Emily Ludolph
Emily Ludolph writes about business, history, and culture. She has published in Quartz, Narratively, TED Online and Design Observer. She is the host of a live show and podcast called Dedicate It.
Don’t Get Promoted to Micromanager-in-Chief, Lessons From Mighty Oak’s Animator-Turned-Creative Director
The 2018 99U Conference theme is about overcoming creative challenges, so we’re asking our speakers and breakout session leaders to reflect on a pivotal pressure-cooker moment and share how they navigated it.
A Solo Show on No Salary?! How DKNG Launched with One Big Leap of Faith
The 2018 99U Conference theme is about overcoming creative challenges, so we’re asking our speakers and breakout session leaders to reflect on a pivotal pressure-cooker moment and share how they navigated it.
Design Army’s Pum Lefebure: If You Have Vision, a Great Portfolio, and a Sledgehammer, Don’t Let Anything Stand in Your Way
Bangkok transplant and Design Army cofounder, Pum Lefebure, has taken up the mantle of Washington design godmother, bolstering the artistic community into a city-defining hub, and (literally) knocking down barriers wherever she goes.
Data Journalist Mona Chalabi Walked Away From Office Politics, and Won
The 2018 99U Conference theme is about overcoming creative challenges, so we’re asking our speakers and breakout session leaders to reflect on a gridlock moment and share how they navigated it.
When Activists Use Art: A Masterclass in Messaging from Bonnie Siegler
The Eight and a Half studio founder tackles the graphics of American resistance from Benjamin Franklin to the Vietnam War and draws a few lessons on how America’s darkest moments spark some of its greatest design.
Bionic Hands and Transparent Salaries: 5 (Well-Educated) Predictions on the Future of Creative Work
Here's what (we think) is coming up.
Jon Burgerman on Every Designer’s Nightmare: The Client Wants Everything Redone at the Last Minute
The 2018 99U Conference theme is about overcoming creative challenges, so we’re asking our speakers and breakout session leaders to reflect on a pivotal pressure-cooker moment and share how they navigated it.
From Copy Center Clerk to Bankrolled Artist, How Adam J. Kurtz Overcame His First Big Creative Hurdle
The 2018 99U Conference conference theme is about overcoming creative challenges, so we're asking our speakers to reflect on a pivotal pressure-cooker moment and share how they navigated it.
Want to Know What the Future Holds? Look No Further Than the Nearest Crossword Puzzle
From Crosswords with Friends to the doozies in the “New York Times,” crossword puzzles are made by a band of freelance cruciverbalists whose constructions are founded on a deep-seated passion for the words we use—and strong opinions on the ones that are taboo.
Can Russia’s “Neutral” Olympics Uniform Pave the Way for More Radical Redesigns in the Future?
The Olympics are a time for countries to show off their clout with superhuman feats, but there’s another display of dominance that happens off the field: branding. And for one country, the 2018 Winter Games have presented an unusually complex challenge. Let the design games begin.
Will Cheesy Stock Photos Soon be a Thing of the Past?
Being a stock photographer should theoretically work like a toll road. Build a highway once, put a gate in front of it, and then collect a toll for every use. But what do you do when the landscape shifts, when other roads are built around, or intersect with, your toll road? Rocked by new platforms and changing norms, stock photographers have had to adapt their businesses in the age of digital, crowdsourcing, and unlimited replication.
Find Friction, Forget Logos, Fight Jerks, and 43 Other Ways You’ll Do the Best Creative Work of Your Life This Year
You know what they say: learn from the past or you’re doomed to repeat it. So, we’ve rounded up some of the most profound advice we're heard in recent memory to help us focus on what’s important and answer the question: Where does the best work that we can make start? With ourselves? With our collaborators? With a martini or two?
