Writings & Insight
Writing on graphic design, communication, process, and occasional reflections from years of professional practice.
There Is a Cost to Doing Business
Fellow designers! I’ve been watching the ongoing outrage about Adobe Creative Cloud pricing, and I get it. I really do. When you’re starting out or when client work slows down, that monthly subscription feels like a weight around your neck. Seventy dollars a month,...
What Desktop Publishing Taught Me About AI
I graduated from college in 1985 and went straight into graphic design, when the work was entirely physical. Paste-up was the job. You cut type with an X-Acto knife, waxed it down on boards, and hoped nothing shifted before it went to film. That was simply how design...
The Extroverts Guide to Working at Home
I always wanted to work for myself. I got my first job and started to do small freelance jobs from time to time. I did the rounds in corporate America, learning skills I wasn’t taught in college, and then, when I felt I was ready, I made the leap into self-employment....
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Shawn Wright is a graphic designer in Birmingham, Alabama. He loves print design, web design, and brand design. When he’s not designing for clients, he creates collage and mixed-media art—visit his studio online.
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