Illustration of Derek Powazek by Adam Ellis

Posts about Design

Dig My New Lamp

So there’s this awesome site called Ponoko where you can create your own laser-cut 3D products. And, even better, people…

Context is Everything

Web visitors might notice a new header. Take a moment to examine it and ask yourself, which orange dot is…

Ignore the Content

Sometimes, when dealing with an interpersonal conflict, logically addressing the complaints is that last thing that will help. Instead, try to address the emotion behind it.

What’s Your Suggestion?

Critique sessions are rarely about suggesting solutions. In fact, to suggest alternatives would be insulting. It’d be like someone telling Picasso to make all those brush strokes blend in more.

Reflections on the new MacBook Pro

I love almost everything about the new MacBook Pros. The new “unibody” case, carved out of a single piece of…

Making Wooden Business Cards with Ponoko

Ponoko is a New Zealand-based print-on-demand service for 3D objects. I decided to give them a try by making some…

Upcoming Appearances

I’m really excited about a few upcoming appearances. I’ll be speaking on community and design at some of the best…

Fray/Threadless Loves True Stories Winner!

Fray issue 3 will be on the theme “Sex and Death” – more on that soon – and we teamed…

DePo Masthead

A few months ago, Matt asked me if I’d be interested in whipping up a blog template design for WordPress.…

Shift-Reload, Baby!

There’s a little design refresh going on here. The header illustration is by Ernst Haeckel, a turn of the (last)…


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Hi, I’m Derek. I live in San Francisco. I’m the cofounder of Fertile Medium and editor of Fray. I sometimes post things to Flickr and Twitter. My dog’s name is Bug. More.







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