San Sebastián: What Food-Lovers’ Dreams Are Made Of San Sebastián is the ultimate culinary adventure. These are from my first trip there and it is hands-down my favorite food city. A coworker of mine went here and, knowing my love of food, convinced...
There are a lot of these articles out there about how to design a magazine layout. I don’t want to start this on a negative note, but… have any of them ever worked at a magazine before? I’ve worked at a breadth of national glossies: Teen Vogue...
Paris Eats 2019 Bagnard Saintonage, Paris Bonjour monsieur! I always start the day with a good carb. Drop by any boulangerie and you’ll find the most amazing croissants. Since I often stay around Le Marais, my go-to is Au Petit Versailles du Marais...
Paris, 2019 There’s something about Paris that relaxes me. It’s a very walkable city, shopping is great (if you can afford it), and it’s such an easy get away from NYC. I don’t speak French, but any city where I can walk around chomping on a...
Not everyone has a graphic design background. I’ve found that there’s quite a few things that most people need designed, but may not have the skills to do it themselves. This post is for anyone that has never used Adobe InDesign. This post is an...
Hate seems like such a strong word, but I actually do think it applies here. Designers all share the same pain when updating their portfolios. We all have a design process, but for some reason, updating the portfolio isn’t part of that process. ...
Murphy’s Law couldn’t be more true, but that doesn’t mean it won’t end well. This was definitely the case when I was trying to transition from Chicago to NYC. My first job out of college was an assistant position at Chicago magazine. I loved my job...
There are many ways to do this, but my process delivers every time. I’ve been teaching my colleagues this tutorial for over a decade and I’d like to share it with you. My first job ever in NYC at Elle Decor, I had to change the color of a vase. At...
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