Author Archive

  Apr 30 2009  

SilverPen Publishing

The identity establishment of SilverPen Publishing, home of aspiring writer, review, and theologian – Matthew Stublefield.

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  Apr 17 2009  

“It Takes All Kinds” or “Maybe You Can’t Design”

Part seven in the Design series of collaborative conversation exercises. Matthew Stublefield explains how design ability isn’t everything, and that other skillsets exist to compliment visual representation.

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  Apr 15 2009  

It’s The Thought That Counts

Part six in the our Design series of collaborative conversation exercises. Matthew Stublefield examines the content behind the presentation, and how design serves little purpose without something of quality to promote.

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  Apr 7 2009  

Design As A Weapon

Part five in the latest series of collaborative conversation exercises. We explore a bit more about the alternate uses and definitions of design, specifically in regard to how it is used in propaganda, politics, and warfare.

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  Apr 4 2009  

Poor Design Stymies Communication

Part four in the latest series of collaborative conversation exercises. Matthew Stublefield takes a look at how design affects communication – from a writer’s standpoint. “Just like in poetry, the goal of anything design-related is to communicate an idea. If you’re not communicating, you’re failing.”

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  Mar 27 2009  

Design Speaks Directly to the Soul

Part three in the latest series of collaborative conversation exercises. In this article, writer Matthew Stublefield from SilverPen Publishing explores the relationship of design, architecture, emotion, and a deep satisfaction gained from a union of these areas.

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  Mar 26 2009  

Designing a Path to Identity

Part two in the latest series of collaborative conversation exercises. In this article, writer Steve Moore from theSpigot talks about the purpose of design and branding, and the questions of subjectivity versus results.

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  Mar 11 2009  

The Purpose, Power, and Presence of Design

Part one in the latest series of collaborative conversation exercises. In this series, we examine Design and all of the surrounding aspects that term brings to the table. What is it? Why is it useful? Where do we see it? How does it change us? I lead off with some thoughts on what exactly Design is, and why there is more to it than meets the eye.

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  Mar 10 2009  

Collaborative Conversations

I brief outline of the previous exercises in collaborative conversation published on In All Reality, some of the guidelines behind the idea, and where it will (hopefully) head in the future.

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  Mar 4 2009  

Prodigy Pixel

The fresh new face of Prodigy Pixel, a design firm located in Springfield, MO specializing in branding for nonprofit organizations.

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