Arts + Culture

Alexandra Lange|Essays

Patterns of Houston

How do you critique the urbanism of Houston? Look for patterns.

Rick Poynor|Essays

From the Archive: Upgrade Yourself!

If appearances matter more than ever, as we are constantly told, the personal makeover has become our most fundamental design task.

Alexandra Lange|Essays

Playing With Design: Fredun Shapur

Add Fredun Shapur to the pantheon of modern designers making winning and sculptural objects for children.

Observed|Events

Inge Druckrey + Sister Corita Kent on Film

On Friday, April 4th, the Department of Graphic Design at Yale University will be showing Teaching to See and Learning by Heart, two short films on the work and teaching of Inge Druckrey and Sister Corita Kent.

Angela Riechers|Insights Per Minute

Angela Riechers on Banks

Angela Riechers is a Brooklyn-based art director and writer specializing in design, media, and visual culture.

Emily King|Exhibitions

Thoughts on Adapting

Five Issues of Studio International

Steven Heller|Essays

Command Records’ Design Distinction

Command Records covers are striking for the graphic and branding power of the abstract format.

The Editors|Books

Self-Reliance

To think through making, to know yourself better through the process of producing something.

Alexandra Lange|Essays

What the Cooper-Hewitt Needs: More Design, Less Talk

My six suggestions for how to fix the National Design Museum.

Claudia Rankine|Poetry

“Situation 5”

A poem on film by Claudia Rankine and John Lucas.

John Foster|Accidental Mysteries

Accidental Mysteries

Accidental Mysteries, a weekly cabinet of curiosities curated by John Foster, highlights images of design, art, architecture and ephemera brought to light by the magic of the digital age.

John Foster|Accidental Mysteries

Accidental Mysteries

Accidental Mysteries, a weekly cabinet of curiosities curated by John Foster, highlights images of design, art, architecture and ephemera brought to light by the magic of the digital age.