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Emily Foran
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Creative director & brand designer. AIGA board member. Solo League co-founder. Adult Girl Scout. Mama to V 💜 foranconcepts.com
The Structure of Seasons
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The Structure of Seasons
On how routines and shifting light give shape to the blurry stuff
open.substack.com
September 10, 2025 at 3:55 PM
I’m predicting a deep, moody teal for Pantone Color of the Year… granted I never would have guessed peach fuzz.
December 5, 2024 at 12:49 PM
At first I thought this headline was stating that the headquarters of the NIH had been turned into a Target superstore and honestly, that tracked.

www.nytimes.com/2024/12/01/h...
Long a ‘Crown Jewel’ of Government, N.I.H. Is Now a Target
The agency long benefited from broad bipartisan support. But Republican criticism has intensified, and new choices for top health posts hope to upend the organization.
www.nytimes.com
December 1, 2024 at 11:13 PM
“We’re excited to have all these young people over.”

—My mom (74), reacting to my husband (49) and I (43) inviting three of our friends (45-52) to join us for Thanksgiving at my parents’ house.

Life’s all about perspective, folks.
November 28, 2024 at 4:38 PM
I’ve come to the unfortunate realization that the noise-cancelling headphones I invested in do not block out the piercing mezzo-sopranoesque voice of the divorce attorney who takes calls out in the open at my coworking space.
November 26, 2024 at 2:33 PM
Caffeinating/Meditating to psych myself up for 8 hours of designing brand templates in a PC user-friendly trifecta of Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, and (drumroll, please) Canva for three separate clients. 😵‍💫
November 26, 2024 at 1:17 PM
Just dropped an entire pot’s worth of boiling hot, wet coffee grounds on top of my bare foot and how’s everyone else’s morning going?
November 16, 2024 at 12:53 PM
Not for nothing, I am wide awake at 3am with an infinite loop of the chorus from Nirvana’s MTV Unplugged performance of David Bowie’s “The Man Who Sold The World” playing in my head.
November 14, 2024 at 8:14 AM
If anyone needs gift ideas for the graphic designers in your life, we just launched these nerdy font candles (cough cough, typeface) in AIGA Maine’s online shop: maine.aiga.org/product/smel...

#graphicdesignismypassion
November 14, 2024 at 2:19 AM
Reposted by Emily Foran
It’s like he’s releasing the casting list for the final season of America
November 13, 2024 at 1:02 AM
Entering my Strega Nona era.
November 12, 2024 at 11:39 AM
I mean, maybe?
November 11, 2024 at 1:41 AM