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Unplugging the Scroll: My 5-Day Instagram Detox
We’ve all been there. We sit down to check one notification. Then we look up an hour later and wonder where the time went. I recently looked at my iPhone’s Screen Time app. I…
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Beyond the Spotlight: The Value of Mind-Wandering
Taking a deep breath, I looked out from the Point Street Bridge in Providence and tried to clear my head. I let my mind wander to everything that crossed it: the good, the bad…
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Be Water: Finding “Flow State” in a Digital World
Creative work depends on attention. In Stolen Focus, Johann Hari explores how distractions affect our ability to think deeply and stay engaged. For marketers and designers, that loss of focus can impact the quality…
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The Emotional Labor of Design
Ask a stranger what a graphic designer does, and they’ll mention logos, colors or “making things look pretty.” Ask a designer, and they’ll tell you about the physical knot in their stomach right before…
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When AI Makes Everything, What Makes You Valuable?
The panic is loud. Every new AI feature triggers the same headline: Design is dead. Execution is becoming instant. You can generate logos, layouts, campaigns and illustrations in minutes. Creating options is cheap… but…
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Your Brand Has a Voice. The Problem Is… It Might Be Boring
Most brands don’t have a design problem. They have a voice problem. They look polished; a balanced logo, tight color palette and clean layout. But when they speak? It sounds like a terms-and-conditions page……
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Writing Without A Scorecard
Somewhere along the way, writing picked up a scorecard. Word counts became flexes. Posting schedules sprints. Engagement metrics act like referees… you keep up or fall behind. Writing starts to feel less like thinking…
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Writing for Yourself, Editing for Everyone Else
Writing is a quiet tug-of-war. One impulse wants to get ideas out honestly. The other questions if it makes sense to someone else. William Zinsser puts this struggle into words through On Writing Well.…
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Less Decoration, More Intention
Josh Grab is a visual designer and photographer that believes design should function, not just look pretty. He currently works at Brown University, maintaining brand integrity, creating engaging visual identities and communication solutions for…
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