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July Recap
July Recap

July was full and enjoyable. It kicked off with the studio’s summer vacation in the Pacific Northwest, mostly walking in the mountains, and substantial time with family and close friends. Now we’re back in action and grateful for several things we had a hand in during July. 

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DJ TrischlerAugust 1, 2018all things new, lyric, Steve scroggins, chatype, littlefield, drop&branch, brand identity, design
June Recap
June Recap

We’re off for a two-week summer vacation by train to the Pacific Northwest. That means the studio's closed (even our inbox).

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TDC News, TDC Projects and ClientsDJ TrischlerJune 23, 2018schickel, breakthrough cincinnati, pam kravetz, cincyflags, digital, website, cincinati
May Recap
May Recap

Is it really already June? The old saying, “time flies when you’re having fun” must be true. Here’s what fun we’ve been up to in May.

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TDC News, TDC Projects and ClientsDJ TrischlerJune 2, 2018school board school, Scroggins, breakthrough cincinnati, metcut, brand identity, logo, Mindful Brand Workshop
Thoughts On The Logo
Thoughts On The Logo

I wrote the following note to someone I'm working with on a brand identity project. It feels worth sharing more broadly as it sums up Trischler Design Co.'s worldview on logo design and more generally the brand identity system.

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Core Beliefs, About BrandingDJ TrischlerMay 17, 2018logo, design, Mindful Brand Workshop, brand identity
Learn Through Making
Learn Through Making

Last year I heard Don Norman lecture at the University of Cincinnati. One thing stood out more than anything else he shared. He suggested design can be research and research can be design, that the two don’t have to be separate...

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Core BeliefsDJ TrischlerApril 15, 2018Anthropology, Stalin, Russia, Megan trischler, Sue LaPorte, Design, Research, Don Norman, CCS, Architects, university of cincinnati
I Don't Know, But I'm Willing to Learn.
I Don't Know, But I'm Willing to Learn.

I intended to write a post dedicated to how much I cringe when designers use the “E” word (empathy) and argue that what we designers really need is humility. Then I was humbled and rethought my approach. Instead, I’ll talk about what I learned from being humbled.

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Core BeliefsDJ TrischlerApril 8, 2018empathy, learning, how to think, humility, humble, Megan trischler, design, arrogant, awareness, vulnerable, Alan Jacobs, DeMello
Social Innovation / Social Justice 2018
Social Innovation / Social Justice 2018

I had the pleasure of attending Social Innovation, Social Justice: Rethinking Design Anthropology and wrote some of my reflections on the two-day symposium.

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TDC NewsDJ TrischlerMarch 31, 2018social design, social innovation, social justice, university of cincinnati, sisj, Brooke brandewie, Stephanie Sadre-Orafai, Danya Glabau, April De Simone, Todd Nicewonger, Lara Penin, Ashlyn Sparrow, Elizabeth Chin
Non-Dualistic Design!
Non-Dualistic Design!

What are we learning this week?

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TDC News, Core BeliefsDJ TrischlerMarch 24, 2018non-dualistic-design, Mindful Brand Workshop, Northside Depot, Megan trischler, David Chang, Tyler Cowen, Jocelyn Glei, Logo
To Design is to Decide
To Design is to Decide

What did we learn this week?

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TDC News, Core BeliefsDJ TrischlerMarch 17, 2018jarret fuller, song exploder, process outloud, sherlock holmes, production function, design, gig work, design thinking, oregon, wieden+kennedy
Proposals and Evenings with Authors
Proposals and Evenings with Authors

What did we learn this week?

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TDC News, Core BeliefsDJ TrischlerMarch 9, 2018proposals, schickel, megan, writing, gaiman, min jin lee, pachinko, the hive, amtrak, medina
Reflect On/Off
Reflect On/Off

What did we learn this week?

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TDC News, Core BeliefsDJ TrischlerMarch 2, 2018art, chris glass, meg farmer, troy bronsink, reflection, auto-play, contemplation
What Is Your Quest?
What Is Your Quest?

What did we learn this week? 

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TDC News, Core BeliefsDJ TrischlerFebruary 23, 2018quest, wurman, hurry slowly, chris glass, Megan trischler, megan, DAAP, Millman, Chimero, Design, Discource, Discourse, design students, female, male
Curiosity Didn't Kill The Cat
Curiosity Didn't Kill The Cat

What did we learn this week?

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TDC News, Core BeliefsDJ TrischlerFebruary 16, 2018curiousity, humility, schickel, Josh Clark, AI, CreativeMornings, Mindful, UCD, hurry slowly, Pachinko, Kottke, The Crown, Video Games, Books, algorithm
Look (Inside and Outside)
Look (Inside and Outside)

What we've been looking at this week.

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TDC News, Core BeliefsDJ TrischlerFebruary 9, 2018Mary oliver, attention, hurry slowly, design observer, Jessica helfand, Mezzanine, Pachinko, Faces Places, JR, CreativeMornings, Ismaeel, Larry Bourgeois, Look, observe
Embrace Randomness and Pursue Arbitrary Stupid Goals.
Embrace Randomness and Pursue Arbitrary Stupid Goals.

What we've been looking at this week.

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TDC News, Core BeliefsDJ TrischlerFebruary 2, 2018asb, random, monthly, democrats, meditate, books, offscreen, obama, symphony, collage
What are we looking at this week?

What we've been looking at this week. 

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DJ TrischlerJanuary 26, 2018lonely, collage, irma Comment
Paul Rand on Simplicity

Keep modest expectations.

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DJ TrischlerJanuary 25, 2018logo, chermayeff
What are we looking at this week?

What we've been looking at this week. 

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DJ TrischlerJanuary 19, 2018apple, routines, no, identities, design, trees, illustrationComment
Workshop to Website for Breakthrough Cincinnati
Workshop to Website for Breakthrough Cincinnati
Messaging Workshop, TDC Projects and ClientsDJ TrischlerJanuary 18, 2018education, cincinnati, non-profitComment
What are we looking at this week?

What we've been looking at this week. 

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DJ TrischlerJanuary 12, 2018apple, routines, no, identities, design, trees, illustration
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