Design Quarterly 145: Hats

Design Quarterly 145: Hats

I designed this publication around Richard Saul Wurman’s writings. It’s got some of mine and Richard’s favorite examples of his work (as well as others). It was one of my highlights from working with him at TheUnderstandingBusiness. 1989 It’s...
Herman Miller Assembly Instructions

Herman Miller Assembly Instructions

Believe it or not, this has been one of my more interesting projects with Herman Miller. The original instructions take over 12 pages of paper for all 4 products. They also weren’t the easiest to understand, either verablly or visually. 2001 Participants: Nathan...
Make It So book (writing)

Make It So book (writing)

In 2012, Rosenfeld Media published this book from Chris Noessel and I. It was an idea I had many years ago (at least 1989) but one I never pursued until I ask Chris if he would like to join me on exploring the topic of “what interaction designers could learn...
DriveNeutral (naming and decal designs)

DriveNeutral (naming and decal designs)

In 2007, some colleagues from Presidio Graduate School started a company to offset carbon emissions of cars. They asked me for help and I named the company and designed the first decals. We did a luggage tag for offsetting air travel as well: