Billy Oppenheimer is a pattern-seeker, storyteller, and creative thinker who turns curiosity into clarity. His path, from ski towns and side jobs to working alongside bestselling author Ryan Holiday, is a powerful reminder that following… Read More »The Design Of The Work is The Way With Billy Oppenheimer
Design history is at the proverbial crossroads (and crowded intersections). As the editor of an important new collection of adaptive scholarship—Design History Reader: An Emerging Vision for a New Narrative—Kristen Coogan is helping to identify… Read More »The Daily Heller: The Growth of New Design History Ecosystems
A great PRINT Awards entry does more than show beautiful work; it tells a complete story of intention, craft, and impact. With the approach of the Early Bird Deadline on Dec. 11, here’s what positions… Read More »Craft a PRINT Awards Entry That Truly Stands Out
100 Days is an annual project at New York City’s School of Visual Arts that was founded by Michael Bierut. Each year, the students of the school’s Masters in Branding Program spend 100 days documenting… Read More »Brand ‘Scentscapes’: 100 Days by Julia Taylor-Brown
For creative workers, making is the point. But how, why, and for whom is where it often gets sticky. Those were the questions that Joyce N. Ho, an Emmy Award-winning creative director who has designed… Read More »It Shouldn’t Be Radical: How One Creative Director Took a Sabbatical
Fourteen years ago, thereabout, I wrote this missive in support of Ralph Steadman: Dear Honorable Sirs, I write this letter urging you to consider bestowing knighthood on Ralph Steadman, caricaturist, illustrator, artist, writer and satirist… Read More »The Daily Heller: Ralph Steadman, Forever Satiric