Chop Wood, Carry Water: Why It’s Okay for Freelancing to Feel Like Work
If you freelance for a living, you might be shocked and disappointed to learn that the work you fought so hard for feels like...well, work. And that means that something…
If you freelance for a living, you might be shocked and disappointed to learn that the work you fought so hard for feels like...well, work. And that means that something…
CreativeLive has 12 different types of cereal to choose from. It’s a food that brings people together, stirs up conversations, inspires delight. Crafted in a laboratory and designed for optimal…
A piece in the New York Times last week alerted me to a tribute to the Renaissance printer Aldus Manutius on display at New York City's posh Grolier Club. As the head (and only member)…
Before she was her own boss, Paper Jam Press founder Arianna Orland was working a regular job. But, she said, she missed the tactile part of design work. "I missed…
Since 1981, Michael's firm Michael Osborne Design has been creating some of the most memorable packaging, corporate identity, and retail design solutions for clients that include Kettle, Target, Sam's Club,…
Bodoni is Bodoni is Bodoni – right? Not necessarily. There are several reasons why your version of a font might be different from someone else’s, or even another of your…
Growing up in the '90s, the only things I really cared about were music and graffiti. Although I grew up in the Seattle area, I was always drawn to the…
Brands and advertisers are forever trying to capture new and different demographics. Younger, more diverse, more male (or sometimes more female, depending on the product), more "urban" (or any other…
Confession: I am a font snob. I agonize over font choices when others claim they can’t even really tell the difference. If you are reading this, you probably call on…
Joey Cofone is designer and longtime troublemaker living and working in New York City. Joey strives to make work that appeals to curious minds—work that’s beautiful, smart, and communicative. He…