Brand Designer Alejandro Rodriguez chats about his type influences from growing up in PA, and the value of creating free resources that anyone can use.

Cathy Sison is the head of Shillington, New York. Shillington is a design school with passion and purpose at its core. I caught up with Cathy Sison about the Shillington Diversity scholarship, her move to New York City and turning her creative interests into side hustles.

Most hiring managers do read your job application emails, they just chose not to respond. Here are some tips for fixing that. Or at least learning what works and what doesn't. All by hijacking Mailchimp's free analytics tools.

How does a team go about making a "Classical" music brand feel fresh and new? With 4 DA&D awards and a host of other accolades, SF Symphony was one of the most celebrated rebrands of 2021. Louis Mikolay, then Creative Director at Collins filled us in on the challenges and collaborations that made it happen.

Éva Goicochea is the Founder and CEO of Maude, a modern sexual wellness company built on quality, simplicity, and inclusivity. Éva's approach to design for Maude's products and brand is challenging the old guard, and spawning more than a few copycats.

“The most powerful laptops we’ve ever seen,” “dramatically better than they have any business” being, “just generally absurd”. I've rolled my eyes when I read reviews like these, a knee jerk reaction to hearing excessive praise. But then they kept coming... I struggled to find a review that wasn't gushing or a tech expert that wasn't impressed. So what if the hype, isn't just hype?

Combo is an agency model equal parts strategic consultancy and design studio that combines design thinking and branding. I chatted to Co-founder Kapono Chung about his commitment to diversity in the office and his prophetic beginnings as the son of a design agency owner in Korea.

Danny Owens is a Creative Producer & Photographer in Los Angeles and takes joy in creating structure around a creative vision, bringing crews (& people) together to reverse engineer briefs and bring ideas to life. After 3.5 years as a producer at Squarespace, Danny is moving to advertising agency @The Many in October; and is open for select freelance projects.

Pinterest has come a long way since 2010, from humble beginnings as a post-it board for midwestern moms, to an image search behemoth. But one premise of the platform has proven to endure as compelling “what would a search engine look like if there wasn’t one right answer?”.

Derek creates dream-like sequences and idyllic ways of looking at the past. Based in Brooklyn, New York, Derek has created work for The New York Times, Vice, The Guardian and more. I chatted with Derek about his move from Miami to New York and his twisting path to becoming an Illustrator.

When did luggage become so cool? When did a relatively boring necessity turn into an enviable statement piece? From podcasts, influencers, celebrities and collabs, these brands are vaulting their competitors because they've expanded beyond marketing functional features. Brand and Design are their focus.

With works from self-identifying female Illustrators, Tyrus is an online toolkit demystifying project management for freelancers, designed by NY agency PORTO ROCHA. We reached out to the team for some insights on the project's process, and why this toolkit will remain relevant.

Kyle Adams: true multidisciplinary artist, with creative chops in drawing, shoemaking, graphic design and of course, tattooing.

SPACE10 is a research and design lab seeking better everyday future for people and the planet. Funded by IKEA, some of their projects take bizarre but exciting detours, from giant inflatable elephants used to measure rooms and homes that can be played like musical instruments.

Redbull aficionado and chicken nugget enthusiast Caitlyn runs us through predictions for the future of social and the 3 E's she looks for when creating content for brands.