Einstein famously said “If a cluttered desk is a sign of a cluttered mind, of what, then, is an empty desk a sign?” Do creative people tend to have messier work environments? This article, passed on from my good friend Pete Tompkins and others suggest that the failure to keep "a place for everything and everything in its place" indicates creative, outside-the-box thinking. On the other hand, it's worth noting that a messy work area can leave a negative impression on colleagu

Just in time for Valentine's Day, here are 50 reasons not to date a graphic designer. Like anyone needed more. A lot of these relfect a broad stereotype, but some of them certainly hit a nerve with me. I think Number 17, "They ask your opinion about everything but they do whatever they want." is true of a lot of people, but others, like Number 29 "They read comics," and Number 33 "Museums are their second home, I can definitely relate to. There are more, of course. I stare

Illustration is distinct from graphic design, and often has more in common with fine arts. The so called golden age of illustration ended almost a century ago, with photography being increasingly used instead, and the emergence of graphic design as a recognized medium itself. Adrian Shaughnessy makes some observations about the state of illustration in this article in designobserver. He notes that illustration has been eclipsed by graphic design because, he says, it is not ve