Mood Board Monday(ish): I Spy

May 27, 2014 | Art Direction, Creative Projects, Graphic Design, Storytelling

THEME: I SPY Left: Jessica Chastain for W Magazine, January 2013. Photo: Max Vadukul. Art: Abstract Conversations by George Condo, 2012. Right: Kenzo F/W 2013 ad campaign. Photo art direction by TOILETPAPER. Mood Board Monday is a weekly coast-to-coast visual creative... Read More

Artsy Seattle: The Jealous Curator and SAM Remix

May 23, 2014 | Creative People, Creative Process, Creative Projects, Other Creative Stuff, Places

Meet Danielle Krysa (aka The Jealous Curator) at Elliott Bay Book Company in Seattle On Saturday night at 7:00 PM the talented Danielle Krysa of the popular contemporary art blog The Jealous Curator will be at Elliott Bay Book Company in Seattle to discuss her recent... Read More

STORY: A NYC Boutique That’s Run Like A Magazine

May 14, 2014 | Creative Projects, Places, Storytelling

I first learned about STORY, a Manhattan boutique with popup-like rotating themes, in a New York Times article by Elizabeth A. Harris. “STORY has the point of view of a magazine, everything changes every four to eight weeks like a gallery, and it sells things like a... Read More

Make Time To Process The Things That Inspire You

May 7, 2014 | Creative Process, Creative Strategy, Graphic Design

When I’m working on graphic design projects I listen to podcasts about creativity, design, and interviews with all sorts of makers. One of my favorites is Todd Henry’s Accidental Creative. The Creative Inversion episode really spoke to me. Recently I wrote... Read More

Pinspiration: Color Palette Crushes

May 2, 2014 | Art Direction, Creative People, Creative Process, Graphic Design, Lookbooks, Photography

Like many other designers and artists, I find inspiration almost everywhere that I look. I’m constantly stopping to snap photos with my iPhone while I’m roaming around the city doing photo shoots for Seattle Refined, meeting creative friends for coffee,... Read More