Insights

I definitely don’t put myself in the category of a designer or design professional. Quite honestly, I can barely draw a straight line with a ruler. Like most people however I have an opinion. I can tell that I like something or turn my nose up in disgust if it doesn’t fit my tastes. My [...]

The Womb Chair. Designed in 1948 by Eero Saarinen. The most perfect chair in the world. Comfort, sculptural lines, modern but yet timeless. I have been tracking and loving this chair for many many years…as long as I can remember (Because that is the kind of design nerd I am). I just recently read an [...]

Something I just learned from a four day photoshoot…Everything has a story. Behind every door, every face, every object, every project. As a creative, if you aren’t coming up with anything for that ad campaign, poster, website, branding, or brochure – keep digging and pushing yourself. You have not gone far enough – that story [...]

I really really loved this latest post by Seth Godin. If we could dedicate more time to “wondering,” then more creative ideas would come forth. We spend a lot of time wandering and grasping at ideas and thoughts on the top of mind – especially when we are so slamming busy, we do not have [...]

I was on The Daily Heller and read the most exciting news: Milton Glaser was one of twelve to receive the 2009 National Medal of honor for their outstanding achievements and support of the arts.It is the first time EVER that a graphic designer has been recognized and is proof of the importance and influence [...]

These words might seem like random mumbo jumbo to most, but to me it’s a bit of Saturday morning sunshine. Every Saturday morning after breakfast, the kiddo and I take our coffee and sippy cup downstairs and watch 2 episodes of one of the most awesome TV shows in the world for younger children (besides [...]

It has been a long time since I have seen a movie that is so artistically inspiring that it keeps me up at night reviewing the images and sounds over and over in my mind. The Single Man was that kind of movie. Directed and produced by Tom Ford (the former creative director of Gucci [...]

I was searching for a fun gift for a friend and because she has a bit of a fascination with the green fairy, I tracked down a bottle of Trillium Absinthe online. When it arrived, I was struck by how absolutely beautiful the bottle is in both shape and graphic design. Everything about it, from [...]

Saturday, we visited the Durham Museum in Omaha Nebraska to see the American Letterpress-The Art of Hatch Show Print, which is in its final week. The posters have a wonderfully organic nature to them since each one is hand pulled and therefore has variances within a series. They like to call them monoprints for that [...]

Peeps…a cultural phenomena. It’s hard to believe they were introduced half a century ago. I totally remember looking forward to them every year in my Easter basket. The lovely sugar-coated gooey goodness. Even though you had to open the entire pack of 12 to get 1 out, and the others solidified in a matter of [...]