A Few Words About Designers and Mentorship
I had the pleasure of speaking at the launch of the AIGA Minnesota MNtor Program on Monday night, where roughly 40 designer mentors and mentees began (at least) a 4-month process of sharing experiences...
View ArticleMohawk Paper Launches the Felt & Wire Shop
I had the pleasure of presenting a series of workshops on design and entrepreneurship last weekend at AIGA Minnesota’s Design Camp. Held on the shores of Gull Lake in central Minnesota, Design Camp is...
View ArticleAspen Design Summit
Later this week I’ll have the pleasure of participating in the Aspen Design Summit, an interdisciplinary workshop which aspires to utilize the power of design to help solve large social problems. The...
View ArticleThe Good, the Bad, and the Entrepreneurial at AIGA Gain
Nobody stages a design conference like AIGA, and the recent Gain Conference on Design and Business in New York City was no exception. With the mesmerizing MoMA design curator, Paola Antonelli as...
View ArticleA few words about my new gig
I must admit, my heart skipped a beat when I clicked on the AIGA board of directors web page this morning and saw my name and pic next to the word “President.” Despite this minor cardiac episode, I am...
View ArticleGreetings from Alabama
The Alabama Design Summit in Birmingham last week brought together designers and local community leaders for a three day workshop to explore the power of design to address complex social problems. The...
View ArticlePoster competition is a misstep by Obama campaign
Poster design by @DavidAirey Once again the Twitter-sphere is crackling over a controversial spec work story—this time originating from a somewhat surprising source: the Obama election campaign. The...
View ArticleCollege of Visual Arts Class of 2012
I had the rare privilege to deliver the commencement address recently at the College of Visual Arts in St. Paul, Minnesota. In preparing these remarks, I asked my Facebook friends to contribute advice...
View ArticleMy Opening Remarks from the AIGA Gain Conference
The AIGA Gain Conference was held October 8-9 in San Francisco. This year, the conference had a theme of Design for Social Value and featured speakers such as Emily Pilloton, Robert Fabricant, and Ravi...
View ArticleAcademy of Art discussion, part 2
In the second of this three part discussion on emerging trends in design, I discuss Design for Good, the AIGA initiative to activate design-driven social change with Michelle Ronsen of Academy of Art...
View ArticleToledo Design Week 2015: Links, etc.
I had a blast speaking to the great people of Bowling Green, Ohio this week as part of AIGA Toledo Design Week. Thanks so much to AIGA Toledo and the Graphic Design Department at Bowling Green State...
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