My ten favorite posts from the last ten years

I’ve written over 520 posts here on Sketchbook B, but I figured I’d highlight my ten favorite posts over the last decade. These aren’t my most read posts — almost all of those are Adobe Creative Cloud tips — but these are the ones that I’m most proud of. I want to write more like these going forward.

I made a red velvet cake. Published on January 2018. A recent post about making my mom’s red velvet cake and the fear of failure.
We become what we consume. Published on August 2017. Not my favorite shirt design from my 52 Shirts project, but my favorite blog post of the series.
You choose your dysfunction. Published on May 2017. A coffee conversation forces me to reevaluate one of my favorite sayings.
Kill two birds… Published on February 2017. Trying to kill two birds with one stone isn’t strategy, it’s stupid.
My most influential classes. Published on October 2016. Looking back at the lasting impact of random classes throughout my educational career.
ASAP: The lowest priority. Published on September 2016. Real rushes have real deadlines.
What it’s like to have three kids… Published on November 2015. A reflection on being outnumbered.
You get what you test for… Published on September 2015. Sometimes, people focus on the test more than the reason for the test.
Mom, Michael Bierut and Advice on Criticism. Published on January 2013. Reflecting on some advice from my mother about criticism.
Soup, spoons and social media. Published on November 2009. I ordered soup from Subway. It didn’t go well.

Bob Wertz writes about design, technology and pop culture at Sketchbook B. Bob is a Columbia, South Carolina-based designer, creative director, college instructor, husband and dad. He’s particularly obsessed with typography, the creative process and the tools we use to create. He's currently in the middle of a project to design a new shirt a week for an entire year. Follow Bob on Twitter, Instagram and Micro.Blog.