Designing and debating our role in social responsibility.
I accepted AIGA XCD’s offer to open a blog on social engagement with the idea of provoking discussion on how we Designers can reach into into our “Tool Box” and make a difference in our world today. Many designers–Shiego Fukuda, Grapus, Herb Lubalin and Tibor Kalman, to [...]

A True World Language
When Europeans initiated their first fully-documented oceanic voyages, they unleashed centuries of cruelty, suffering, destruction as well as wealth, opportunity and unprecedented cultural cross-fertilization. The first Portuguese, Spanish, English and Dutch explorers unwittingly transformed European culture by importing textiles, porcelains, sculptures, prints, painting and manuscripts that at first befuddled and ultimately conquered [...]

Lend a Hand, See the World
At the tail end of last year, Firebelly Design closed its office for 2-weeks and took a volunteer vacation in Thailand to work with Buddhist monks, serve the Thai people and bond as a studio.
The trip was facilitated by GlobeAware, a nonprofit organization offering short-term “adventures in service” in several [...]