Event Recap: Cantankerous Hellfighter
July 15th found me once again in The Post Family’s Family Room for another show opening. This time, the show was Cantankerous Hellfighter, a collaboration between gig poster giants Delicious Design...
View ArticleInspiration: Renegade Craft Fair 2010
The changing seasons always get me in a crafty mood. Luckily, I can now go to Renegade Craft Fair each year: Chicago’s event is perfect timing for some fall inspiration. This year, witty sayings,...
View ArticleEvent Recap: Quite Strong Launch Party
One of the best things about Twitter, is the opportunity to meet such fabulous people…that, and I seem to get more industry news through my Twitter feed than through any other outlet lately. So of...
View ArticleEvent Recap: Two Night Stand
Continuing the theme of long-overdue recaps, (and certainly not the least of them) is today’s review of the inaugural Two Night Stand event. At the end of September, Bright Bright Great and friends...
View ArticleWednesday’s Weekly Reader: Seg’s Mints
Whew! What a winter! I have a ton of news to share and am just now getting back into the swing of things after the holiday rush. Let me start today’s edition of Wednesday’s Weekly Reader with a bit of...
View ArticleThermos + Threadless Product Launch
December 26th marked the launch of Thermos’ partnership with Threadless: finally! I have been dying to share news of this product line since we began developing it this past summer. Preparing for the...
View ArticleAt HOW Design Live
There have been so many good design events of late that I need to share (AIGA Mentorship, Show and Tell, etc), but the biggest is happening right now: the HOW Design Live conference. If you’re here,...
View ArticleHOW Design Live: Day 1 Recap
After months of waiting, the HOW Design Conference hit Chicago this weekend. I’ve been stoked: I’ve wanted to attend for years, and finally had the opportunity to do so now. Although not my first...
View ArticleHOW Design Live: Days 2 & 3 Recap
Whew! I can’t believe that this conference went by so quickly! If Saturday’s sessions were all about design strategy and thinking, then Sunday’s were about innovation and inspiration. Some quick...
View ArticleAIGA Chicago Mentorship Program
This past winter/spring season I made good on my New Year’s Resolution to get out and be more involved in the local design community once again. One cannot live and work in a vacuum, and Chicago has a...
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