Shame, Shame, Logo Garden
Shutterstock image The Logo Garden affair is the buzz going around these days. It’s not a good buzz. Logo Garden, in its effort to offer “do-it-yourself logos for entrepreneurs,” has apparently copied work created by …
giving it some thought
Pro Bono No Bueno?
Yesterday my AIGA guild gathered for our monthly cuppa joe and design discussion. Our topic: the aptly-titled “Pro Bono No Bueno?” by Jen Stewart. When asked how many graphic designers periodically do pro-bono work (free …
Visual Communication is an American Right
In case you haven’t noticed, my wonderful state of Wisconsin is in a bit of turmoil. I’m being rather facetious here, because unless you’ve been vacationing on Mars since February 11, you’ve certainly witnessed much …
How (Un)Ethical is Our Design?
Yesterday, my daughter and I discussed a recent New York Times article regarding criticism of an Obama cover photo. The photo was used by the weekly news magazine The Economist for its June 19 issue. It …
Right Message, Wrong Delivery
A month ago today a murder took place. It was a drive-by shooting right in front of the public high school of my hometown—the small, bedroom community of Owosso, MI—and the man killed was an …