A good friend of mine mentioned he was participating in a logo competition for the Greenbelt Conservancy in Staten Island. I took this as an opportunity to stretch my branding muscles and create a quick brand refresh. This is purely an exercise and in no way submission to their competition.…

I had a "Why isn't this a thing" moment earlier today while familiarizing myself with Adobe XD (Always Be Learning). I found a plugin for the app that installs a ToDo list into XD. Why isn't this just built into every design app ever? The number of times I could've…

With the announcement of Back 4 Blood, my love of zombie co-op games have spawned yet another game idea. I used to co-host a podcast called Gamify with a buddy, Justin Jordan. On it we thought up viable video game ideas based on general topics. Some were based on movies,…

Who doesn't have Netflix? There are 139.26 million Netflix accounts worldwide according to their Q4 newsletter. I can't fathom the hours of endless scrolling leading to sleep these accounts have accumulated. The value of this streaming model can't be denied. I have it and barely watch anything on it. I…

Who would win in a fight? Batman or some really powerful meta-being? It’s a question that has plagued mankind since an old Bruce Wayne plugged himself into the Gotham power grid and punched Superman a whole bunch in The Dark Knight Returns. Bruce came out the other end of that…

Design is an extremely subjective field. Everyone has an aesthetic preference, so everyone has an opinion on what is good or bad design. Especially when one is designing products or brands. If you check the comments of the Under Consideration blog Brand New, design professionals disagree on brand design all…

I have always avoided using Helvetica due to its ubiquitous nature. It's literally everywhere. That's all thanks to its clean design and ability to work pretty much anywhere. From Verizon, to Jeep, to New York subway signage, Helvetica is a known quantity. I normally gravitate to more display fonts, which…

WWE ratings are bad. They have resorted to cutting back on Youtube content to drive fans to watch the shows live. In the age of streaming and digital content, it is counterproductive to lean so heavily into delivering your programming on cable tv. Currently, you can catch clips of Raw…

For the uninitiated, Bray Wyatt is am amazing creative talent in the WWE. He returned on WWE RAW this past Monday after a lengthy hiatus (he became a daddy!). Bray's return is enough to draw some groans from fans. Not because they don't like Bray. Quite the opposite, fans generally…