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Don’t Ask Permission
We keep waiting for approval, when we'd probably be better off by just doing it.
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Your Title is a Cage
I call myself a Creative Director, but I'm working as a designer, strategist, writer, and janitor. Maybe titles are over.
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Why You Ship
I've grown tired of thinking about what might work, and now, I just concentrate on producing.
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The Rise of the Small Networks
I think a renaissance of online community is just around the corner.
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Stop Acting Like A Loser
It's when we succumb to our fears that we lose our power.
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A Manifesto for a Happy Creative Life
Thinking about the parts of this creative life that make it most worthwhile.
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Play “Take Away”
We're doing this with the sites we build, and I felt the approach worth sharing.
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Something we're working on
We're building on a community that helps creative people share what they're working on, and grow an audience for their work. (The …
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Ten Tips for Producing Effective Design
A few thoughts on how to make design more easily—and get clients to buy in.
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Design the Logo Last
Designing logos needn't be as difficult a task as it often is.
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The Design Method
I've always appreciated the support I've found through the QBN network. As a small thank you, I thought I'd make available a few c…
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Keep Your Unsolicited Redesign to Yourself
For all those who've decided they know more about Apple's design than Jony Ive. ;-)
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How to Write the Shit Out of Something
Writing tips.
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The 30/30 Principle
Positing a theory on how to launch a startup—and feed your kids.
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My New Book
I've worked hard on this. I hope some of you will give it a read—and find it useful. :-)
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How to Avoid Becoming an Obsolete Designer
Thinking about why so many designers seem to (professionally) flatline in their mid-40s.
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Achieving Mastery
What I'm working on for the next 20 years.
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These Aren’t the Skeuomorphs You’re Looking For
I find it strange that so many confuse skeuomorphs with depth.