Why Designers Should Declare Death to the Post-It

It's time to put that ubiquitous design photo of the Post-it to rest. Give it a break. Retire it.

The predominant image of design in the 21st century is that cliché of the empty conference room or studio--just after some feverish brainstorming extravaganza--plastered with Post-it notes ... as if the act of design had suddenly morphed into some strange game of pin the Post-it on the mind map. How is it possible that the wonderfully complex process of design has devolved to the point that we...