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The Design Matters pilot TV show
The taping of the pilot TV program “Design Matters” is next Friday (11th) in New York. Debbie Millman is host, with Hillman Curtis as director. The show is conceived as a design version of “Inside the Actor’s Studio,” and Millman’s first two interview subjects are none other than Milton Glaser and Stefan Sagmeister.
The design responsibility
How will design shape our future? How are we, as designers, taking responsibility for the products we help put to market?
Focus on reader comments #5
It’s been a while since I put the focus back on you. Too long, in fact. So here’s another batch of your thought-provoking comments.
Design agencies and studios on Twitter
It’s common business sense to follow what’s happening in the design world. So for you smart folk who are reading my blog, here’s some help in the form of the most notable agencies and studios using Twitter to their advantage. But not all get it right.
The design pricing formula
Money roll photo by Gnerk
Pricing is a task a lot of designers struggle with, and I’m regularly asked how I work it out. As much as I want to, I can’t tell you what you should be charging, and the design pricing formula explains why.
25 fantastic design articles from 2008
As a little thank you for reading my blog, I asked what your favourite design blog post was from 2008. A fitting way to finish off the year and to bring in the new, here’s what you chose, and why.
Affiliation in the design industry
AIGA, D&AD, Icograda, DBA… just a few of the many trade associations for graphic designers, but how useful are they?
Do not seek praise. Seek criticism.
Paul Howard Arden, advertising creative and successful writer, was born on April 7th, 1940, and died on April 2nd, 2008. This short blog post can, in no way, do justice to his creative influence. What it can do, however, is serve as an introduction to those who are unfamiliar, and as a brief reminder to the rest of us.
The Art of Looking Sideways
The Art of Looking Sideways. A visual feast of a design book by the late, great, Alan Fletcher — who left this world back in 2006. It’s over 1,000 pages long, and here I offer a brief insight into the inspirational publication.