by Orbit | Apr 7, 2026 | Blog, Creative Leadership
After calling out the rise of the “everything designer,” it only feels fair to flip the lens. Because if job postings are revealing confusion… they’re also an opportunity to show clarity. And clarity is leadership. Let’s start here: Most design job postings...
by Orbit | Apr 2, 2026 | Blog, Creative Leadership
Every so often, a job posting makes the rounds in design circles for all the wrong reasons. You’ve seen them. Graphic designer… who also shoots video, edits motion, writes copy, runs social, maybe dabbles in 3D, and — why not — can build full websites if needed. The...
by Orbit | Mar 31, 2026 | Blog, Creative Leadership, Orbit30
Orbit30 is a look back at the moments that shaped a 30-year career in design, leadership, and creative problem-solving. Not the highlight reel, but the real stuff. The messy, human, occasionally chaotic experiences that, in hindsight, taught the lessons that actually...
by Orbit | Feb 10, 2026 | AI, Blog, Creative Leadership
Every time a new creative tool shows up, the same question follows: “Should we be teaching this?” It’s the wrong question. The better one is: What kind of thinkers are we creating? Tools change. Thinking lasts. I’ve lived through enough shifts to know this pattern by...
by Orbit | Feb 5, 2026 | AI, Blog, Creative Leadership
By now, the pattern should be clear: AI doesn’t make people creative, it doesn’t turn juniors into seniors, and it certainly doesn’t replace leadership. What it does do is remove friction. And when friction disappears, what’s underneath becomes very visible. AI is a...
by Orbit | Jan 27, 2026 | AI, Blog, Creative Leadership
Part 1 reshaped how you think. Part 2 built long-term immunity. Part 3? This is where the metaphor lands: AI is rehearsal, not performance. Because the way most creatives get tripped up with AI isn’t output. It’s authorship. Somewhere along the line, the fear creeps...
