A designer who writes.
I have blogged intermittently since the mid 90s. Thankfully, much of the early teenage angst is lost to time. This collects my writings from this site, an earlier personal website, and some newsletter projects over the years, in mostly chronological order. I also publish new writing here. I publish somewhat more formal writing about content strategy and design careers at Content Career Accelerator.
I gradated in 2006 from the Journalism school at Drake University, having majored, somewhat inexplicably, in radio & television production. (I think I mostly just liked things with knobs and switches, and having projects instead of tests.) Here are seven lessons I learned from my radio/television major: 1) Throw the airplane. Our first video production assignment … continue
I found myself daydreaming this list of seven things I’d want on my tour rider…
The introduction of my book Writing for Designers is available to read for free on A List Apart.
My book is out today, so I checked this day in history to see if I could find a tie-in. I could not, but damn, lookit this list!
I can’t do any cool unique celebratory whistles so I have to content myself with clapping and the occasional “whoooo!” as a show of appreciation.
Today feels worse than election day. Same fight, yes, but new, bigger losses. I originally wrote the following list for my newsletter project the week after Trump won. I’m reposting it here now to update a few links that have expired and because it still holds up. I’d also recommend checking out Crush the Midterms. … continue
…not unlike a detuned radio blending several signals together at once. This radio is my brain, and these songs are the signals leaking through the static.
Your organization is full of people who can be great content writers. The trick? Providing the right resources and training to help them succeed.
I learned a lot while writing the book, and honestly it feels like I’m just barely starting to unpack the lessons from this project.
Sometimes you make something too stupid not to share.
Or you will, if you subscribe. Personal dispatches from the desk of Scott Kubie, a designer who writes.