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The hard way isn’t sexy, efficient, easy to sell, or even useful. But a lot of the best work comes from someone bullheaded enough to put in the time and make it just so. In a world built on optimization, that’s not something we try to emulate. We treat it as an oddity, something to […]
I get fascinated by the most random things. Once something grabs my attention, I go down the rabbit hole and often don’t escape for hours, days, weeks, or years. This week it was the YouTube channel The Vocalyst… so good — and many of this week’s links carry glimpses of that same pull. The ability […]
Art/Packaging Felicia Chiao’s Domestic Scenes Reflect the Emotional Structures of Daily Life Chiao is known for her warm illustrations that capture emotion and the variances of mental health through surreal, flower-filled scenes. Asahi Super Dry x Hisham Akira Bharoocha: Unique Cans Hisham Akira Bharoocha’s work lives between cultures, inspired by experiences he collects on his […]
It’s been a whirlwind. My process is still not tidy–but I’m seeing glimpses of what could be. There’s no easy. Links are still fun, though. Work Mockups Were Never the Hard Part With AI, anyone on a team can generate mockups in minutes. That was never the hard part. The difficult work is, and always […]
Maybe by now you’ve noticed I’m a bit obsessive about collecting these links. Week after week, thousands of them, no end in sight. It started with a purpose: creative fuel for a team I was managing. That morphed into what you see here. It’s not a straight line, and honestly, it’s hard to keep going […]
Another week, just like the other 52. The machine rumbles on. The links keep coming. There’s no end in sight. Is that a good thing? Industrial Design Noise-canceling headphones can’t block out this genius bike bell A carmaker found just the right frequency for a bike bell to make it past a headphone’s noise-canceling algorithm. […]
I’ve travelled more this year already than all of last year. Mostly for work, with a few quick, fun, opportunistic trips in between. I love traveling. My family was always going somewhere, exclusively in a car, which is maybe why I still love a road trip, even when I rarely have the time for one. […]
I don’t plan to take a week off. It usually happens when I see the deadline approaching and realize there’s just no way. Work has been busy, life has been busy, and it was time. I don’t see either of these calming down in the near future, but I’ll work through it. This week’s links […]
Here we are. The new year is almost upon us. There’s no rest ahead. There’s a lot to do and not enough hours in the day. Nothing new there. Happy New Year, gang! See you all on the other side. Graphic Design/Branding X Games rebrandX Games operates as both a showcase and a proving ground. […]
I don’t know if I’ll publish next week. I’m leaning towards, yes. We’ll see how I feel next week. No promises. I’m not a huge fan of looking back. I do know that we should take stock on occasion, and I’m feeling good about the year ahead. There’s a lot of work to do. That’s […]