Writings & Insight
Writing on graphic design, communication, process, and occasional reflections from years of professional practice.
Ogilvy on Advertising, a look back
My graduation from art school coincided with the publication of David Ogilvy’s book Ogilvy on Advertising. It was a must-have book at the time and has been on my shelf ever since. The advertising landscape has changed dramatically in the years since its first...
How the Kindle made me a better reader
The Guardian website posted an interesting article titled “How eBooks lost their shine: 'Kindles now look clunky and unhip.” It seems that in the past few years, the sales of ebook readers have declined while sales of traditional paper books have increased. The...
How to manage multiple Pinterest accounts without losing your mind
Updated October 2026. I first wrote this post in 2014, and Pinterest has changed a lot since then. Here’s how it works now. When I first started using Pinterest, I had one personal account where I saved things I was interested in, much the way I used Evernote to keep...