Bringing Back DCA

Michael Fugoso, an artist, designer, and visionary seems to bring back an era of design that we might of hurried through, called, "skeuomorphic design", emerging in the early 2000's. Talking to him, he says this doesn't define him or his work. Looking at his portfolio its obvious he can't help being a master at it, evolving it to something were not expecting.

Our phone call started at 5 AM Mountain Standard, hearing Jan running from the office to the gym, we decide that we will postpone the interview until after work. There is a consciousness he seems to have for schedule. The only schedule he breaks is his nighttime routine, where sometimes he goes to bed at Midnight, while other nights he doesn’t get into the covers until after 3 AM. During these nights is where the magic occurs.

Pip Jamieson, coming from a diverse background of Economics and Design seems to be empowered by meeting people. Located in Shoreditch, London, her textured accent is filled with words like, "rubbish" and "mum", which allows Jamieson to be much more of your best friend than one that may sell you something. To Pip, relationships matter and they matter more today than ever before.

‍At the end of 2017, the focus within the US and Europe has been all about productivity. Productivity is up and yet jobs and wages are still slow. However, within the design industry, there is a slight twist to this, and it seems that it’s the best time to be a digital designer today both because of the increase in job openings and because the industry is on a brink of change.

Beyond the campaign, the Clinton brand strikes people to continue to move forward. Between the Pantsuit CSS Library, her logo and that slightly fattened san serif body font, Jesse Reed, Michael Bierut, Mina Markham and others have embodied what it means to design for America’s future.

Morgan Knutson's particular story takes on a vibrant start of hackivisism and outreach for public platform and transparency. Making a gallant reputation in the design community leading teams in companies such as Google, Dropbox, Shift, UENO he now pivots to start his own product, Vela.