design n business

design thinking in business

D-school

design books

blue note

"The illiterate of the 21st century will not be those who cannot read and write, but those who cannot learn, unlearn, and relearn."
–Alvin Toffler

gig poster convo.

typography I - lupton's syllabus

business of illustration

This article called Can You Make a Living as an Illustrator by Paul Mirocha talks about the business plan and gives a sample budget. informative.

recent finds

• have you seen the re-design of design observer? my favorite "observed" items (previously mentioned) are now on a permanant column.
• here's a good post on images replacing letters on logos. ht: design observer
• i don't entirely understand, but the flickr photos from this gallery of art in berlin are pretty super.
• kyle, you were talking about performance art...have you seen Improv Everywhere?
• this little article on IDEO gives an overview of their innovation process. by the way, i'm a big fan of their latest book, The Ten Faces of Innovation. and here are more related articles.
• peter and hannah might be interested in this article on sustainable design.