Finding the "Professional" in You, Or Not?

In his January 29th entry on his blog, Seth Godin writes about the struggle of multi-faceted designers competing with more specialized professionals. Employers often want a specific task executed and are focused on getting the right set of skills for that job. They don't necesssarily care what other talents you have. Godin gives four options as to how to deal with this situation, but stresses his final solution. Embrace what makes you special and be ok with being an amatuer. You will appear unique and it may just help you in the long run.

Tangible Media

In her October 18th entry of her blog By Design on nytimes.com, Allison Arieff discusses the inherent personal qualities of hand creations that enable the works to stand the test of time. She views them as affirmations of our existence and ways of recording the intimate details of our lives, something lost through digital media. In these tough times, people yearn for the familial and tangible. It is important as designers to find ways to integrate the two worlds by layering hand graphics with digital outputs.