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Bellingham, WA
Joined December 2008
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Design is more about finding the real problem than it is solving the one you've been handed. It's why we never use the old expression 'problem solving' as a definition of our work in design. 'Problem seeking' is a more inspiring approach for us. Like this:bit.ly/3qCIx1r
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I had never heard of a young Jewish designer named Peretz Rosenbaum until today, and that’s because early in his career he decided to create a more “Madison Avenue-friendly” identity for himself.
“Four letters here, four letters there, would create a nice symbol.”
Paul Rand
I’ve never like the idea of showing options. Just seems like a pretty expensive guessing game giving the client or stakeholder the illusion of value. I prefer to present solutions based on discovery and listening.… instagram.com/p/CD7TtOvlEcU/… – at Bellingham, WA
Working on using @instagram carousels to show some process work from some recent projects. Here’s one I posted last week. #brand #designprocess #branding instagram.com/p/CDo2V2mlyOA/…
They better have lots of camera crews at the #NBABubble because that’s going to be great documentary material in a couple years. I’ve already got the #30for30 title. “When the crowd went silent.” #WholeNewGame
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“A leader is best when people barely know he exists, when their work‘s done, her aim fulfilled, they will say: we did it ourselves.” —Lao Tzu
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These attacks on craft, on building tangible portfolios of achievement, will kill design quicker than you can say decentering. My experience? Those who champion “systems!” over “artifacts” were not good at making artifacts in the first place. But we now need excellence in both.
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Humans don't do their best work under conditions of control. Period. wp.me/paLco0-bGj via @bitbucket
"...we are in compliance with all local, state, and federal laws. That's not courage. The law is a much lower standard than ethics." - @simonsinek
This summer I spoke at a conference and I decided to turn that talk into a story. Would love for you to check it out. medium.com/@micahjellis/the-…
So interesting. I had no idea the Crystal Cathedral was designed by Phillip Johnson / The Rebirth of the OC's Crystal Cathedral citylab.com/design/2019/09/c…
So good. Excited to be a part of this unique and needful conference this year. Come join us in Cali if you’re not already!
"As creatives, you have a way of helping people see beyond the here and the now if you understand the source of all your creativity… if you understand the purpose of all your creativity." Join us in turning to that source at #Canvas2019. Register here: bit.ly/2BYtytY
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Is it weird I never wanted a Capital One credit card because of their horrid, swooshy logo? Yes, maybe that's weird. Still, what a mess. 140K SS numbers, 80K bank account numbers, and “personal information” from card applications. Seems crap design ain't the only problem anymore.