Recently, while visiting Los Angeles, I decided to spend a day visiting a museum that is world renowned for its’ art collections.

This morning we attended the Boston Chamber of Commerce Executive Forum where John Mackey, Co-Founder & CEO of Whole Foods, spoke to 300 members of the Boston business community.

A number of Boston companies, including kor group, provide their employees with "summer hours", letting us leave on Fridays to get the weekend started a little early. We can get a head start if we're traveling (maybe miss a *little* traffic?), or just relax and enjoy the nice weather (likely with summer cocktail in hand).

A couple weekends ago, I attended the HOW Design Conference in Boston where the creatives of the world UNITE! The conference was packed with exciting speakers, sessions and ideas!

UPDATE: Thanks everyone for your leaving your thoughts on the Chipotle Lorem Ipsum bag. It's been a great topic of discussion here at the office. As promised, here are the results of my internet investigation.

Honoring the best of the web

On Friday May 4th I went back to my art school alma mater, Massachusetts College of Art and Design, to volunteer as a guest juror for graduating design students.

When my 6 year old said she didn't want her friends to give her a birthday present for her 7th birthday soiree, I immediately reached for the thermometer. “Mom, I have too many toys and I really don't need any more.” Forget the the thermometer, I thought I better call her pediatrician!

Jerry Uelsmann is often referred to as "the father of Photoshop" despite him never having used the software.

In a recent kor group presentation, we used a series of stories to introduce three members of our team. These stories served as examples for how we think, work and have evolved as professionals in the creative industry. This presentation got me to wondering what story I can tell to highlight what we do as designers. I thought of key mentors in my time at Mass Art, amusing stories from my childhood, books that I had read, etc. when I remembered the following: