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Introducing Guest Blogger Joe Duffy: Forging a Creative Link With China

Chances are you know Joe Duffy's work, even if you don't know the name of the mastermind behind it. Every time you pick up a can of Diet Coke or Fresca, pour a glass of MinuteMaid OJ or a shot of Knob Creek bourbon, or find yourself ...READ»

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Design in Beijing and Shanghai? China-mite!

Six years ago, when the One Club first launched its initiative to teach Chinese students Western design and advertising skills, the creative work produced by the country’s young designers was, well, pretty grim. “So much of the ...READ»

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When Great Design Becomes Its Own Language

The brands that have been designed in the best possible ways have their own proprietary language that tells their story, sets them apart from all the brands they compete with, and connects them in a very meaningful way to their audience.READ»

2006: A Year of Great Minds and Fascinating Business Ideas

The year of Fast Company covers reads like a who's who of the greatest minds and business ideas of 2006.READ»

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Can anyone be a designer?READ»

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Get Your Hands Dirty

A ceramics show at the Walker Art Center got Joe Duffy thinking about the importance of working with his hands.READ»

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Demystifying Design: An Argument for Simplicity

Design is as much a process as it is an end product. And it should be a process that designers and clients resolve to make simple.READ»

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First Look: Coke Juices Up Its MinuteMaid Packaging

In round two of the juice packaging cage match that started late last year with the Tropicana fiasco, Minute Maid unveils a new look that hews to its heritage.READ»

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Why Design Needs to Appeal Waylon 'n' Willie and Dixie Chicks

That country audience is the one we designers need to "play to" if we're going to broaden the appeal of our best work.READ»

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A Plea to All Creatives: Stop Going to Work

Designers thrive on the information available to us through this newly heightened era of connectivity. But we need inspiration to truly reach our creative potential. We need to get out of the office.READ»

The Little Red Book of Chinese Advertising

“Imagine the Beatles at JFK in 1964. That was what our reception was like.” Kevin Swanepoel, president of The One Club, was recounting what it was like to step before an auditorium of hundreds of clapping, cheering, ...READ»

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30 Design Minds on Their Favorite Designs and How Design Should Evolve

Maybe you don't work at a big, high-powered graphic design house like Little & Company, but you can still benefit from their largesse. The firm traveled the world, amassing video interviews with some of the best design minds ...READ»

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Good Design Is a Gift That Keeps on Giving

As the holidays grow near, Joe Duffy reminds us that good design--yours or someone else's--can make great gifts for loved ones.READ»

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The Bar as a Brand Experience: Growing Up a Saloon Keeper's Son

Barkeeping and branding are both in Joe Duffy's blood ... and have more in common than you might think.READ»

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Legends of the fall

For a design writer, being at the annual AIGA Legends gala is like being a sportswriter at the All Star Game. Oh, look, there’s Paula Scher! Wow – behind that potted palm – it’s Massimo Vignelli. Don’t turn around, but ...READ»

The Beauty of Simplicity

Marissa Mayer, who keeps Google's home page pure, understands that less is more. Other tech companies are starting to get it, too. Here's why making things simple is the new competitive advantage.READ»

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What Recession? Designers Storm the Waldorf for Gala

Despite the eco-friendly cardboard centerpieces, the ballroom at the Waldorf Astoria, with its velvet draperies and glittering chandeliers was an uncomfortably swanky venue for the annual AIGA Design Legends gala in a year when the ...READ»

Blowing Out Advertising's Walls

What's an ad? Brian Collins runs a studio within a giant agency. By using design to rethink brands, he and his band of creative misfits are changing the answer to that question.READ»

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