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Where Do Great Ideas Come From?

As graphic designers, we are in the idea business. We are constantly asked to generate new ideas. Or alter existing ideas. Anyone can come up with a good idea, but where do truly great ideas come from? This is my recipe for great ideas. Collaborate and Share It’s easy...

Graphic Design Down Under

I recently returned from a holiday in New Zealand. The country is visually stunning! I was overwhelmed by the natural beauty countrywide, and I was also taken by the amount of bold, illustrative graphic design that lives almost everywhere. It was so prolific, it often...

Lessons in Graphic Design

Design is found almost everywhere in nature and in things man-made. And when we see good design, we notice it. It speaks to us or resonates with us on some level. Good design is a wonderful thing that people respond to without quite realizing it. The color of a...

Michael Graves at the Portland Art Museum

I was very excited to read that Michael Graves was scheduled to speak at the Portland Art Museum during Design Week Portland. I’ve admired Michael Graves’ work for years—he is a University of Cincinnati alumni, as I am, and he has worked in multiple design disciplines...

Adventures at CES

This year, Liana and I traveled to Las Vegas to walk the consumer electronics show (CES). Neither of us had been to CES before—we decided to attend because so many of our clients work in that industry. We felt it would be helpful to see the newest technology, and also...