Who says every written piece of work has to be “literary?” What defines “meaningful” or “good” writing, anyway?
Recently fired Harper’s editor Roger Hodge stood behind a podium last Friday in Durham and told the mostly gray-haired audience why we should despair.
“We as a society have made bad decisions,” he said.
“People in the business are […]
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I’m really curious about this since I just moved back to Durham from Seattle, where we lost one of our daily newspapers (the Seattle Post-Intelligencer).
“My Rise and Fall: Roger Hodge on the State of Magazines”
Center for Documentary Studies Auditorium
Roger Hodge, until recently the editor of Harper’s Magazine, will discuss the prospects of long-form journalism […]
How four generations built a 90 years strong brand
Written by March 1st, 2010 in Design Inspirations, Desk Notes and Interesting Finds.0 Comments
Building a solid brand takes more than hiring a great designer. It takes more than just an owner’s blood, sweat and tears. And way more than just launching a spiffy online presence.
Brand building takes time. It takes attention. Constant revisiting, adjustment, and recalibration.
And, according to what I learned yesterday from a very successful camp’s […]
What isotopes can tell us about anxiety
Written by February 19th, 2010 in Design Inspirations, Desk Notes and Interesting Finds.1 CommentThis is going to reveal some nerdiness, but I can’t stop thinking about halflifes.
Remember high school science? Uranium? Isotopes? Radioactive decay?
Halflife: the time required for something to fall to half its initial value. In particular, the time for half the atoms in a radioactive substance to disintegrate.
I was thinking about how we get to our […]
Pink is for Monica in 2010, too.
DK is in Charlotte, NC, this weekend.
Checking out the big city and bright lights of the Southeast. I’ve heard a LOT of stories about how the banks here collapsed, sort of. It’ll be interesting to see how Charlotte’s morale has recovered.
I remember enjoying the beautiful museums, lovely walkable downtown, and meeting with clients a few […]
Yellow is the new black
Written by February 9th, 2010 in Desk Notes and Interesting Finds.0 CommentsDK is thrashing away at the labs of our rural North Carolina temporary studio address.
In a short period, we’ll unveil a fresh, beautiful new logotype and brand identity package we’re creating for a Seattle* software startup.
Here’s a sneak peek from our drawing tablet:
One sketch that became an Illustrator vector file which then got colorful, […]
D: Sounds different. Kind of country-song lyrics but reshaped into—
A: What? What sounds different.
D: This, on the radio. It’s Pink.
A: Different from what?
D: That “Coming Up” song.
A: Hrmph. Jer listened to that album all the time at work. I can’t stand it.
D: …
A: Everything else on that album sounds like this!
D: …
A: I can’t stand […]
