The Journal
...was this detail from the Africa exhibit at the Chicago Field Museum. To clarify what's going on here, I'll zoom out a bit. The power of this design isn't in the actual typography or layout or even art... its the …
Bit by bit, the website is coming together. I subscribe heavily to the mantra I found on designer Nico Chilla's website, "My website as a home." This idea came from a beautiful 90's/early 2000's style website by one John Whitehouse. …
Not wanting to brave the sudden rainstorm that appeared today, I spent the day inside, chipping away at my new portfolio home page (sneak peek) and enjoying the solitude. Normally, I would be at the library the whole morning. While …
For the rest of April, I will be continuing my digital declutter process, lifted right from the pages of Cal Newport's Digital Minimalism. Among other things, this means for me freedom from any sort of social media (other than maybe …
A wonderful organization I've had the privilege of working for in my short time freelancing is Reach Hurting Kids Institute, a team who provides trauma-informed children's ministry resources. As a previous youth leader and coordinator myself, I've found their work …
I just finished Cal Newport's Deep Work today—my third Cal Newport book this year! (Preemptive apologies to my girlfriend for how much I talk and will be talking about his books). The first idea from the book I wanted to …
As I wrap up a business card project and start working on a client’s album cover and another brochure, I’ve been scouring these six designers’ portfolios for inspiration. Although it has its own time-sucking risks, I love jumping from link …
Someone in Honors 300 called Karl Marx's pamphlet the "Mommunist Manifesto," and that was funny enough to end up in my journal that night. For about a year now, I’ve been wanting to get some momentum behind a public-facing journal …
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