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Monthly Archives: May 2009
Design & beauty—making our mark
Striving to bring beauty into the world is worthy (and hard) work. But if beauty is in the eye of the beholder, then it’s a goal achieved in many different ways. Can we still achieve beauty in our work even though the final product may ultimately not reflect our own personal standards?
The creative’s cubicle | Evolutionary brand, revolutionary worskpace
Ask any creative professional about the impact of the physical environment on their work, and you’ll be hard-pressed to find one who hasn’t considered it a major factor when seeking employment. Coco Chanel said, “An interior is the natural projection of the soul.” Always ahead of the curve, Coco understood that environment has a direct impact on our work and, more importantly perhaps, how we feel about it. The good news is, now more employers are recognizing this, too.
The intersection of passion & profession
What do we do with the timeless advice: discover your passion and make it your career? It’s no simple formula. Perhaps, for many, fulfillment lies somewhere in the middle: that geography where passion enters at an angle, seeps around the edges, informs and inspires. How much fulfillment is enough to make it through the day?
Where has all the good news gone?
How should creative professionals interpret an increased interest in good news in the media?
The break-up, life after corporate
A personal account of job loss and how it became a positive, life-changing experience.
Take my job, please
When I was growing up my father changed jobs a lot in order to advance his career. After he would leave a job, he would alter a business card from that job and draw on it as if it was stamped with such sayings as "canceled," "expired," or "you can take this job and shove it," etc.
Stirring the pot: Is design too important to be left only to designers?
Design is attracting people from diverse fields as a way to innovate and navigate the 21st century—some argue, without input from designers. Weigh in on the debate about who is, or should be, leading the charge.
I want to talk about making things (please don’t think less of me)
Making things provides great satisfaction to the creator; however, there’s more for us to do as designers.
NeverKnock: how to love ‘the middle’
To have a middle, you need two sides; and NeverKnock is about recognizing, accepting and bringing them together.
Does the pursuit of happiness make us any happier?