In the age of information overload, maybe it’s not such a good idea to also have content overload. Like, it should be your job to help get what’s important to your audience, not bombard them with everything.
How much fun is it?
Direct correlation between how long a designer works with you and how fun the work is. How engaging, exciting, challenging, invigorating, fun.
Worry
Knowing how to utilize your Worry is key. To hell with all these self-help, motivational types who say you shouldn’t. Straight optimism is reckless in our world. Worry can be a weapon, use it.
12 years
And just like that, another year down. Justin Kemerling Design Co is now 12 years old. After documenting the first decade with In the Middle of Everything, I’m now 2 years into the second. And goodness have these last 2 years been full. I can confidently say my second book documenting this career is off to a good start. Let’s keep it going, yeah!
Pro Abortion
A battle line has been drawn for everything, including this. Pick a fucking side.
Wind over water. Wind thru trees.
It’s the wind that has always comforted me.
Nonprofit Branding: Antithetical to Movement Building?
This question came to me by-the-by a couple years ago. I think about it often. My answer is NO, not at all, especially in America. And I don’t want to go into more than that.