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How to Think Like a Great Graphic Designer

“I often get questions like this from students, and whenever I do, I get the sense that they are fishing for a recipe to become a successful designer.

Oct 10, 2011 - 4 min read

Creative Personal Branding

Do you wonder what’s next? Your next job, the next big opportunity for your business, the next technological development that could change everything for you?

Oct 3, 2011 - 4 min read

Dieter Rams Double Review - Less and More & As Little Design As Possible

Double review of Less and More: The Design Ethos of Dieter Rams and Dieter Rams: As Little Design as Possible Review by Carolina de Bartolo

Sep 2, 2011 - 8 min read

Designers Don't Have Influences by Austin Howe

I had better start by owning up to not having read Designers Don’t Read by Howe - I had seen lots of press for it but never got round to picking up a copy.

Aug 26, 2011 - 4 min read

White

A small part of the book White is about color: “it is ‘all colors’ and ‘no colors’ at the same time. This identity as a color that can ‘escape color’ makes white very special.

Jun 21, 2011 - 4 min read

I Heart Design

I Heart Design. No, really I do. I design every day, spend my spare time obsessing about typography, and could never imagine doing anything else. Design holds a near and dear spot in my heart.

Jun 13, 2011 - 3 min read