Notes From the Studio
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Notes From the Studio *
Writing on communication, design, culture, public-facing work, and the way organizations explain themselves.
This archive includes studio notes, public communication essays, design commentary, civic observations, and earlier editorial work from my time producing entertainment content for the Gaylord Herald Times’ Extra section.
Some pieces are practical. Some are critical. Some come from client work, municipal work, publishing, events, arts coverage, or the experience of making public-facing material on deadline.
The through-line is the same: how information is shaped, how people receive it, and what happens when the work has to be useful beyond the moment it is published.
Sleigh bells ring...
Winter activities are the best activities. Maybe it is because I grew up in warm weather climates, but there is something untouchably magical about snow-covered sceneries. For an experience that is stunning, relaxing, and potentially romantic consider taking a horse-drawn sleigh ride through some of Northern Michigan’s enchanting landscape. Here is a list: