Are Design Schools Preparing Designers for Reality? Twice, I was invited to judge final-semester design students. I accepted because I genuinely wanted to see the next generation Read More
CEO Confession: Running a Design Firm Is One of the Most Complex Businesses on Earth My best client once told me something I’ll never forget: “Nice is also you. Bad is also you.” Meaning: don’t Read More
Why Others Get Paid and Designers Get Questioned? Here’s a hard truth that hit me: People don’t pay for effort. They pay for consequences avoided. Why do we Read More
Professionalism vs. Amateurism in Design From my experience, there are clear and important differences between the two. Amateur Design Design is everywhere today, and it’s Read More
Licensed Professionals, Unlicensed Taste I observe cities, people, and behaviours, and I question what I see. That’s how I learn. Here’s an honest observation: Read More
Designers… Do You Truly Know What Your Design Is Worth? There is no universal scale for design pricing. As a profession, design continues to struggle with value recognition. Designers are Read More