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December 31, 2012

Nexus: Digital New Year's Resolutions (with a Little Print Too)

Whether you work in print, digital, or both domains, it can be easy to fall into a comfort zone.

Topics: Topics: Interactive Design, Professional Development, Random, Self-Promotion, Studio Secrets, Type

December 20, 2012

Ask Design B*tch: Revising contracts

Q: Dear Design B*tch can you explain what's Change Order and how do I use them? --Elaine P.

Topics: Topics: Managing Design, Professional Development, Self-Promotion

December 17, 2012

The World's Largest Gobslopper: How many licks does it take?

To celebrate the recent launch of our book, Interactive Design: An Introduction to the Theory and Application of User-Centered Design, co-author Jason Nunes and I decided to throw a little party.

Topics: Topics: Interactive Design, Professional Development, Random

December 14, 2012

A Different Type of Table, Part 2: Design is a messy, iterative, non-linear learning experience

Last week, we focused on the table concept and determining the pieces and parts that would comprise the table design.

Topics: Topics: Design Reference, Handmade, Product Design, Professional Development

December 11, 2012

Higher Learning: Where are they now?

Nine graduates from the Academy of Art University, of varying vintages, talk about being paid to do what they love—and how prepared they were to get hired.

Topics: Topics: Design Reference, Professional Development, Random, Studio Secrets

December 7, 2012

A Different Type of Table: The Design of the Archetype 1 Coffee Table

In early 2011, an old friend and master craftsman, Rick Versocki, contacted me to let me know he was starting a company that would specialize in making handcrafted, limited-edition tables—they would be "works of art," he said, "heirlooms that people would pass on for generations.

Topics: Topics: Handmade, Product Design, Professional Development, Type

December 6, 2012

Nexus: Online Portfolio as Blog

Those unfamiliar with web design often struggle with finding the best way to get their work online, but two blog platforms can make it easy.

Topics: Topics: Interactive Design, Professional Development, Random, Self-Promotion

December 3, 2012

Design Law Literacy: DESIGN PATENTS MADE EASIER

In the arsenal of legal tools available to a designer, the design patent has the distinction of being the most misunderstood and the least used.

Topics: Topics: Design Reference, Professional Development, Studio Secrets