The Ghosts of our Work
Designers create work that can shape a company’s future, but often, they don’t get to witness the impact. In The Ghosts of Our Work, we dive into the silent struggles of creators, the invisible weight of unrecognized effort, and why the designs we create today might change everything tomorrow even if no one notices until long after we’re gone.
The Only One in the Room
Ever been the only creative in the room?
No team. No one to gut-check your layout. No “that’s fire” Teams message. Just you, your to-do list, and a creeping sense of “am I spiraling or innovating?”
This week on Out Loud, I wrote about the reality of being a one-person creative team. The autonomy, the weird in-between space where you’re both strategist and production artist, boss and intern, confident and second-guessing everything you just designed.
If you’re ever proofed our own final draft five times because there’s no one else to do it; been asked to “ask the creative team” and you are the creative team; or built an entire brand off a to-do list that starts with “email Phil”...
You’ll get it.