Inspiration

Commencement Address
Words of wisdom for young designers

Follow Your Heart (HOW magazine)

Experience

To Spec or Not to Spec?

What You Want and What They Need (AIGA)

The First Career Stages of a Young Designer (AIGA)

Education

What Designers Must Learn (AIGA)

Cramming Conceptual Abilities into Design Curricula (AIGA)

Books

Becoming a Graphic Designer: A guide to Careers in Design, Steven Heller & Teresa Fernanandes (ISBN-10: 0471715069)

How to Grow as a Graphic Designer, Catherine Fishel (ISBN-10: 1581153945)

The Education of a Graphic Designer, Steven Heller (ISBN-10: 1581154313)

Design Humor: The Art of Graphic Wit, Steven Heller (ISBN-10: 1581152469)