Check out my recent chat with noted author Ben Cheever on his local literary talk show “About Writing.” The most interesting exchanges happened when we talked about optimism vs. cynicism.

They were huge. And cumbersome. And they really, really hurt. This is the story of Torgo’s knees…

When you tell someone you’re writing about design, they usually ask, What kind of design? And that’s understandable, because there are so many design disciplines (industrial, graphic, interior, fashion, interactive, etc.). But actually, those design …

It was great to see Dean Kamen’s design work on prosthetics on “60 Minutes” recently. In my interviews with Kamen for Glimmer, he talked about the way innovative designers wrestle with uncertainty. “You roll around in bed at night, thinking ‘Am I trying to…

While working on Glimmer, I became interested in learning more about how we take in information, visually. So I talked to Colin Ware, one of the leading experts on this subject, about the mysteries of what see and what we don’t…

One of our favorite celeb designers in Glimmer, David Byrne, is currently doing high-profile book signings for his new book, Bicycle Diaries. Twenty years ago Byrne started taking folding bikes on his music tours. He …

This video from the Nike Foundation, created by Wieden & Kennedy, is a good example of "hope made visible." It takes an issue and uses dynamic text and inspirational music to bring it home to …

It’s not too late to enter the 2010 Buckminster Fuller Challenge and have a shot at the $100,000 prize that goes with it. But the deadline for entries is October 30, so you better get …