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Why Unrest is Gold for Creatives
In an era of upheaval and crisis, creative expression takes on new urgency. Writer Mike Sager calls upon his own formative teenage experience in 1969 that led him to begin using his stories to question authority. For those creatives feeling discontent in these fractious times, it’s a reminder that the simmering feeling of anger can be best used to issue a call to action and serve as a tool for change.
By Mike Sager
How to Beat the Imposter Syndrome Feeling
Approximately 70 percent of us will experience a period of self-doubt at least once in our lives. Rebuild your confidence using these five strategies.
Designing the Next Generation of Condom Packaging
What can condoms teach us about design, creativity, and entrepreneurship in a field where innovation faces a regulatory roadblock? Turns out, quite a lot. Because when you all but can’t change the actual product, you’re forced to rethink everything around it.
A Q&A with Nalden
The WeTransfer founder (who goes by one name) on how he turned his one-time side project into a digital delivery service that is now used by 100 million people and counting.
By Dave Benton
The Design Culture Calendar: January
Cool events taking place around the world this month.
By Lee Magill
Designers on Design: Argo Design Creative Director Laura Seargeant Richardson
So often we charge ahead in our careers with a single-minded focus on our pursuits. In this new series, we slow down and ask designers to reflect on their relationship to the craft and explore what it means to them.
Laolu Senbanjo: How an unlikely Nigerian artist landed his designs in Beyoncé’s album Lemonade
“Do you," Queen Bey said to Senbanjo.
Instrument: From 15-Person Production Shop to 130-Employee Digital Creative Agency
When you realize that you are doing strategy work and not charging for it, you need to add it as a service and start charging people.
By Dave Benton
The Upside to Being a Designer Outside of New York City
Sure, design firms may dominate big cities. But people with innovative creative ideas and the skills to execute them come from all over. Here’s how firms in Cleveland, Omaha, and Anchorage make their zip codes part of their gig-winning cultures.
By Dan Friedell
