Inspiration

October 26, 2017

We Won a Design Award! Wahoo! But Does it Mean Anything?

One of our projects for a philanthropic foundation won a 2017 Graphic Design USA award. Yay! It will be published along with the other winning entries in print,…
October 5, 2017

Exposing Kids of Color to Graphic Design

I take Pablo Picasso's quote seriously that every child is an artist. But I also take even more seriously this proverb from Tanzania's Bondei people: Sticks in…
 
June 15, 2017

The Inspiration for my First Typeface

I have been wanting to design a typeface since I was little. I was that kid who dreamt about letterforms. Yes, that was me! I am grateful…
December 3, 2015

How Sketching Can Improve the World

I bought each of my four children a sketchbook when they turned nine years old. All of them are creative in some way but my goal is not…
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October 5, 2015

Logo Design as a Metaphor for Life

Forrest Gump's famous line 'Life is like a box of chocolates. You never know what you're gonna get" achieved certified pop culture status, pre-internet. The movie released in…