Addison Duvall

Addison is the author of Food Identities, a blog that explores the crossroads of food, design, and culture. She's written some things, designed other things, and eaten a whole lot of food.

Latest posts

Freelance Vs. In-House: Which Produces The Best Designers?

One of my favorite things, besides design, food, and writing about design and food, is perturbing my fellow designers with strange questions. You guys…

The Truth About Passion And How It Affects You

Today I’m going against the grain and asking you a question which you may have been wondering yourself lately. Over the past few years, there’s be…

How to Get Rich as a Designer

Many people dream of becoming wealthy by doing the thing that they love. Designers, by and large, get into design because they simply love it. But eve…

How To Decide On The Best Way To Record Your Ideas

Ideas, ideas, ideas. Creative professionals are brimming with them. There are many ideas we have each day that we know we may never get to actually fo…

Why Proper Brand Design Is Important

Some people think that traditional branding design is becoming irrelevant in the age of social networking, new media, and the “personal brand.” I …

Design Vs Art – The Difference And Why It Matters

Design versus art. What’s the difference, and how does it affect your career as a designer? We all know there is a difference, and those outside our…

Web Design Trends: How To Decide What Works

Designers love to complain about “superficial” design trends that they don’t feel have any staying power or contribute anything meaningful to th…

5 Things You Can Do When Someone Steals Your Idea

Theft of ideas happens all the time in the creative industry. When you come up with something fresh and exciting that attracts attention, it’s inevi…

Dynamic Design: Don’t Get Arrested By The Style Police

Designers, put your hands up! Today, we’re busting the widely held myth of the style, that elusive ‘je ne sais quois’ that creative professional…

5 Things Your Brand Must Have Besides A Logo

Lots of people, many designers included, think a “brand” is just a nice looking logo. Wrong. So, so wrong, designers. A brand is about a lot more …

How To Best Manage Your Direct Report

Today, we’re going to have a little crash course in creative direction. After you’ve been designing for a while, you may find yourself in charge o…