What interests,
and excites us
The teapot model: how to explain a fuzzy design process to anxious clients.
A nice article by Hans Haugli who discusses the difficulties which can be faced when leading a client through a design process, especially when it can appear as a big fussy mess at first
read moreContent is king, but do we really understand what we are designing?
Thoughts Understanding the purpose, cause or rationale of the content before designing is fundamental to being able to continue its story. There are no rules set in stone, but here are some principles that I have found helpful: Establishing an anchor for your design....
read moreThe way to Design
Thoughts Next on the reading list is entrepreneur Steve Vassallo new book 'The Way to Design'. Written to help guide designers in setting up their own businesses, and also teach start-ups and big companies how to value design. You can either download the PDF or read...
read moreWomen in politics
Thoughts 'Writing Our Rights' is a handwriting workbook for young girls that introduces them to female political pioneers while they practice their handwriting skills. Released by women's organisation IGNITE the workbook uses the words of 10 iconic women, read more on...
read moreRedesigning an Airline
A look into the transformation that Air Canada has recently taken to rebrand themselves, Richard Morgan reviews the new look celebrating Air Canada’s 80th anniversary with Maurus Fraser from Winkreative
read moreMaking craft beer “less geeky”
Always fascinating to see how publishers approach magazine content online, October is owned by Condé Nast and was imagined by the creative team at Pitchfork, a music reviews website also owned by Condé Nast.
read moreTechnology has forever changed our creative thinking. Here’s how to take it back.
We often get carried away thinking technology makes greats design when actually its more of a distraction, Cristina Vanko, Freelance Art Director tells how we can take ourselves back to basics
read moreLance Wyman: “I was the kid in the class who could draw”
Design Week caught up with Lance Wyman at Offf in Barcelona (April 2017) and talked about how a love of drawing as a child and grafting in a factory got him to where he is today
read more2017 Design in Tech Report
John Maeda, Global Head, Computational Design and Inclusion at Automattic presented his Design in Tech Report at this years SXSW Interactive
read moreThe reinvention of publishing: media firms diversify to survive
Always interesting to hear what the predictions are in the publishing industry, The Guardian talks about how falling ad revenues have spurred media companies to find new opportunities in areas such as e-commerce and events
read more33 Women Doing Amazing Things in Graphic Design
Rebecca Gross a design historian and freelance researcher and writer, highlights the women who have unleashed their creativity and skills on the world of graphic design
read moreA Brief History of the Pencil
A fascinating interview by Caroline Weaver, the owner of CW Pencil Enterprise, a specialty pencil shop in Manhattan’s Lower East Side talks about her love of the pencil
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