As I grow as a designer, the time I spend working on solutions has decreased. Not because I am faster, or even necessarily better, but because experience has taught me…
DamianApril 21, 2019
Years ago I would take the 8:14am bus to work. There was an 8:26am bus that followed and would also get me to work on time, but my aim was…
DamianApril 27, 2017
Buzzwords and overly used phrases are dangerous. We all have words we rely on and overuse, but when it comes to work, we have to be careful they aren't a…
DamianMarch 31, 2017
You abruptly learn there are many things you don't know after finishing design school, be it a degree or short program. Entering the job market, and getting your first job…
DamianFebruary 13, 2017
In the past year and a half there is one thing I can attest to pushing my design further than anything else: consuming content. Thanks to the explosion of content…
DamianOctober 27, 2016
If you're about to embark on working with a digital agency, you're going to deal with a lot of great minds and interesting personalities. Maybe you are a new graduate…
DamianSeptember 12, 2016
Good designers create exactly what the client wants. Great designers deliver what the client needs… There is a big difference. Great designers create successful outcomes under any circumstances – even…
DamianJune 27, 2016
I must be doing something right. Right?! I've heard about it, we learned about it in university: Plagiarism. I thought it was for the Stefan Sagmeister’s and Paula Scher's of the design…
DamianJune 6, 2016
I recently took an Allegiant Airlines flight. This is the story of our survival through terrible online experience and mismatched branding. (more…)
DamianMay 23, 2016
Technical skill level and project outcomes are important, but the difference between being remembered as a “great” designer over a “good” designer is more to do with people and communication…
DamianMarch 28, 2016
My music collection knows no shame – with a wide selection of trashy top-40 and vapid pop. I also follow a variety of independent, alternative, local and under-recognised bands (which makes…
DamianFebruary 12, 2015