In April of 2020, CGP Gray posted the following video: It’s been in the back of my mind ever since. And I mean way back, way way back, behind the stress of the pandemic and the work angst and the political angst and… Well, let’s just say that I’ve had a lot of reasons to … Continue reading “Keeping the core running”

“Shakespeare wrote King Lear during a pandemic,” say the various productivity gurus. “Why can’t you?” Aside from the utter silliness of each of us having a Lear in our heads just waiting for a once-a-century plague to break out, I have been shocked to find so many people believing that the COVID year of 2020 … Continue reading “On Not Writing in 2020”

Reviewing my tweet feed today, I tripped over this post. It struck me as both something we Designers should take to heart, and something that’s a fallacy in our industry. Should Designers question the status quo? Absolutely. If we’re doing something today because that’s how the company has always done it, there’s a strong chance … Continue reading “That’s the way it’s always been”