Essay 15 Years: Farewell and Thank You The D*S Team Reflects: Looking Back On Lessons Learned Our Hopes For The Future of Design How to Handle (And Learn From) Being Called Out You Are More Than The Best (and Worst) Thing You’ve Ever Done How to Know When It’s Time to Go (and How it Feels to Say Goodbye) A Vision (Board) For The Future Dear 23-Year-Old Grace: Let’s Write Letters To Our Younger Selves 5 Pieces of Unsolicited Advice I’m Glad I Ignored Accessible Design in 2019 & Beyond How My Mom’s Aesthetic Inspired My Love of Design That One Piece: The Perfect Blue Globe 6 Ways *YOU* Can Make a Difference in Design What Bird Watching Taught Me About Life + Work That One Piece: A Pair of Velvet Club Chairs that I Lost Too Soon In Praise of Carpet The Quirks of Living In An Old Home The One Piece: Mom’s Blue Velvet Chairs Dead Ends Are for Cars, Not People: Growing Up in Public Housing That One Piece: A Vignette Sparking the Magic of Childhood Nostalgia Creating the Space & Knowing Our Value: On Being A Black Artist in the Design Community That One Piece: The Sea Green Table at the End of the Rainbow Let’s Stop Making Excuses for Our Spaces (and Love Them As-Is) Making, Making Do, & the Lessons of Failure With Jen Hewett That One Piece: My Army Shirt Sofa That Got Away What Would You Tell Your Younger Self About Decorating Your Home? Real Talk: Starting a New Chapter is Scary 2019: Our Final Year Essay: Kwanzaa Traditions & Reflections The Revolving Room & Calling it Good Enough The Cycle of Fear & Entrepreneurship with Amber Kemp-Gerstel Synesthesia: How My Brain Swirls Color into Life What Pinterest Taught Me About Myself D*S Updates: Introducing New Features & the Return of Old Favorites Design*Sponge Turns 14 + Summer Vacation In Defense of the Quick Fix Finding Peace and Quiet in a Longterm Renovation How To Stand Up For Inclusion In Design Where We Shop: Making Room for Indie Shops and Box Stores In Defense of Trends (Keep Calm and Let Them Be) Parenting in the Creative Industry, Pt. 2: Obstacles, Life Hacks, Fostering Creativity & Advice Parenting in the Creative Industry, Pt. 1: Staying Centered, Finding Support & More Next
