50 States, 50 slogans, 50 designers
Fifty and Fifty is a collective, curated project to illustrate all the slogans for all the states. The results are "something steeped in history but completely modern and unique: a kind of designer's atlas." More
A catalog of communication methods that support better design
Cool idea: observe the processes used in the design of services, products and communications, gather them in one place, illustrate and annotate them and then show case studies of how they are used. No, it's more than cool. It's brilliant. More.
To find accidental and serendipitous connections, relax and take a break
Marc Lesser, who teaches and consults throughout the U.S., has been the director of Tassajara Zen Mountain Center and is the founder of a publishing company. He is the author of Z.B.A. Zen of Business Administration, and of Less: Accomplishing More by Doing Less. He says that one of the best ways to tap your mind's true capabilities is to relax. A guest post. More.
Ten things you should already know by now
Smart noticing by guest blogger Matt Kimberley. I'd add just one more: seize the vulnerable moment—of love, jealousy, anger, hurt, pride, longing, loneliness—to center your spirit. Read Matt's 10 here.
The Communication Arts Advertising Annual is out, and you should buy it while it's on the newsstands
Yeah, it's perverse, but I really love advertising. Good ads invite, incite and inform. They make me feel smart. They clear out room in my clogged-up brain for new ideas. For 51 years Communication Arts magazine has curated the best of the best and bound it between paper covers. More.
Go to your studio and make stuff. The Fred Babb poster book
Fred Babb knows the childhood feeling of nagging self-doubt, the one that can turn into a gaping hole in adulthood. Lucky, he says, is the person who discovers the arts, who learns to fill that hole with "large doses of their own self-wonder." His poster book is both manifesto and inspirational guide. Yes, even you can make art. More.
"If you want to be incrementally better, be competitive. If you want to be exponentially better, be cooperative."
I stumbled upon this unattributed quote last week, the same week in which things came together in an amazing way for a client. I'm guessing that my client's newfound organizational synchronicity is directly linked to a new degree of cooperation at the most basic level. More.
Top 10 ways to approach trust-based leadership
Guest poster Charles Green says, "Most C-suites would agree that leadership—at corporate and institutional levels—would benefit greatly from being more trusted. In other words, the times scream out for a clear approach to trust-based leadership." Here's his top 10 rules. More.
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