Year: 2023
![Looking Sharp: Annie Hall’s Cover Design of Occam’s Razor](https://www.slugmag.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/418-Ed-Annie-Hall-Dominic-Jordon-9-scaled-e1695846012341-1024x851.webp)
Looking Sharp: Annie Hall’s Cover Design of Occam’s Razor
Designer Annie Hall has taken up the challenge to represent Occam’s Razor, a core principle of design that prioritizes simplicity, on the cover of SLUG’s 2023 Design in Utah issue. … read more
![Paper Apps DUNGEON: Game Design Minimalism](https://www.slugmag.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Gladden-Design-2023-Ashley-Christenson-11-1024x681.webp)
Paper Apps DUNGEON: Game Design Minimalism
Paper Apps DUNGEON is a notebook-based dungeon crawler that you can play anywhere at any time—it only requires a pencil and a die. … read more
![From Script to Set: Janice Chan on Designing for Theater](https://www.slugmag.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/418-Ed-Janice-Chan-Maralee-Nielson-27-1024x683.webp)
From Script to Set: Janice Chan on Designing for Theater
Many folks working in “the theater” have a self-professed, life-long passion for the performing arts, but that’s not the case for scenic designer Janice Chan. … read more
![Moon Gear’s Down-to-Earth Approach to Outdoor Product Design](https://www.slugmag.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/418-Ed-Moon-Gear-featurd-image-1024x640.webp)
Moon Gear’s Down-to-Earth Approach to Outdoor Product Design
Moon Gear, the one-woman operation launched in April of this year, is a small, eco-friendly business that makes durable outdoor gear for nature enthusiasts. … read more
![DesignBuildBLUFF: Collaborative Homebuilding in the Navajo Nation](https://www.slugmag.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/418-Ed-DesignBuildBLUFF-COVER-SHEET-River-View-House-1024x663.webp)
DesignBuildBLUFF: Collaborative Homebuilding in the Navajo Nation
Each semester, University of Utah’s DesignBuildBLUFF architecture students arrive to Bluff with one goal: to design and build a home in just 12 weeks. … read more
![Jake Reedy: The Tinkering, “Any Means Necessary” Artist of Postmodern Design](https://www.slugmag.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/418-Ed-Jake-Reedy-Gilbert-Cisneros-21-1024x681.webp)
Jake Reedy: The Tinkering, “Any Means Necessary” Artist of Postmodern...
Reedy is not your typical designer. When it comes to materials, nothing stays sacred for long. “I like the idea of being anti-genre,” he says. … read more
![Designing a Community with NOVEL Daybreak](https://www.slugmag.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/418-Ed-Novel-Daybreak-Exterior-1024x683.webp)
Designing a Community with NOVEL Daybreak
NOVEL Daybreak apartment homes aim to create the ideal intersection of community-focused living and luxury design. … read more
![Local Review: Federal Heights – Federal Heights](https://www.slugmag.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/SLUG-2023-federal-heights-1024x1024.webp)
Local Review: Federal Heights – Federal Heights
The fate of Federal Heights is predetermined to create satisfying, sincere artistry—their recent self-titled album proves it. Some people simply can’t help but write good songs. … read more
![Painting with Petals: The Creative Process of Little Gay Garden](https://www.slugmag.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/418-Ed-Little-Gay-Garden-June-Hyatte-Logan-Sorenson-3-1024x683.webp)
Painting with Petals: The Creative Process of Little Gay Garden
June Hyatte’s job as a floral designer and gardening scientist allows for an important exchange of emotions and care within our community. … read more
![Fiona Matisse Barney and the Art of Teaching](https://www.slugmag.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/2023-SLUG-ED-Fiona-Barney-BARKIPLE-300-9582-1024x683.webp)
Fiona Matisse Barney and the Art of Teaching
By meeting kids where they are at and drawing upon their current interests and hobbies for inspiration, Fiona Matisse Barney is able to show them that art exists everywhere. … read more