Writings & Insight
Writing on graphic design, communication, process, and occasional reflections from years of professional practice.
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....

Let AI Create Your Podcast
If you know anything about me, you know that I created two podcasts. The Shades Cahaba Oral History Project and Alabama Short Stories. Creating those podcasts took a lot of time and effort to write and record each episode. I would do a lot of research for each story...