carol barger

A compilation of the best bits of feedback I've received from hundreds of design review meetings. Here's the best ten tips I received: Focus on the spirit of what we want to achieve. Most people call what we're coming together for "the agenda" but the word 'spirit' which is the root word of esprit d'corps' implies a more genuine approach. How do we capture the spirit? By creating meaningful, value-driven design stories, and joining the conversations with the intent to get eve

Reading is a fantastic escape from the everyday hustle and bustle of life. It allows us to explore different worlds, gain new...

Stand Out from the Start: 10 Essential Tips for Entry Level Designers

When students feel seen, heard, and valued by their instructors and peers, they invest more deeply in their education. This relationship-based motivation often proves more sustainable than external rewards or gamified systems.

a short list of inspiring reads for plein air artists and urban sketchers. Girls of summer, Daytona Beach FL / watercolor on Arches cold...

Classics, used textbooks and newer releases on user-centered design, design methodologies, creativity and behavioral science. Here's a...

Consider the creative process of you. Day by day, project by project, you are defending the skills you built. You're also continually building as you pour in hours. Effort costs more and more as you hold tighter to the faith in an eventual payout. If you view your work honestly, all the skills you acquired and all the money and hard effort you spent yesterday should have nothing to do with decisions you make tomorrow. Because to be effective as a creative you've got to always

Ernest Hemingway, On Writing (Touchtone Paperback Edition, 1999) - Edited by Larry W. Phillips. Read August, 2019. Hemingway expressly...

Soft, moist, wholesome, all-season delicious. Makes 8 scones Prep: 20 minutes Bake time: 15 minutes Total time: 35 minutes Ingredients 2...

Fast becoming a favorite meal of the day - nutrition-packed one-bowl breakfasts. First, buy a staple egg poacher or soft boiled egg pan...

I love all books, But here's my "A" list of live changing influencers, in no particular order. DESIGN Designing the Obvious, Robert...

Hot, crusty and delicious with a pat of whipped butter, morning coffee and a great book.