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Frequently Unasked Questions About Design

Here is an excerpt fro an article I contributed to Fast Company’s Co. Design and just published today. It’s titled…

Design Lessons from McDonald’s

John Lee Hancock’s “The Founder” is not a great movie, but after watching it on a plane a few weeks…

Custom Lego Type

While researching ideas for a Lego-themed birthday party for my Lego-crazed twin boys I came across these clever display letters,…

Movies Watched, 2017

At the beginning of each month I recap the movies I watched the previous month. You can find December’s log…

Two Very Different Kinds of Illustration

In late December The New York Times published “The Year in Illustration,” a round-up of the dozens of commissioned illustrations…

New Year, New Relationship with Plastic

The first of January is when we all resolve to adopt better habits but this new year may mark an…

Notable Movie Posters of 2017

It’s the end of the year and I’ve been on holiday since before Christmas. With this much time on my…

Movies Watched, November 2017

The prospect of watching the truly magnificent Frances McDormand take no prisoners in a revenge drama was the only thing…

Grumpy Old Designers (on a Podcast)

If you’re interested in two guys from the pre-Snapchat age talking about what design used to be like, well have…

Some Notes on iPhone X’s Portrait Mode

As much as they’ve improved over the past decade—and they’ve come a long, long way—I’ve never been much of a…