Founder & CEO @PeopleWorkCo, design recruiting by designers. Partner, Mandel Creative. Prev @CACollegeofArts @TwitterDesign &c. Long on optimism; short on time.
@kaseyklimes I hear (& see) you about this intentional choice! Appreciate your calling it out.
Interestingly… my handwriting has been in all caps since I was a teen. Except when I’m on vacation and/or too tired for capitalization, then my handwriting relaxes to all lowercase.
if you’re an engineer in nyc interested in the application layer of AI and draw inspiration from people like doug engelbart, alan kay, or christopher alexander,
we should get coffee
If boycotting Tesla is making conservatives buy electric vehicles, I think liberals should start boycotting books next and see if MAGA accidentally discovers reading.
Today is the 20th anniversary of my podcast, Design Matters. On February 4, 2005, I conducted my first interview with John Fulbrook in my office in the Empire State Building. It has been a privilege to interview my (over 700) guests & share those conversations with my listeners!
Are you the type of designer who likes to go wide (as below), go deep, both at different times?
Also culture, process, crit, inspo, field trips, off sites, onboarding and off boarding, internal comms,,,,,,
i love getting to do a mix of brand, product design, marketing, react, typescript, apis, selling, hiring, swift, copywriting, strategy, cursor, figma, evals, tailw-
A week from tomorrow, I begin teaching (for the 7th time!) a grad course called Purpose to Practice.
It’s about finding your purpose — then putting it into practice through story, networking, portfolio presentations, interviewing, negotiating your worth, first 90 days & more.
What tools or resources did you use to discover your purpose or calling?
How do you keep that drive central to your practice?
What do you wish you knew earlier in *your* career?