Elephants Are Doing Something Deeply Human
Here’s an article I’m quoted in, about communication between elephants. The author is Tove Danovich. Elephants Are Doing Something Deeply human. They’re part of a growing list of animals that …
Mission: ImPASTAble 9 | New Shapes From Old Places
The Sporkful podcast episode is available here. “I was delighted to chat with the Pasta Man himself, Dan Pashman of The Sporkful, on the name for his new pasta! Well, …
The Importance of Process with Laurel Sutton of Catchword
I was invited to appear on the excellent Journey Map podcast, where I spoke with Dave Hale about the steep learning curve in the naming industry, the importance of process, …
Pastafazool! Helping to name Cascatelli
This post originally appeared at Catchword When The Sporkful podcast contacted Catchword back in November 2020 to be a guest on air, I had to admit that I hadn’t heard of …
Naming the Naming Articles
If I read one more article about product naming called “What’s in a Name?”, I will scream. Curse you, Bill Shakespeare! That is all.
Namey McNamerson: What Happens When You Crowdsource Names
This post originally appeared at the Duets Blog. If I was in charge of naming scientific research vessels, they’d all get names like Boaty McBoatface. This, in case you hadn’t …
The Challenge of Creativity: 5 Tips in 5 Minutes
This post originally appeared at The Content Bureau blog. Sometimes when I’m trying to create content for clients (or write blog posts, as the case may be), I come up empty. …
Don’t use this acronym: Laurel Sutton has a place in the OED
This post originally appeared at Catch This. On my desk sits the Compact version of the Oxford English Dictionary, one of the most amazing publications ever put together by humans. …
A Tooth Dodges!: Your Weekly Word Salad
This post originally appeared at Catch This. I get a lot of spam at my Catchword email addy, most of which Google thankfully deletes for me. Occasionally, though, something sneaks …
Catchword in the NY Times: The Fight Over AppStore
This post originally appeared at Catch This. The lovely and talented Ben Zimmer wrote a wonderful Week in Review column this weekend about the ridiculous battle between Apple and Amazon …