Insights

"A career is not a straight line but one with many twists and turns that ultimately make it interesting."

Designer Gillian Mauldin discusses the tactility of printed projects, why travel-writing would be a good second career and how often great ideas are the result of collaboration. 

06.23.09

Diving In and Splashing Around Photographer Cathrine Westergaard comments on the magical work of Tim Walker and why she feels fortunate that she hasn’t ... more

06.16.09

Color, Composition and Ideas Creative director Stefan Poulos comments on the influence of Bob Gill and why designers should be open to ideas from ... more

06.09.09

Building Robots Illustrator Grady McFerrin on what it takes to draw well, the mystery of ambiguity and where his two-year-old son thinks he goes when he ... more

06.02.09

1.Family 2.Work 3.Clients Matt Smith comments on why it’s frequently the products most people find boring that are the most fulfiling to work on, ... more

05.26.09

Everyone's Figuring Things Out As They Go Executive creative director Marc Lucas believes that design and technology are inescapably intertwined and ... more

05.19.09

A Subconscious Hard at Work Photographer Robert Sebree discusses incorporating the business of photography while preserving the art, what happens to the ... more

05.12.09

Moments of Heavy Silence Art director Scott Pridgen comments on enjoying the process of discovery, the aesthetic awkwardness of the new Pepsi logo and ... more

05.05.09

Drawing Unicorns on Trapper Keepers Jaime Zollars comments on being surrounded by talented friends, having art back as a hobby since learning to ... more

04.28.09

Choose Great Artists Marianne Campbell discusses instinct and intuition, low-key sales pitches and, of course, the photographers she feels honored to ... more

04.21.09

Changing Hearts, Minds and Habits Ben Davis comments on stuffed squirrels, fishing from the stream of collective consciousness and (<).

04.14.09

Nothing Is Sacred Photographer George Simhoni discusses the value of slowing down and finding balance and the challenges of photographing a hotel that ... more

04.07.09

Guitar Melodies On-The-Fly Senior designer Mike Henderson comments on the appeal of designing an art school admissions catalog and why his best ideas ... more

03.31.09

Painfully Self-aware And "Serious" Illustrator James Jean on the mess of "graphite garbage" that occasionally crystalizes into something serious and ... more

03.25.09

Riding with Power. Riding with Speed. Creative director Jordan Mauriello discusses thinking big even if the brief doesn’t call for it, Hillman Curtis’s ... more

03.18.09

Work Small and Explore Alternatives Creative director Tim Kotsiakos comments on the habits of people who succeed, the importance of discovering ... more