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Electrification and the New Golden Age of Automobile Design
The Tesla Cybertruck broke every rule of automotive design, ignoring the conventional streamlined aesthetic that assured maximum MPGs. The Cybertruck may be ugly, really ugly, but it signals a new era...
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Unintended Consequences
Our great leaps in humanity never land us softly in Utopia. We land hard, and when we wipe the dust from our eyes, we see new problems that we could’ve never imagined. You don’t have to look far for...
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Will A.I. Steal Your Job?
Since the Great Depression, generations of Americans have shared a collective fear that our jobs are threatened by the volatile external forces of the economy, the stock market, and new technologies....
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If You Aren’t Being Judged, You Are Being Ignored.
A great many of people never outgrow the self-doubt that began in high school. It may not show up in that high school topics and interactions, but it’s still there throughout adulthood. It’s what...
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How to Spot a Conman, Part I: The Networker
This is an open letter to young people. I want to warn you about the conmen you will soon encounter in your professional life. These people are confident, charming, and seem very successful. But they...
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How to Spot a Conman, Part II – The Guru / Motivational Coach
In the last blog, I warned young people about the conmen that float about in trusted circles–in your community, around the university, and even your church. If you haven’t yet, go read it. This blog...
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How to Spot a Conman, Part III – The Internet Business Guru
This is the final blog in my 3-part series on conmen. This series doesn’t fit on a company website. But I’m tired of seeing these characters in and around my industry. I want to shine a light on their...
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Designers Having Fun, Optical Illusions in Ordinary Life
So it’s been a pretty serious couple of years, hasn’t it? Let’s have some fun. Here are some designers having fun and bringing a little bit of magic too! Table Of Contents Using Tape to Create...
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Cool Office Ideas – Rethinking the Places Where We Work
The concept of “the office” has never been more vague. After 2+ years of working from home, Americans have done “work work” from just about everywhere but the office building itself. When / if you...
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Good Design Acknowledges the Dignity of the Human Person
When people think of design, we often think of style, maybe glamour. The word “designer” conjures up images of a lifestyle or a prestigious profession. In this blog, I want to go in the opposite...
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Understanding the 4 Levels of Work | Career Advice for Graduates
It’s graduation time, and gazillions of students are done with college and soon will enter the workplace. So this blog is intended for all of you new grads. This is the most succinct career advice I...
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COVID’s Lasting Impact on the Workplace is… Good.
We were all there. It was one of the most abrupt paradigm shifts in human history. For almost a century, most people worked in an office building. Then a couple days later, no human on earth worked in...
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Vintage Stripes are Having a Moment
Is it just me? It seems like the best stripes from the 1970s and 1980s are making the world more lovely here in the 2020s. Today in the blog, I am showcasing four companies that make irresistible...
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What if the Future of Social Media Feels Like Cable TV?
The world’s most innovative companies have run out of ideas and now just copy one another. Instagram and YouTube are hoping to be TikTok, and it appears that all three platforms are inadvertently...
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The 1960s and the Golden Age of Automobile Advertising
One of my favorite aspects of being a designer is that inspiration can come from anywhere. Website designers can find inspiration from nature, fashion designers can be inspired by architecture, and...
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So Here’s Something…
There are two reasons why a company’s website isn’t updated. One, that everything is going wrong. Two, everything is going right. Good news is that the second is true for us. We’ve had remarkable...
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