I think principles-led branding—and design—is the future within my industry, which gives me hope for everyone else.

Notes from my handwritten journals.

The world does not need you, andthe world desperately needs what you have to give.

A Christmas party photo story.

Long before just about everybody was doing infographics, National Geographic was publishing some of the most gorgeous, absorbing and instructive picture stories in the world.

I love taking pictures of people taking pictures.

I may never know.

TED Talk: Paleoanthropologist Genevieve von Petzinger has studied and codified ancient markings in caves across Europe. The uniformity of her findings suggest that graphic communication, and the ability to preserve and transmit messages beyond a single moment in time may be much older than we think.

I dare you to try the “mom test” on me, UX design punks.

Here are some in-process photos of a card I recently created for a friend.

Customizing a fabric print for an interior design collaboration.

First round of pencil sketches.