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Got a Creative Hangover? Here’s How to Kick It.
Madeleine Magill 3/23/26 Madeleine Magill 3/23/26

Got a Creative Hangover? Here’s How to Kick It.

Kaile Smith, cognitive scientist and creative director, finally put a name to something she’d always experienced: the creative hangover. Here, she shares how to kick it.

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The Art of Decision Making: Jeff Hammoud on Leading the Design of Rivian
Matt McCue 3/12/26 Matt McCue 3/12/26

The Art of Decision Making: Jeff Hammoud on Leading the Design of Rivian

Jeff Hammoud, Chief Design Officer at Rivian, loves cars so much that he works on them seven days a week. Here, he shares his lessons in leadership.

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Inside the NBA’s Design Brain: Michelle Layne Lawson, VP and Head of Product Design
Madeleine Magill 3/3/26 Madeleine Magill 3/3/26

Inside the NBA’s Design Brain: Michelle Layne Lawson, VP and Head of Product Design

As VP and Head of Product Design at the NBA, Lawson shapes the look and feel of the league’s entire digital ecosystem. Here, she shares how she leads at one of the most iconic brands in sports.

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Executive Ranks: Lessons in Leadership from Downtown’s Jedd Katrancha
Madeleine Magill 2/9/26 Madeleine Magill 2/9/26

Executive Ranks: Lessons in Leadership from Downtown’s Jedd Katrancha

In our Executive Ranks series, we ask our interview subjects to share their lessons in leadership. Here, Downtown Music Publishing’s Jedd Katrancha shares how he creates a work culture where, when the work hits just right, he can hear rain.

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Raffaella Paniè: How I Designed the 2026 Winter Olympics Brand
Madeleine Magill 2/6/26 Madeleine Magill 2/6/26

Raffaella Paniè: How I Designed the 2026 Winter Olympics Brand

Twenty years after leading the branding for the 2006 Torino Olympics, Raffaella Paniè got the call to do it all again for the Milano Cortina Games this winter. Here’s how she did it.

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Charles Brooks Finds Entire Worlds Inside Instruments
Madeleine Magill 1/27/26 Madeleine Magill 1/27/26

Charles Brooks Finds Entire Worlds Inside Instruments

Photographer Charles Brooks uses medical probe lenses to photograph the hidden worlds inside instruments. Here, he shares the lengths he goes to in order to get these shots.

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