Three steps to brand building

Three steps to brand building    

Sometimes we get requests for help through our website from people who want our help but can’t afford a project. Here is a recent example, paraphrased to protect the innocent: More

Getting sustainably different

Getting sustainably different    

Maturity curves are a well-known convention for understanding the life cycle of products, companies, and industries. These charts also reflect how organizations capitalize on an innovation from breakthrough to commoditization. More

Field trip to Rauschenberg at GRAM

Field trip to Rauschenberg at GRAM    

Inspiration can live outside the walls of the office. In fact, most of the time I think it does. Driving in the car, listening to music, reading a book… or perhaps taking a stroll through a world class art museum. More

In the spirit of TEDx

In the spirit of TEDx    

Recently I joined a few Peopledesign people and approximately 600 other folks for Grand Rapids’ first TEDx event. The independently organized daylong innovation-themed seminar/networking event proved to be an excellent way to spend a spring day. More

TEDx Grand Rapids

TEDx Grand Rapids    

Welcome, TED, to Grand Rapids. We’ve been a fan of the TED Conference for years, previously having been a fan of its founder and information architecture icon Richard Saul Wurman. Information Anxiety is still among my favorite books. More

Storming about brainstorming

Storming about brainstorming    

It’s common for us to send or receive invitations for brainstorm sessions. The very word “brainstorm” conjures up images of overlapping thought bubbles and claps of a-ha moments. Or maybe that’s just my fantasy. More

“Y” for Society of Typographic Arts

“Y” for Society of Typographic Arts    

By Yang

Recently the Society of Typographic Arts (STA) asked me to design a letter for their annual holiday party and auction. More

Make things better, make better things

Make things better, make better things    

Soon, if not already, everything will be designed. People, places, things, experiences. It’s only a matter of when, how well, and to what end. More

10 open source tools for digital artists

10 open source tools for digital artists    

ArtPrize starts today. An interesting category of art on display around Grand Rapids is digital art, art that involves digital technology in its conveyance. I have wrangled a list of open source tools which anyone from the digital artist to the curious dabbler can use to explore creative possibilities without spending any money. More