Tough Room

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This is an old "This American Life" about the writing room at The Onion. I was reminded of it the other day at work. It is ...

72U Summer Session

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Our friend, Maria Scileppi , says 72U is "looking for Wonderful Weirdos." The application deadline for the program's summer s...

Chip Kidd Wisdom

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If you haven't watched Chip Kidd's TED talk , take 15 minutes to do so. Here are the Cliff's Notes.

"Inflatable Trans Ams and Stained Glass Backboards" or "Have An Idea That Forces You To Learn Something New"

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I love to see side projects in someone's portfolio. Granted, they need to be interesting and well-done too. Bad poetry doesn't scor...

How to Write for Television (When You Have Never Written for Television)

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If you want to concept TV commercials, you've got to start with premises. Do not write scripts. Let me explain... Forever ago, I did a...

A Short Lesson In Perspective

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You may have seen this post from Linds Redding floating around. It's gotten a fair amount of much-deserved press. It's important, m...

How to Pick a Portfolio School - Updated

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A couple summers ago, Ashley Sommardahl from the VCU Brandcenter wrote a great post titled "How to Pick a Portfolio School."  It...

David Oakley's Why Is Your Name Upside Down?

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We have a list of books we recommend over there ----> on the right side of the page. Lots of stuff that might inspire you or make ...

The Third Shoe

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Yesterday I was having lunch with Tracy Urquhart, our awesome creative operations manager, and I was talking about being disappointed w...

An Interview with Andrew LeVasseur, Head of Experience Design at VCU Brandcenter

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At the VCU Brandcenter’s annual recruiter session, there’s a small group of tinkerers and builders and mad scientists who sit in the sa...