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Ellen McGirt
Your summer reading list
We asked, "What book made you a better designer?"
Ellen McGirt
"If anybody knew trans people, of course they'd love them"
Nine larger-than-life portraits for Pride Month and a reflection on LGBTQ+ history
Ellen McGirt
Observing David Hockney
“Everybody does look. It’s just a question of how hard.”
Ellen McGirt
Mamdani’s city-owned grocery stores need a brand identity
"People can’t benefit from resources they don’t know about."
Ellen McGirt
Pope Leo XIV weighed in on the AI conversation
And we asked the design community to respond
Ellen McGirt
If the joy of achievement is fleeting, what sticks? Debbie Millman shares insights in her latest TED Talk.
Ellen McGirt
The line, now drawn
I spent last week watching redistricting in action In his recent oral arguments, Chief Justice John Roberts described Louisiana’s newly defunct 6th Congressional District as a snake, a caustic nod to the way it wound across the state, …
Rachel Paese
“The world needs what you’re making,” and the deadline is May 29.
Ellen McGirt
The Supreme Court has gutted the Voting Rights Act
Ellen McGirt
New technology always forges a new creative path
Some of it revolutionary, some of it mundane.
Ellen McGirt
The failed promise of big tech might be prompting a cultural revival
For brands, it's an opportunity to strategize
Ellen McGirt
"The future does not need more speed; it needs more meaning"
Ashley Lukasik on the impact of meaningful convening ͏ ͏
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