By Mike Bainbridge and Michelle Lawton | October 1, 2009
What is cultural pulse? Taking a pulse on our culture to stay relevant and connected. Why is this important? We live in a world where it’s increasingly hard to be engaged and distinctive. The speed of change is ever increasing. It’s critical to check-in regularly.
Cultural Pulse is an annual presentation exploring insights that are driving current consumer culture and behavior. The themes were...
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By Debbie Millman | September 21, 2009
Several years ago, when working on a book about how designers think, I was challenged by an enormously talented designer who confided that he felt designers talk to ourselves and about ourselves way too much. He pointed out how we have conferences where we talk to ourselves, we give each other awards, we publish each other’s work and words, and basically, we pat each other on the back. I was reminded...
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By Linda Tischler | September 18, 2009
Despite the eco-friendly cardboard centerpieces, the ballroom at the Waldorf Astoria, with its velvet draperies and glittering chandeliers was an uncomfortably swanky venue for the annual AIGA Design Legends gala in a year when the ripples from the financial mayhem on Wall St. had wreaked such economic turmoil throughout the industry.
So AIGA president Debbie Millman, in a little black dress and...
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By Advertising Age | August 12, 2009
NEW YORK (AdAge.com) -- Recognizing the increasingly blurred lines between business, design and branding, New York's School of Visual Arts has created a branding master's program intended to teach designers marketing-speak.
To prepare students for careers in marketing and advertising, the fine-arts school's Master of Professional Studies in branding has crafted a curriculum across marketing, advertising,...
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