13 Rules for work (and life).
The Value of Good Design
How much are clarity, notability and pleasure worth to your company?
Admitting your Goals
I’m not even talking about goal-setting: I’m talking about goal-admitting.
Travel Tips
Travel tips for people who don’t like to do much.
Food for Thought
It’s certainly true that one must eat to survive. But cooking? In this day and age? Totally optional.
The Skill of Imagination
What is the most important human skill?
How to own the spotlight
Tips for conquering fear to get into the metaphorical (or literal) spotlight.
“Needs More Ridiculous”
We live in a serious, grown-up world and life should be dealt with very seriously. But I can’t seem to shake a thought I have about this approach to life – which is that it doesn’t work.
“So, how old are you?”
Why I think asking someone their age is bullshit.
Nothing makes sense and that is accurate.
Every once in awhile I need a reminder that, if things feel like they aren’t making sense, this is perfectly accurate.
Wherever you go, there you are.
Thoughts on living in different places and thinking the same thoughts.
The perniciousness of work
Reflections on the stickiness of work.
5 Steps for Starting a Sabbatical
I’m certainly no expert on sabbaticals (yet!) but I AM two weeks into one. For anyone considering an experimental “creative break” in their lives, I have a few tips to offer up.
A move to London
There comes a moment when you begin to almost question if this call to adventure that brought you to London, England in January of 2022 was such a great idea after all… almost.
The Edit
Behind-the-scenes on editing our Rube Goldberg spot, AND the unedited full run!
Filming a Rube Goldberg Machine
Behind-the-scenes on the Rube Goldberg filming process.
The Build
Behind-the-scenes building a Rube Goldberg machine.
That consistent Creative Process
No matter the project, the Creative Process remains the same.
Building a Great Team
What Makes a Great Team? Every project is unique, but there are some transferable core tenets that many successful teams possess.
The Client/Designer Partnership
What makes a great Client/Designer partnership?