My brother Carey and I have always been close. Growing up, we took swimming lessons and Taekwondo together. We started our own businesses when we were teenagers and helped each other along the way. We both went to school for graphic design. And last year, we bought a house together. Friends may come and go [...]

Earlier this month, a reader emailed me, asking for advice. The more of her letter I read, the more it felt like an interview about life. I decided to share some of my answers with you because sometimes, no matter how well we plan and prepare, we still hit roadblocks. As John Lennon once sang, [...]

Sean Ward (Sean can be found at seanward.net): I remember my Dad wheeling the TV set over to the table so we could watch the Thriller video. That was the only allowed exception to the ‘no TV during dinner rule’ in my house. Nubby, what is your oldest or most formative Michael Jackson memory? Nubby [...]

Since the year is almost up, I’ve been giving some thought to my goals for 2009. It’s been a bit harder to define what I’d like to accomplish in the new year because I crossed off some pretty big things in 2008. I graduated with my second degree, landed my dream job, bought loads of [...]

1. The iconic I ♥ NY campaign (originally designed in 1977 by Milton Glaser) has undergone a face lift. 2. Amazing book covers of 2008! 3. Do art schools care about your GPA? 4. A dilemma that many luxury magazines are facing these days: How do you promote expensive goods without seeming out of touch [...]

1. Recession Chic: In troubled economic times, people may dress according to who they really are rather than who they want to be (via Business of Fashion). 2. The Helvetica edition of Moleskine is pretty much the best thing ever. 3. From now on, I am paying for everything with Chanel coins. 4. Click for [...]

1. streetstyl.es compiles pictures from all of the best fashion blogs into one page and constantly refreshes when they update. Genius! 2. Gala Darling answers the age old question, What should I wear? 3. These are possibly the best designed book spines that I have ever seen: 4. TypeNEU is chock-full of typographic inspiration and [...]

1. Do you like flourishes? I do! They add that perfect old world touch in the digital world. Here’s an inspiring collection of flourished websites. 2. The folks over at Smashing Magazine have outdone themselves once again with 50 Must-Have Photoshop Brushes! 3. My graphic design teacher sent me a link to these amazing pillows. [...]