Mask Messaging

Mask Messaging

As a communication project, the campaign to spread the word about mask wearing during the pandemic has been an example of how to do everything wrong.  Let’s put aside the early missteps on the subject as well as the political overtones it has taken on. Let’s just...
Six Ways to Manage Web Design Costs

Six Ways to Manage Web Design Costs

I’ve often felt I should warn clients that design projects can end up like bathroom remodels, costing twice as much and taking twice as long. But like your bathroom, you can control costs if you make the right decisions at the right times. Let’s take the example of a...
What’s in a Name?

What’s in a Name?

I happened on this fun story the other day where graphic artists critique the campaign logos for the top eleven Democratic contenders in the 2020 presidential campaign. Back when the world was young, I worked in politics, so I find this kind of minutia...
50 Shades of Blue

50 Shades of Blue

Working in a creative role amidst folks who have been trained to believe that every problem can be quantified has provided me with moments self-enlightenment, entertainment and, yes, frustration. The frustration arises when I am paired with teammates are not on a...