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Purpose and Work

“The best way to get approval is not to need it. This is equally true in art and business. And love. And sex. And just about everything else worth having.” – Hugh MacLeod

Posted in Artists & Designers, Design Ethics, Actions & Impact, Editorial, Persons of Interest, Repost From Cited Source, Vocation & Profession

Business: It’s Made of People!

“There’s a chasm between individual human behavior and the design of organizations.” The essential argument here is that structures are to be used, people are to be loved and mixing the two up really makes a mess.

Posted in Editorial, Employment, Repost From Cited Source, Vocation & Profession

Forcing Priorities in UX Design

In ev’ry job that must be done there is an element of fun you find the fun and snap, the job’s a game!

Posted in Amusement, Repost From Cited Source, Resources, Vocation & Profession

Study Graphic Design! For Free! At Home! In Your Spare Time!

University has its place, but without self-education we are lost.

Posted in Amusement, Color Theory, Copywriting, Course Related, Design Ethics, Actions & Impact, Design History, Design Theory, Drawing, Editorial, Education, Fiddling & Time Wasters, Mad Props, Packaging, Persons of Interest, Portfolio Workshop, PrePress, Repost From Cited Source, Resources, Scholarship, Space, Stock, Stuff To Do, Technical Geekery, Tutorial, Typography, Useful Code, User Interface Design, Visual Concepts, Vocation & Profession, Web

You Must Sell Your Ideas

Even a brilliant idea won’t sell itself. And isn’t this layout great?

Posted in Amusement, Fiddling & Time Wasters, Typography, Vocation & Profession