Insights

"When you're doing what you love there is not really a difference between "work" and "life.""

Stephen Alvarez comments on a series of bizarre shoots, why he usually works on at least two projects at a time and why he doesn’t feel the need to retouch his photographs.

08.24.10

It's All About The Process Dirk Barnett on the value of taking a sabbatical, learning every [minute] aspect of the design profession and not being ... more

08.17.10

On The Verge of A Creative Breakthrough Jared Purrington discusses the combined talent of the people he attended art school with, continuously ... more

08.10.10

Wandering through Downtown New York Mikon van Gastel discusses the concept of in-depth, cross-discipline collaborations, his beach house project and how ... more

08.03.10

Some UI Love and A Bit of Design Michael Potts comments on being moved by the creative mind of Thomas Edison, the reason he’s not a pediatric ... more

07.27.10

Sunburns and Broken Toes Beatrice Heydiri discusses digital imaging, becoming oblivious to the subtleties of daily life and the beautifully endless ... more

07.20.10

Playing One-Nighters for Gas Money Bryan Fisher comments on drumming in garage bands, underthinking problems and solutions, and the skate/art scene in ... more

07.13.10

Thinking About Other Things When Ideas Show Up Kako discusses the art of suminagashi, dropping out of art school to open a graphic design studio and his ... more

07.06.10

A Firm Pestering and A Compulsory Gut-Punch Jason Sperling discusses the value of caffeine and sugary snacks, selling weed to soccer moms and, of ... more

06.29.10

Moving Upstream in Interaction Design Justin Talerico discusses the liberating ideas of children, the “magic” of his iPad and finding “the thing” that ... more

06.22.10

Legos, Radio-Controlled Helicopters and Making Fresh Pasta Vincent Musi discusses his Legoland driver’s license, photographing Reinhold Messner’s feet ... more

06.15.10

There Isn't A "Right" Way To Do Any Of It Michael Freimuth comments on contemplating a break-up with design, ten-foot-high bold italic Helvetica and that setting out on ... more

06.08.10

The Double-Sided Nature of Truth You Byun discusses her art education, the luck of getting a first assignment from Soojin Buzelli and the little ... more

06.01.10

Documenting Life Around Me Stephen Goldblatt comments on Dave’s cigarettes, being “present” and why being good at more than one thing is key in ... more

05.25.10

Go Broad Rather Than Deep Gaston Legorburu discusses giving up an art school scholarship, Apple TV and why Amazon needs to take out a blank sheet of ... more

05.18.10

From Epiphanies And Theophanies Hamin Lee comments on photographing poultry, intermediate-level snowboarding and believing in karma.