At its best, the proper composition of any piece of design is invisible. Good composition reveals information to the viewer in the optimal order so that they take in the information bit by bit.

I’m a big fan of podcasts. Out for a run? Let a little comedy sweep you along the trail. Cleaning the bathroom? Learn about a ponzi scheme for the ages. Road trip? Learn how to write your novel.

James Taylor is a genius, but not, in my opinion, strictly because of Fire and Rain, although you could make that argument and I wouldn’t fight you.

George Booth was a prolific New Yorker cartoonist who left us far too soon when he passed away in 2022 at 96. He wrote and drew the single greatest cartoon in history.