Employers, clients, you name it – everyone wants a jack-of-all-trades creative (read: someone insanely talented with octopus arms that can do 25 jobs in one afternoon and barely break a sweat). We all know those expectations are absurd and can…
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Woohoo! Copywriting Projects Win Awards in HOW Magazine
I’m super excited to share that I have TWO copywriting projects featured in HOW Magazine’s Promotion and Design Annual! The first is the utterly inventive Creative (un)Blocks (image below), a self-promotion for Neenah Paper designed by Chen Design Associates. It was selected…
HOW Magazine Article: Designer’s Self-Promo Lands him TV Cameo
It’s not every day that a graphic designer makes a cameo on a hit series on a major television network. But for one surreal day this past summer, Ty Mattson of Mattson Creative swapped his designer tools for a gun, flashlight, notebook,…
HOW Magazine Article: Designing to Your Own Beat
If aliens from outer space came to Earth seeking to understand graphic design culture, they would no doubt discover an overabundance of well-worn earphones and speakers next to some very cool, creative work. In fact, from design studios to home…
HOW Magazine Article: The Rhythm of Design
Album art and CD packaging may be a dying breed (thanks to the rise of MP3s), but awesome music-inspired design projects are coming through the speakers loud and clear. In the September 2011 creativity column for HOW Magazine, I speak with…
HOW Magazine interview with designers Chip Kidd, Paula Scher, Stefan Sagmeister, and Robynne Raye
I recently spoke with an extremely talented graphic designer who was struggling with a book cover design. She confided, “I’m starting to feel like I suck as a designer because I can’t figure out a solution to this problem.” “Oh,…
HowDesign Magazine: Hardest Workin’ Graphic Designers in the Midwest / Foundry Collective
Downing tequlia shots, ogling over Mila Kunis, and wanting to be the next Mark Zukerberg – just a few of the things on the mind of a twenty-something guy. But the bygone days of the industrial revolution? Probably not on…
HowDesign Magazine: The S-word + Graphic Design
I recently helped kick-off a new monthly online series for HOW Magazine which highlights an outstanding design firm or freelance design business creating amazing work. In my article, I profile the stellar Seattle-based graphic design studio, Turnstyle. We discuss their philosophy,…
HowDesign Magazine: The Nightmare Client—YOU (or rather…me!)
Look in the mirror and say hello to the nightmare of all clients—Yourself. Why is it so hard for graphic designers to design for ourselves? In my latest article for HOW Magazine, I offer tips for taming the fire-breathing client within…
HowDesign Magazine: Feature Article!
The February 2010 issue of HOW magazine is currently on newstands and in bookstores across the country. The article I wrote, “Turn Downtime into Playtime” features the awesome work by design firms Flywheel Design, Brand Engine, and graphic designer France Liddell….