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Child showing handmade snowflake

The Power of Show & Tell

Anton Chekhov wrote, “Don’t tell me the moon is shining; show me the glint of light on broken glass.” 

Two Birds in the Big Apple

Two of our designers—Ashley Nixon and Troy Chandler—share their take on the Smashing Conference in NYC.

Getting It Right

“An English professor working here? That’s my worst nightmare.”

The deep work cave

In Pursuit of Deep Work

A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away, I would spend the workday at my desk, tucked inside Rare Bird HQ in the Indiana Design Center. I was even one of the few that snagged an office with a sliding wood door, removed from the central bustle and buzz of the open floor, […]

The first half of 2020 cracked our illusions

3 Illusions Taking an Axe Hit This Year

We’re saying it: the first half of 2020 has been an exhausting roller coaster. Our country—our world—has been shaken up on multiple fronts these last several months. It’s fair to say we’re living in some crisis moments. Like us, you probably think of the term crisis with negative connotations. But if you go all Greek […]