Skin in the Game
As more design firms partner with startups and accept equity in exchange for their skills, it’s time for a closer look at the pitfalls and the payoffs to see if you should consider taking shares in the company of your next client.
As more design firms partner with startups and accept equity in exchange for their skills, it’s time for a closer look at the pitfalls and the payoffs to see if you should consider taking shares in the company of your next client.
A five-step guide for how to build and develop a compelling narrative, that can be adapted to your preferred storytelling medium.
Don’t expect your best work to suddenly appear by magic. No matter what your genre, it’s probably the same. When you sit down to create something out of nothing, it’s best to have an idea of where you’re going.
A-Trak and Nick "Catchdubs" Barat, DJs and founders of Brooklyn record label Fool's Gold, talk to 99U about their 10 years in the music business as friends and partners and why going out on a limb for something you love makes it all worth it – even if that thing never achieves critical acclaim.
Mike Sager has spent the last 40 years plying his craft from his home office. He reflects on what it's like to work in a place where the line between duty and pleasure is blurred.
From an international zine shop in Shanghai to an iconic New York bookstore, here's our list of the top design-oriented bookstores.
Over the last 20 years, more and more Americans have surrendered their weekends to the workplace—and technology keeps making it easier to do. The surprising news? It’s not improving our work.
The Foundation Capital partner is at the head of a new generation of Silicon Valley VC’s who did not descend from the heights of finance, but rose through the ranks of design.
"When I started my studio, my idea was to focus on the only three things I'm interested in, which are food, type, and all things Italian. That was 28 years ago."