xBlog: The visual thinking weblog
1st February 2007

Don’t just read: Think

“This week I encountered two unfortunate design articles in popular publications: Fast Company magazine (print) and AIGA’s design forum (online). Both of these articles were cited and/or linked to in prominent weblogs. The articles were concerned with the design/business and designer/client relationships and both of these articles irresponsibly mischaracterized and championed unhealthy versions of these relationships. I suspect, however, that this fact was not apparent to many readers.”

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1st February 2007

Artist’s Block

“The instinct to create art is completely normal. From our time as little children, we seek to express ourselves. Whether that be by odd verbal utterances, or even a smile, or the drawing on the living room wall, we release our emotions that are bottled up inside and set them free. To claim to be a ‘professional artist’ … is something I find to be an oxymoron.”

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