Good Friday: Good things come to those who wait

Okay. Clearly I missed posting anything last Friday, and if you follow the site at all you’ll have noticed that I haven’t tweeted a damn thing in over a week either. Sorry about that.

Here’s where things stand:

First: We have just about the right amount of good (no pun intended) content. Honestly, I was hoping for and expecting more submissions, but what we did receive were largely top-notch. Early next week we’ll be laying it all out one more time, making some final cuts (sorry!) and filling in some holes. While individually all the work we’ve picked is great, collectively we want to make sure its sufficient to tell all the right stories.

Second: We have design feedback and it looks like we’ll be going with Direction B. Our Art Director at HOW, Grace, had some very helpful and insightful feedback. I’m going to post it all here for you to see (once I have her permission to do so).

Third: I’m trying to lock down one more essayist and then we’ll announce the lot of them. I’m really excited about the lineup.

Fourth: School is back in session, so over the next few weeks we’ll be soliciting content from instructors and students for the teaching section of the book. If you have any suggestions, send them my way please.

I’ll try to be more on top of the postings going forward. Last week I was prepping my syllabus, finishing up a few key jobs in the studio and pitching a couple of very exciting new clients (I also wrote a Good Design related article for Core 77 which will launch next week. Be sure to check it out).

Balancing school and work and the book (not to mention family) is a tricky business, and the book took a bit of a back seat for a week. Expect more regular and substantive postings in the weeks ahead.