Creative Practice

Designing a Book...ish Logo

Process for the Books on the Bed Podcast Logo

Mar 1 •

Having Kids and Keeping a Creative Practice

What would my creative practice look like if I didn’t have kids?

Feb 19 •

The Universal Necessity of Graphic Design

On service-based and self-initiated design

Feb 9 •

Here's What Jane Austen Taught Me About Smartphones

‘In the News’ Collage Making

Feb 8 •

Using a Notebook in the New Year

How to Keep on Nodding Terms With Yourself

Jan 4 •

I Want to be the Preeminent Designer of Midwest History Books

Is this what they mean by “niching down”?

Dec 14, 2024 •

The Easiest Way to Become an Artist

Isn’t with Goddamn Artificial Intelligence

Nov 30, 2024 •

The Public Library Has Ruined Me

Five Years at the Ann Arbor District Library

Sep 29, 2024 •

Fuck Stigma. Please Stay Alive

An important project of mine and a suicide prevention campaign

Sep 18, 2024 •

How to Stay Creative in a Summer Depression

Notes on Making Things When It’s the Last Thing You Want to Do

Jul 21, 2024 •

How to Keep on Nodding Terms with Yourself

A Book Designer’s Literal Notebook

Jun 30, 2024 •

Pictures of People Taking Pictures

Reflections On Being A Tourist (A New York Notebook, Part II)

Jun 5, 2024 •

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