October 18, 2021
Honored to be elected President of AIGA Minnesota
After three years on the board and the executive committee of AIGA Minnesota, I am…
September 6, 2019
Design leaders leading design
Attended the AIGA Leadership Retreat in which design leaders in the AIGA gather to discuss…
August 10, 2018
Happy to be named to the board of AIGA Minnesota
Carla Januska of Smart Hive was just approved to join the board of the AIGA…
July 17, 2018
Fixing false news — bad pie charts
Surfing through my facebook feed recently I came across this pie chart: Consider the…
June 26, 2018
Found solar system data visualization
It's a great day when you are out for a walk and on your way,…
April 25, 2018
Brand and UX search compared
While working on my article The Intersection of Brand and UX, I researched search trends…
April 24, 2018
The Intersection of Brand and UX
How do branding and user experience/UX overlap? While brand and UX are unique and individual…
April 19, 2018
Fred Wilson on information presentation
Yesterday Fred Wilson of Union Ventures posted on his blog, AVC, about the importance of…
April 11, 2018
The new SmartHive.com
I am so happy to announce a new SmartHive.com website. As the market has changed,…
October 13, 2017
We don’t work for free
As a business owner, product owner, marketer or communications director do you value creative work?…
August 15, 2017
How to gauge brand engagement
See me. Love me. Let me be your bestie. Everyone and every brand has the…
June 26, 2017
Eyeo Festival 2017
It's my favorite week of the year—Eyeo Festival. This year's speakers, links, resources, and work: Eyeo Festival…
February 24, 2017
Data journalism + content marketing
Content marketing is very popular. 88% of marketers say they use content marketing and three-quarters…
January 31, 2017
A new recipe for creative work
The classic recipe for creative work is: creative brief + talent = creative work This…
January 22, 2017
Solving problems close to home
It’s striking how easy it is to see other people’s problems. Other countries, other communities,…