Archive - Dear Designer

January 2025

The Latest in Truth

As algorithms shape reality and institutions waver, we can reclaim our role as creators of trust

Jan 27 •

Andrew Boardman

We Will Still Prevail

Hook or by crook, largely by crook, and arm in arm, to designers who doubt

Jan 20 •

Andrew Boardman

What's a Designer to Do with All of This Shite?

Making art in age of upheaval, plus what would Copernicus do

Jan 14 •

Andrew Boardman

Living Courageously, At Least This Year

Plus how design portfolios matter in an age of templates, standardization and AI

Jan 6 •

Andrew Boardman

December 2024

A Few Mild Predictions for Designers in 2025

Navigating climate change, impermanence, AI mania, and shifting political tides with and through design

Dec 30, 2024 •

Andrew Boardman

Designing Through the Noise: Four Essential Resolutions for 2025

How designers can navigate big social, personal creativity, and ethical and spiritual challenges in a world gone batty

Dec 23, 2024 •

Andrew Boardman

My Styrene Soul: A Short Affair with Claude.ai

Kind machines make for wonderful overlords; also why Univers always looks fabulous

Dec 16, 2024 •

Andrew Boardman

Cutting Class: Design Education in an Age of Austerity

Graphic designers can still sharpen skills and adapt to a rapidly changing professional landscape

Dec 9, 2024 •

Andrew Boardman

Ragpicking as Professional Pursuit

And why reclaiming intuition in graphic design is a fearsome act of faith

Dec 2, 2024 •

Andrew Boardman

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