Posts By: Tony

A New Year and
time to define a few things:

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Here’s to the New Year and greater clarity in definition! To get started, here is a fast slice at a great misconception. ART DIRECTOR (akin to Design Director or Creative Director): A non-academic, practice-based, leadership role within the semi-professions of Graphic Design or Advertising (among others). CLIENT (sometimes called first client, but only once): One

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Here comes 2014—

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  After they had voiced the fullest description of the day, a few said, “perhaps” along with “but” and a fill-in the blank array of excuse and unstudied opinion. Seeking an accountable and relevant definition that might lead to competence, action, and fulfillment of the charter, they fell solid into silence except for the passing murmurs

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Keep em smiling—

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This from Slate on creativity, creative folk, and just how much we may not really like such things even though we say we do.

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Matt on Process
and Play

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“…I feel balance is important. Time spent designing needs to be balanced with time spent not designing, lest the design become stale with overuse.” — Matt L.  

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