Jihad Esmail

A real-time capture log implies that your own life is the best source for inspiration; not feeds, articles, or encyclopedias. Having a public log changes how I see the world. Every moment, experience, and conversation is an opportunity.

Writing, journaling, filming... makes you slow down and notice. And when you step back and look at it all, you realize there was a story there all along.

Globally-networked localism

• Design services will relocalize like farmers markets.

• Communities will commission work face-to-face. “I’ll come to your space”, not “jump on a Zoom”.

• Taste will be curated by the culture embedded in the city we work in.

• Our work isn’t slop on socials—design work should happen where people live and meet.

• We’re... See more

That is: A person — often a founder, or someone similarly empowered — needs to have compelling ideas, establish a voice and perspective, and use it. Tools like brand books and style guides are important so agencies and partners know how to speak the same language. But the actual opinions and values can’t be algorithmically generated or offloaded to... See more

I couldn’t help but come to the conviction, right there on the bus, that one of the most important questions modern man must ask himself is how much time he is willing to spend being passively entertained.