
In thirty minutes, Erik Spiekermann shows how easy it is to clearly communicate. Even when it’s to the entire world.
I'm Nicholas. A designer living in Omaha, NE.

In thirty minutes, Erik Spiekermann shows how easy it is to clearly communicate. Even when it’s to the entire world.

It’s hard to accept and sad to realize, but design is definitely at that point.

The legend Wim Crouwel finally makes it on the blog.

No Earth Liberation Front here. Just some trees. Move along.

They’re just mountains. No symbolism. I promise.

Just like that, there were icons.

Stop complaining and feel flattered.

What he said.

If you know a great designer, then you know how insane they are/can be.

No subtractions, just two additions.

The only music I can listen to is music I’m fairly certain the creator enjoyed making.

Easily one of my favorite things, ever.

Change for the sake of change is wrong. Going against change for the sake of no change is also wrong.

That is another instagram shot of Omaha and this a questionnaire my friend Adam Casey had to fill out so he sent it to me and asked if I would do it as well. So, I did.

I designed a button for AIGA Nebraska’s One Inch Round competition a few years ago that all of this reminds me of.

So I took a picture on my iPhone using Instragram. Don’t hate me.

Number thirty. Milton stops by for the milestone.

I can’t pass it up.

Yet another musical reference.

Well, it’s a start.

Steve and Jonathan, for the win.

Let The Appleseed Cast references come raining down.

Headphones make me happy.

I like that he’s almost always wearing a plan colored gray shirt.

Designers are the only people who care about the process.

The title has such a double meaning.

So, you think you’re a designer? Well, you’re not. Stop bastardizing the word.

It’s only right to include Dieter Rams in this, even if it’s just the visual.

This work has lit a fire under my ass.

Color does not mean colorful. Brilliant.