Everyone seems to have their own idea of what the word “design” means (the worst being found in the dictionary). Some say it’s ‘to communicate’, or ‘to make pretty’. My definition, and the one we follow here, has served us well over the years:

Design [dih-zahyn]: v. To solve a problem and add purpose.

It’s not complicated, nor does it need to be. In order to create truly good work, you have to approach each step of a project like you are ...

My drive to work today found me taking a bit of introspective inventory. Odd, since I usually have a hard time focusing on the road in front of me that early. Having worked every shift imaginable in the course funding my freelance career, none were more challenging than waking up at 7AM. This self-evaluation began when a radio announcer restated this old adage. Maybe it’s Confucius (or maybe I’m full of it) that says, “do what you love, and you’ll never have to work a ...