As a trained designer I am always partial to exceptional design and design is always at the forefront of how I view the world.

I recently hooked up with an old college mate in LinkedIn who has his own design agency. His website was designed in Flash. The site was gorgeous, well designed, clean, simple, great typography and showcased his product offering elegantly. BUT, there was not a hint of optimization to be found. Read more »

Tags: design, search engine optimization, SEO, social media, typography

The other day on my way home, I entered the Columbus Circle 59th Street station and immediately felt disconcerted. It wasn’t the construction – the station’s been a mess for some time now – it was the temporary signage. Read more »

Tags: signage, subway, typography, wayfinding

I attended a lecture earlier this week, sponsored by the Society of Publication Designers (SPD) – wow, those magazine people can party! Just kidding. But there was a lot of schmoozing. Anyway, Arem Duplessis, art director of the New York Times Sunday Magazine gave a good talk and showed tons of work, going back to his early days at SPIN magazine, on through some of the most recent covers at the Sunday mag. I was running kinda late, Read more »

Tags: art, design, typography