Designers: Stop Armchair Quarterbacking. Play The Damn Game

As a naturalized American the 4th of July is an opportunity for me to reflect about this great country. As a designer I noticed a few media streams that have come together to paint an interesting picture--a picture that should be talked about in design circles just as much as any new trend or eco-philosophy.

"The things we make, make us" is the new tag line of a visceral Jeep ad campaign, recalling a country that used to "make things." Andy Grove, Intel's legendary ex-CEO, wrote a