graphic design

January 22, 2018

Design Thinking for Business Innovation

  This is an article I wrote for a client involved in creating social and economic value through innovative, creative and sustainable solutions for communities and organizations: Today, we…
December 6, 2017

4 Business Skills Graphic Designers Need

  I learned a long time ago that you should observe people's faces when you tell them that you are a graphic designer. Some light up and…
October 31, 2017

Why Mentoring is Important for Young Designers of Color

I have been having more conversations with young designers of color these days. I see some phenomenal work coming from them. Most are formally trained and some…
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…