Archive - Perverse Incentives

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The Unfolding Evolution of Graphic Design

Nov 12, 2023

August 2022

Tried to write an email to my folks explaining some generational politics but I lost my train of thought.

Originally published in Civilization #5, 2021

Aug 5, 2022

March 2022

Designers Literally Only Say One Thing, and It’s Disgusting

Designers, please, I beg you, for the love of God, stop saying this one thing...

Mar 18, 2022

June 2021

The Road To Hell...

...and the privilege of selling out

Jun 6, 2021

April 2021

The Fungible Brush

When I was about ten, my mother had a bright orange hairbrush that she carried in her purse. It had bristles that weren't too stiff or too soft—so your…

Apr 7, 2021

March 2021

Maybe I should read Rousseau?

Musings about epistemology, phenomenology, Woolworth, supermassive black holes, glasses, pimples, hindsight, astrology, and graphic design.

Mar 5, 2021

March 2020

Talk is Cheap: Restoration Hardware

My appearance on the Talk is Cheap podcast talking about Restoration Hardware and my Restoration Reader with visual references and annotations...

Mar 3, 2020

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