Clips
"Dark and Disrespectful: A Conversation with Greg Wooten"
"Body in Peril: The Photographs of Roe Ethridge"
"I Work In Chaos: The Art of Lou Beach"
December 26, 2017 - My interview with the prolific and inimitable collagist Lou Beach."Ideal World: James Marsh and Talk Talk"
December 21, 2017 - James Marsh's vivid, dreamlike covers for Talk Talk's discography turn up on list after list of Best Album Covers. Their appeal is timeless: nearly thirty years on -- unlike so many great covers of that era -- Marsh's images don't seem dated."Bob Pepper: The Cover Our Tracks Interview"
"The Green Party"
May 1, 2013 - How color forecasting, trend reports, and expert advice can help you make the right color decisions for your business."Packaging: What to do when your brand takes off"
November 20, 2012 - A look at three entrepreneurs who had to change their product packaging when their brands took off, and tips from the experts about how to avoid the pitfalls of a redesign.
"Troubled Times"
December 27, 2017 - Three exhibitions of Italian design between the wars reveal the dizzying aesthetic heights of a turbulent era."OLEDs are transforming architectural lighting design"
December 26, 2017 - After years of development, low-heat, low-energy OLEDs (organic light-emitting diodes) are poised to transform architectural lighting."Makers With Agendas unveil their activist, affordable designs"
December 26, 2017 - A new Danish group headed by architect Julien de Smedt believes design can make the world a better place -- one swinging drinks tray at a time."Golden Ticket"
December 6, 2016 - Gensler Architects turn a former chocolate factory in Newark into a LEED-certified school facility."Punk Rock and Swiss Modernism" [pdf - 611 KB]
May 4, 2016 - An interview with the Baltimore-based band Double Dagger: typographers and punk rockers who sing about graphic design."Bohemian Rhapsody"
September 12, 2012 - Lasvit is a Czech-based company that brings the romance of Bohemian glass up to date with dazzling bespoke installations of glass, crystal and lighting.
"The Leap from Fund-Raiser to Reiki Master" [pdf - 1 MB]
June 14, 2013 - Burned out by an all-consuming job, Deborah Flanagan found balance and peace in an ancient healing art -- and now she's helping others do the same."How to Generate New Grey Matter" [pdf - 745 KB]
June 14, 2013 - Want to increase your coordination, brighten your mood, and stay sharp into old age? Improving your brain may be easier than you think."How to Cultivate a Happy Home" [pdf - 1 MB]
June 14, 2013 - The first of many essays about my lemon tree.
"10 Best Battle Cries" [pdf - 1 MB]
July 21, 2008 - The ten best battle cries from history, fiction, and the virtual world.