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Last time, we explored why corporate legal buyers now expect consumer-grade experiences. Today, the harder question: how do you demonstrate the quality of your thinking without revealing the specific insights that clients pay for? The Fundamental Problem For decades, legal services operated on a relationship-first model: you knew someone, they vouched for a firm, and […]

Walk through any American city during election season, and you’ll see it; politics rendered in pixels, posters, and typography. Campaigns have become brands, each vying not only for our votes but for our beliefs. In an age where trust is fragile and attention fleeting, design has quietly become one of democracy’s most persuasive forces. We

Peter Aguero isn’t just a performer; he’s a presence. Known for his emotionally charged, wildly entertaining, and deeply human stories, Aguero has become one of the most beloved voices in the storytelling world. A longtime host and GrandSLAM champion with The Moth, Aguero’s work explores grief, rage, love, redemption, and the quiet moments that define

We are living in such a time of utter frustration, with millions of people soon to be losing their healthcare, food vouchers, educational guarantees and paychecks. Inflation is rising. And I’m just enraged and exhausted worrying about all the rights Americans have fought to gain and retain. To temper the bubbling caldron of my soul—albeit

As a branding professional born outside the United States, I grew up seeing America not just as a country, but as a global brand with a spectacular story. It had all the hallmarks of a great brand: a bold origin story, strong visuals (stars and stripes, landmarks, etc), a consistent tone of voice, an evocative

This industry perspective is by Kate Watts, CEO of Fifty Thousand Feet. AI actors. AI musicians. AI creators. When does the encroachment of machines on creativity end? It’s challenging not to wonder what the increasing sophistication of AI means for human beings who wield their creativity professionally. But, nearly a century ago, Coco Chanel showed

From the over 50,000 runners in the annual New York City Marathon, Nicolas Heller’s latest film, 26.2, which premiered Monday at the AMC Lincoln Square, spotlights the life-affirming, inspirational and personal stories of four fervent participants. Heller (aka New York Nico, aka my son), says the 26.2 mile five-borough race is “the best day of

While each Olympics is ultimately about the sports being played and the feats of the athletes, we can’t help but get carried away by the art and design inherent to the Games as well. From the signature pictograms featured at every Olympics to the branding and broadcast visuals, there’s a wealth of design that goes

The creative industry has always lived at the intersection of change. From movable type to digital typography, from paste-up boards to pixels, every generation of designers has learned to navigate new tools while holding tight to timeless truths about human connection and communication. Now, with artificial intelligence reshaping how we ideate, prototype, and produce, that

Debbie Millman’s ongoing project “What Matters,” an effort to understand the interior life of artists, designers, and creative thinkers, is now in its third year. Each respondent is invited to answer ten identical questions and submit a nonprofessional photograph. George Gottl was born in Los Angeles and is the CCO, Spatial Design at FutureBrand. He