February 2012
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Reading for Graphic Designers
Recently, I compiled a recommended reading list for graphic designers on listgeeks.com that have nothing to do with graphic design. Here are the reviews:
1. 100 Years of Solitude by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
This book has affected me as a designer and person more than any other book. The writing and metaphors are so visually stunning that while in school, many of my projects used them as a basis of...
January 2012
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Why I'm Not a UX Designer
For this rant, I’m going to address it as user experience instead of UX because it’s devolved into a catchy buzzword and nobody seems to understand the inherent meaning of it anymore.
At work, I was asked numerous times to become a user experience designer as the agency tries to grow a user experience department. We have a fearless leader with a copywriting background. The team...