Find Beauty Everywhere
Sometimes as designers we decide that we need our design to look cool. But I think we also need to try to find something beautiful in the designs we make. And since beauty is in the eye of the beholder, something beautiful to you could end up very very cool. But see if you can […]
It’s Okay to Not Know
Because admitting that you don’t know is not the same thing as admitting defeat.
Teach Someone Else
I was recently offered a position to teach at a private art college, my Alma Mater. In fact, when I was offered the job I rejected the opportunity for weeks because I didn’t see myself as a “teacher” or “the teaching type”. What I finally realized is that I’ve been teaching since the day I […]
Being a Designer Means: Never Settling
What does it mean to be restless? Most of the things that come to mind when people think of being restless are perceived as negative. Words like, nervous, agitated, anxious, or unsettled. I think the words we want to focus on when we think of being “restless designers” is changeable.
Use the Color Wheel to “Cheat”
Incorporating color into a design of any kind can be a delicate operation. You want to be sure that you are giving the right message with color. That the viewers conscious and subconscious will get what you are trying to say. A professor of mine used to say (and most likely still says), tongue In […]
9 Ways Photography Can Make You a Better Designer
I love that the fact that knowing how to do great design, can also help me take great photos. And now it can do the same for you if you make the connection.