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Good advice.

The Top Dos And Don’ts Of Working With Creative People Or, how not to be an as***le client.

I first saw photos of Mr. Mouangue's kimonos back in 2007. I was stunned and immediately in love with them. Reading this interview has made me appreciate his work even more.

In Conversation: Cameroonian Designer Serge Mouangue on Shedding the West and Finding Japan The artist and designer behind Wafrica discusses connecting West African and Japanese aesthetics without a Western filter and explains how to succeed in a creative field.

Today's wonderful words and phrases:
Out of office
Sunny, low humidity
Tickets to the matinee
And specifically to Kayla and Noel: Vodka tonic

Feeling the results every day.

Nest Founder: “I Wake Up In Cold Sweats Thinking, What Did We Bring To The World?” Tony Fadell, one of the minds behind the iPod and the iPhone, mulls design’s unintended consequences.

Oh Indy, you have stolen an hour from me. Lucky it is Monday!

This continues to be a challenge for designers. It boggles the mind. Imagine asking an accountant to do work gratis or a doctor or ....?

Why Are Designers Still Expected To Work For Free? Doubleday is soliciting free designs for a new book by bestselling author Dan Brown. That's not okay, Design Observer's Jessica Helfand explains.

Learn more everyday.

W.E.B. Du Bois Was A Master Of The Hand-Drawn Infographic The activist, historian, and prolific author was also a skilled designer of infographics depicting black life post-Civil War.

Not just for designers . . .

What Designers Should Do Now We spoke with more than a dozen design leaders. The consensus? Designing for social reform will be more important than ever under Trump.

This from a designer who really doesn't like logos!

What's The Greatest Logo Of All Time? From IBM to I NY, designers at Pentagram, Moving Brands, Under Consideration, and more pick their favorites.

Question for designers: How many times have you heard a client say, "This looks great!" followed by, "The only thing . . . ."?

Very important and interesting information.

Designing The Black Panthers We talk to Emory Douglas, the minister of culture for the Black Panther party, about how he came to join the Black Panther Party, the Internet, and...

Yes! This is how it really is.

This video shows you how people react to the ridiculous requests that designers have to deal with If you have been a freelance designer for over 5 years, you have probably heard it all already: free work for exposure, having to design something based on the boss’ wife’s sketches, ge…