Monthly Archives: March 2021
Mar
We’re creatures of habits. Habits that make up our daily routine and enable us to do our best work. Everyone has a different routine. It’s what works for them. There’s no right or wrong way of doing the work that we enjoy. While we each have our ways of doing, there are still lessons that […]
Mar
A shift in culture towards less is more continues to popularize the minimalist movement. It’s a philosophy that is reflected in the core principles of good design, where simplicity is at the core of any useful and lasting product. As people aim to simplify their life in this highly chaotic world (insert Marie Kondo meme), […]
Mar
I have a weakness for tastefully designed backpacks. It’s not an easy task to design a bag that functions well for work but is still stylish enough to bring out at night. ISM accomplished just that with their minimalist backpack design and beautiful aesthetics. Every detail is intentionally designed to help keep you efficient and […]
Mar
I rise sometime between 6 and 6:30 often after having heard the radio news. My breakfast, a dish of corn flakes, is on the kitchen table. Coffee is made automatically by the stove timer. I breakfast alone. At the moment, I am reading a bit of very morning of Bergen and Cornelia Evans’ Contemporary American […]
Mar
WEB DESIGN IN THE 90s 20 years ago, website design was still extremely simple. Prior to 1998, “high-speed” internet connections were not a thing, so it was dial-up or bust. Websites during this era were built for less-than-speedy connection speeds, so they were largely text driven, with very little in the way of design layout. […]
I chose the color black because that’s what designers wore. Or at least my muses. For someone who knew nothing about designing a physical product or creating fashion, I thought that at the very least I could feel like I was Rei Kawakubo or Alexander Wang. In college, I was a history major. It’s not […]
Mar
Color preference plays an important part in the way that we perceive and experience objects around us. While much has been written about color theory, little is known about why people like one color over the other. What we do know from research conducted by psychological and cognitive scientists is that our unconscious reaction to […]