SOME THINGS THAT I BELIEVE ABOUT DESIGN [and other stuff too]

>> things are rarely, if ever, black and white.

>> graphic design is not art, it is not science, it is not advertising, it is not marketing. it can get close to all of those things, but should not masquerade as any of the above. if you want empiricism, be a scientist. if you want to help put a pretty face on the privatization of the public water supply so you can sell back to me what's rightully everyone's, then be a marketer. and so on.

>> design still plays handmaiden to marketing and advertising, which will continue to view us as such as long as we allow it.

>> the signatories of the first things first manifesto, (original and revisited) have more guts than anyone who chose to gripe about them or it. i like to think of them as sticking their neck out for something they believe in. try it sometime, you may like it.

>> human beings are the most cruel, vile, and thoughtless species on this earth. if we are serious about being good stewards of what has been entrusted to us, we are obliged to do everything in our power to reduce the amount of suffering, hatred, and conflict in the world. this can only be achieved through the relentless pursuit of love and compassion for every living thing on the planet.