The Creative Difference
People often say to creative people they wish they were more creative themselves. They tell designers they used to draw but gave it up because they didn’t have enough time. They tell writers they’ve always wanted to write a novel — the idea is already in their head! — but they lack the talent to […]
The Care and Feeding of your Designer
What does a designer need to survive in an agency? We really don’t need much, really — maybe some snacks, a non-regimented workspace. But we do need direction. No, not the north-south type of direction, although, OK, at times we need that as well. But I’ve been asked many times to create billboards. Industry code […]
Breaking down the preseason A.P. poll, etc.
Ah, the old days. Or, rather, last August. It was then – and the August before and the August before, etc. – I’d piece together my preseason Associated Press Top 25 list. Many have screamed about such preseason polls. They’ve called it folly. And, to some degree, yeah, OK… But, man, they are also great […]
He Who Plants Oaks
They say he who plants an oak tree does so knowing the shade provided will be for a future generation. Though this may be true, the growing oak provides plenty of benefits for the here and now. Watching something so frail and tender as a young oak grow, knowing that one day it will be […]