Host of the podcast Design Matters; Chair, SVA Masters in Branding; Edit Director, https://nitter.cf/t.co/c4AvDKre7D; Harvard Business School Exec Fellow; Joyful Heart Board
New York City & Los Angeles
Joined March 2008
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“How do you, as an adult, make yourself believe in your own value? A lot of kids are born into circumstances where they never have to ask that question. A lot of kids aren’t, and you spend your life finding ways to believe you’re worthy.” —Craig Mod ow.ly/aWMg50ZWGi6
“The best thing about storytelling is that it reminds people they’re seen. That their experiences, identities, and emotions actually matter.” —Bobby Hundreds ow.ly/bbMe50ZWGhS
“Curiosity is the bridge between the known and the unknown. It is a ramshackle bridge because a lot may just be unknowable, but curiosity is this idealistic, optimistic orientation that the universe can be known.” —Maria Popova ow.ly/ssIz50ZWGhJ
“Laughter is such a conduit to creativity. Someone says something ridiculous, everyone laughs, and then suddenly there’s brilliance. That moment of openness lets the subconscious connect ideas you couldn’t reach by trying harder.” —Piera Gelardi ow.ly/PL4T50ZWGhl
“As long as I live, I will always look out the window and think about ideas. I love ideas.” —Pum Lefebure ow.ly/iNbI50ZWGh8
“The best images develop in time. And in time, I mean in split seconds, so that at first you see the topic, you see what it’s an image of, and then you get it. When you get it, you laugh or you don’t, but you have completed the circle.” —Françoise Mouly ow.ly/fpMz50ZWGgK
“Barbie and I were both born in 1952. So, she and I had a lot in common. And she was a way for me to express my creativity. And I did, I took it really seriously.” —Debra McGuire ow.ly/M2i05100Pmr
“Before the internet, the MTV logo was my internet. When that thing flickered on the screen, it changed every single time you looked at it. You knew what was going on in the world at the time.” —Craig Elimeliah ow.ly/nNqP50ZYLJT
“I wanted to build a life where I didn’t need conventional systems to grant me permission. I wanted to build my own universe instead.” —Craig Mod ow.ly/2KzU50ZWGfq
Today, on The Rumpus book club! I will be talking with the brilliant NYT bestselling author MIN JIN LEE about her epic new novel ‘American Hagwon.’ Register free here: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi…
Renowned portrait photographer Platon and designer Scott Dadich have collaborated on iconic imagery for over 25 years. In part one, they explore Platon’s life and career, from his childhood to photographing some of the world’s most powerful figures. ow.ly/tl5I5100Xms
“Brands become powerful when they stop acting like corporations and start behaving more like living, evolving human beings.” —Bobby Hundreds ow.ly/NqM650ZWGfk
“The lesson wasn’t to make it perfect before sharing it. The lesson was to put the work out there, learn from it, listen to what people respond to, and keep building. That’s how ideas—and people—grow.” —Piera Gelardi ow.ly/Vac850ZWGeO
My latest essay for @time magazine is a personal one, and reflects why I think writing an essay “as punishment” is an act of obedience, not redemption. Link to read for free is here: time.com/article/2026/10/22/…
“People are generous, and people are hungry for meaning. When we value something, we show it. You can’t sell meaning.” —Maria Popova ow.ly/O8Qe50ZWGeu
“I relish my ignorance. I think it’s actually one of my secret weapons, because, again, the artists have to explain things to me, and it has to make sense, even to someone who is not in the know.” —Françoise Mouly ow.ly/lxYW50ZWGe3
“I want this book to make it harder for people to deny the humanity of trans people. The language used about trans people is intentional. It invites people not to see a human being.” —Laverne Cox ow.ly/x41550ZWGcL
“I was looking at the internet, and everything just seemed like wet clay. It just seemed like this place where you can really come and put your fingerprints on it in a way that film or print just didn’t feel as accessible at the time.” —Craig Elimeliah ow.ly/7gOh50ZYLIZ
“Mind wandering is not wasted time. Some of our most important thinking happens in the moments when we stop forcing ourselves to be productive.” —Manoush Zomorodi ow.ly/ii4y50ZWGcf
“I looked at all these incredible job offers and thought, ‘Someone else can do that job. What’s the thing that only I can do?’ Independent work nourishes the soul in a way that scale never could.” —Craig Mod ow.ly/mvaY50ZWGbv
