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.
On why artists need to be challenged: Art should be well-subsidized, yes. But the purchase of a completed painting or a sculpture, the commisioning of a mural—or perhaps the publication of a poem or a novel or the production of a play—all these forms of recognition are the rewards of mature work. They are not … continue
I got out to a show last night. (A show is what you call a concert when you go to a lot of concerts.) Lucy Dacus at the Entry. It had been sold out for some time but I bought a ticket from a fellow First Avenue member through the Facebook group. I first saw … continue
Making the simple complicated is commonplace; making the complicated simple, awesomely simple, that’s creativity. ―Charles Mingus
I took myself to D.C. in February, over my birthday. I’d never been.
Mocked up a few alternatives to the unhelpful end truncation of album titles used in iTunes on desktop.
Once you’ve completed discovery work for a content strategy project, the next best step is to create a situation analysis. Here’s how to craft one effectively.
“We’re full-time freelancers who live and travel in a van.”
I am now in charge of Bartertown. Prepare the Thunderdome for these seven pairs of gladiators.
Better a list of CDs I keep in my car, or tapes I keep in my locker. Alas, portable music tech isn’t as hip as it used to be.
Artists and crafters and other folks on a freelance budget tend to skimp on necessities in favor of tools, art supplies, entry fees and the like.
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