiring a service professional? Imagine approaching a plumber, “I have a leak that needs to be fixed ASAP, …
“Did you call Bill?” “No, I tried, but I can’t find his number” “But I gave you his business card” she said not hiding her frustration. “Yeah I know, but there is a lot of info on it, I can’t make heads or tails of it” “Let me see that,” …
“Content precedes design. Design in the absence of content is not design, it’s decoration.” — Jeffrey Zeldman I have noticed more doodles lately. My working definition for doodle is an illustration misrepresented to be a design. (If there is no misrepresentation then it is not a doodle) They can be …
Graphic designers, arguably more than any other professionals, find the validity of their profession and work called into questioned. The tools designers use are now widely available and finding someone proficient with the software is easy as finding the nearest computer. Crowd sourcing has made spec work a recognized business …
Failure has become a trendy meme in creative and popular culture . From popular books, TED talks, IDEO comments and even Dominos commercials, some version of failing is good is pervasive in our culture. As is often the case, language can be dangerous and in this instance it may prevent …
“…The world is a random and meaningless terrifying place and then we all—spoiler alert—die. Most critters are designed not to know that. We are designed, uniquely, to transcend that, and to understand that—I can quote myself—a thing isn’t beautiful because it lasts.” “…the main function of the human brain, the …
