Richard von Zimmer 4/28/26 Richard von Zimmer 4/28/26

Why Most Infographics Fail (And What Policy Work Taught Me Instead)

Infographics are everywhere—and most of them don’t work. They’re busy, over-designed, and trying to do too much at once. You can tell a lot of effort went into them. You just can’t tell what you’re supposed to take away.

Richard von Zimmer 3/23/26 Richard von Zimmer 3/23/26

What Nonprofits Get Wrong About Design (And How to Fix It)

After more than two decades working with nonprofits, I’ve seen this over and over: When something isn’t landing, it’s rarely a design problem. It’s a clarity problem. Design just happens to be where that lack of clarity becomes visible.

Richard von Zimmer 10/13/25 Richard von Zimmer 10/13/25

In Defense of White Space

Every designer has faced this moment. You’re meeting with a client, presenting a clean, well-balanced layout, and they pause. They like it overall, but their eyes go straight to the logo at the top. “Shouldn’t there be something next to it?” they ask.

Richard von Zimmer 1/31/25 Richard von Zimmer 1/31/25

Minimalism and Graphic Design

Minimalism has always been one of my favorite graphic design styles, and few movements exemplify it better than Bauhaus and Swiss Design. In this post we’ll focus on Bauhaus.