Kris Russell, Spring 2024 Featured Illustrator Hey! I’m Krista “Kris” Russell, an illustrator and designer from St. Louis, Missouri. I graduated with a degree in graphic communications from St. Louis Community College – Meramec in 2022. I enjoy having fun with my designs and illustrations as well as using lots of bold colors. In my free timeContinue reading “Kris Russell, Spring 2024 Featured Illustrator”
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Asking an Empathetic Question
Illustration by Kris Russell. Learn more about our illustrators. Asking an Empathetic Question Embracing empathy when interacting directly with other people often involves being able to ask questions that open up the conversation, building a bridge rather than creating a barrier. We have some principles for asking these questions that we practice when we’re interactingContinue reading “Asking an Empathetic Question”
Jasper Kipp, Spring 2023 Featured Illustrator
Jasper Kipp, Spring 2023 Featured Illustrator Jasper Kipp is an illustrator from St. Louis, Missouri. He graduated in 2020 with an art degree from Coe College. When not engaged in his labor, he can be found rock climbing, cooking, or reading some obscure wikipedia article. He also enjoys watching old martial arts movies. See moreContinue reading “Jasper Kipp, Spring 2023 Featured Illustrator”
Mindsets of Public Design Bureau: Accepting Ambiguity
Illustration by Jasper Kipp. Learn more about our illustrators. Mindsets of Public Design Bureau: Accepting Ambiguity What’s the mindsetAmbiguity arises when contexts, meanings, or futures are unclear (basically all the time!). Accepting ambiguity is recognizing this uncertainty and being okay with the not knowing, at least temporarily. When we imagine potential futures, whether in our livesContinue reading “Mindsets of Public Design Bureau: Accepting Ambiguity”
How to be a Good Beginner
Illustration by Jasper Kipp. Learn more about our illustrators. How to be a Good Beginner Frequently, our work has us digging into topics that we know little about. We think of our expertise as being in process design, which means we work with clients across a wide variety of topic areas and have the greatContinue reading “How to be a Good Beginner”
Designing a Process for Change
Illustration by Jasper Kipp. Learn more about our illustrators. Designing a Process for Change While we like to say that we create products, services, environments, and other tangible things, much of what we actually design is the process of creating these things – the process of creating change. We work closely with our partners toContinue reading “Designing a Process for Change”
Alice Lee, Fall 2022 Featured Illustrator
Alice Lee, Fall 2022 Featured Illustrator Alice Lee is an illustrator and graphic designer born in South Korea, raised in California, and currently based in the Midwest. She graduated with a BFA in Communication Design from Washington University in St. Louis in 2018. In her free time she is trying to enjoy running, finding theContinue reading “Alice Lee, Fall 2022 Featured Illustrator”
Mindsets of Public Design Bureau: Iteration
Illustration by Alice Lee. Learn more about our illustrators. Mindsets of Public Design Bureau: Iteration What’s the mindsetIteration is the approach of learning through making, and ongoing improvement along the way. It is the mindset that allows us to accept that it’s not realistic to figure everything out perfectly the first time, and that feedback andContinue reading “Mindsets of Public Design Bureau: Iteration”
Interview with a Partner: Haliday Douglas
Illustration by Alice Lee. Learn more about our illustrators. Interview with a Partner: Haliday Douglas Haliday Douglas is a proud son of St. Louis. He commits his professional life to working across St. Louis — currently as the interim President & CEO of the St. Louis Public Schools Foundation and as the Founder & CEO ofContinue reading “Interview with a Partner: Haliday Douglas”
Lessons from Teaching
Illustration by Alice Lee. Learn more about our illustrators. Lessons from Teaching As school bells ring and kids and college students around the country get ready to head back to the classroom, we’ve spent some time reflecting on what we’ve learned from being teachers. Both Annemarie and Liz are lecturers at the Sam Fox School ofContinue reading “Lessons from Teaching”
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