Pixar President Ed Catmull on what makes a company creative

"Start with a person who has a vision for a story and do what you can to protect that person." 

Paola Antonelli on why design matters

What they don’t teach you about identity design in design school by Paula Scher

Identity design, for any organization containing more than three people, is the act of diplomatically negotiating personal egos, tastes, and aspirations of various invested individuals against their business needs, their pre-formed expectations, and the constraints of the market place. Making something formalistically beautiful, while desirable, is a more private part of the process, something that the designer needs to achieve incidentally, not something that can appear to be an overt motivating cause.  (This is because form is subjective, and not an easily argued position when a designer is trying to get their client to feel comfortable assuming a new identity.) 

via identityworks.com

Another must-read article by Paula Scher. Visit the link above for the whole article.

Legendary Massimo Vignelli on The Art of Timeless Design |

via bigthink.com

Vignelli on design, fads, “vulgarities” and the pursuit of intellectual elegance.

Nature by Numbers Beautifully Visualized

The creativity of nature in beautiful display. Love this.