A business is three things: People, Process, and Product. The plus 1 is Profit. If you get the first three Ps right, there’s a very good chance you’ll make your plus one. You can complicate… Read More »Three Ps+1: A Reductionist Approach to Companies and Brands
There’s so much in the world that’s not positive, so if you’re creating something, why not make it brighten somebody’s day? Mary Lai Mary Lai has no time for pessimism. The Los Angeles-based multimedia artist… Read More »Artist Mary Lai Imparts Joy and Positivity in her Latest Show, Synchronicity
For years, I had an uncomfortable desk chair. My body knew exactly how long I sat in it every day. It was too short and too hard, the back was too low, and it rolled… Read More »Why Bad Design is Good
There are letterpress printers all over the world, but for my money Alan Kitching is a brand name. One of the world’s exemplary practitioners of manual typographic design and printmaking, known for a modern, expressive… Read More »The Daily Heller: Hot Off the Web With Alan Kitching
Yesterday a colleague asked me for my perspective on this issue. His question, “Would you happen to have a proof point that you would tell your clients on why not to intermix their logo branding… Read More »Strategizing Brand Presence in User Interfaces
There’s a new headline damning the future of DEI every day. ‘DEI is Dead,’ ‘Layoffs Target DEI,’ and ‘Lawsuit Threats Lead to Pullback on DEI initiatives.’ The DEI workplace statistics make it clear that Black… Read More »What is the State of DEI in the Creative Industry? Uncertain.