Business

Adrian Shaughnessy|Essays

The Politics of Desire and Looting

The part designers have played in the London riots.

Brian LaRossa|Opinions

Questioning Graphic Design’s Ethicality

If designers take care during client selection, can they evade the type of intense ethical quagmire that’s only resolvable through radical action? Are particular modes of working within the field of design more conducive to …

Steven Heller|Essays

Cleaning Up Sanitation

The story of New York City’s Sanitation Department, the vanilla trucks, and the lower case Helvetica.

Steven Heller|Essays

A Bee C: Paul Rand’s Bee Fixation

The 1981 Eye-Bee-M rebus is Paul Rand’s most iconic poster.

Julie Anixter|Interviews

Just Keep Walking: An Interview with Paula Scher

Called “the most influential woman graphic designer on the planet” by fellow designer extraordinaire Ellen Lupton, Pentagram partner Paula Scher has left an undeniable imprint on the American design psyche.

Lilly Smith|Interviews

Chain Letters: Julian Alexander

What made Julian Alexander become a designer, and what was it like working with 50 Cent during the start of his career?

Lilly Smith|Interviews

Chain Letters: Jason Murphy

“Inclusivity. That is the cliché. Where are they doing that?”

Bonnie Siegler|Books

Dear Client

“Ironically, there are many books for designers about how we can better work with clients...But, as far as I know, there are no books to help clients better work with creative people, who are a unique species with a unique language …

Lilly Smith|Interviews

Chain Letters: Ced Funches

“Admitting you may not be the best person to bring a vision to life is the hard part.”

Steven Heller|Essays

The Design Comb Over

Hair is more than a fibrous protein. Hair is who we are, or at least what we project we are. Hair defines personal brand identity.

Lincoln Cushing|Essays

The Women Behind the Black Panther Party Logo

A tribute to the women who shaped the Black Panther Party Logo.

Michael Bierut|Essays

Speech, Speech

The State of the Union Address is tonight. Messages, big ideas, careful details, second-guessing, refinements and revisions, anonymity: graphic design has a lot in common with political speechwriting. What kind of client do you suppose the …