The Message is Medium Rare
Exploring design, one burger at a time.
Design
A Plan for arranging elements to achieve a particular purpose
AIGA: Rejustified
It’s time to take a new look at AIGA’s ‘Justified’ design competition.
A Logo for London
Quite possibly the world’s perfect logo
Inspiration
Ideas, Theories & Observations
Design on the Radio
The design podcast that’s changing public radio.
The Value of Value
How to rebrand a potato
(and other stories).
Stay on the Fucking Bus
Helsinki bus station theory says…
Practice
Practical Perspectives for the Working Designer
My First Time: Breaking Up
Two designers tell how they survived breakups and saved their businesses
File Naming Conventions
Simple file naming and organizational tools for graphic designers
Copyright Basics
18 minutes on copyright law from a Harvard professor.
RECENT POSTS
Ceci n’est pas une Barbie
Doll as muse
The Art Of The Pitch
Don Draper takes three minutes to introduce one word.
Where in the world?
Where in the world should I go?
The Design Fund
Investing in new ideas from designer-founders…
Every City, Every Block
The NY Times’ interactive map of US Census data
The Evolution of a Designer
The evolution of a designer
Tokyo / Paris / Oaxaca
Register now for CCA’s summer study abroad programs
Print/Out
MoMA exhibit explores the nature of print
Question of the Week #03
Should I work for free?