Business

Michael Bierut|Essays

I’m With Her

The logo we designed for Hillary Clinton wasn’t clever or artful. I didn’t care about that. I wanted something that you didn’t need a software tutorial to create, something as simple as a peace sign or a smiley face. I …

Brian LaRossa|Essays

Undercover Branding

The Stories Behind 20 Publishing House Logos

Debbie Millman|Audio

Connie Birdsall

Debbie talks to Connie Birdsall about designing some of the most successful brands of our time and what to do when a meeting with clients is not going well.

Julie Anixter|Essays

Mark Randall: How Design Can Make a More Tolerant World

Mark Randall is being recognized with the 2017 AIGA Medal for his ​oversized dedication to making the design profession more diverse, starting with the earliest stages—students.

Jessica Helfand|Essays

Design Competition as Bake-Off

The idea of book design rendered as a global free-for-all likens the act of cover design to a giant bake-off. But books are not brownies, and design, like literature, is not a sweet shop.

Michael Bierut|Audio

S2E3: Bobby C Martin Jr

Bobby C. Martin, Jr., is a founding partner of the agency OCD | The Original Champions of Design.

Sara Duell|Opinions

Women's March on Washington: strong in number, but how about design?

On this International Womens Day Sara Duell considers the Women’s March on Washington logo

Debbie Millman|Audio

Mike Rigby

On this podcast Debbie talks to Mike Rigby about his international career in design and branding and how to stay creatively engaged.

Sean Adams|Slideshows

Pan Am: History, Design, & Identity

Matthias Huhne tells the story of the world’s largest airline for much of the 20th century with images, printed artifacts, and the Pan Am identity.

Debbie Millman|Audio

Design Matters from the Archive: Su Mathews Hale

Debbie talks to Su Matthews Hale about her efforts to bring more attention to female designers

Michael Bierut|Audio

S2E1: Audrey Gelman and Emily Oberman

Audrey Gelman is co-founder and CEO of The Wing, a social club and co-working space for women. Pentagram partner Emily Oberman worked on the brand identity.

Ken Gordon|Essays

Recognizing the Designer’s Ego

Designers, on the whole, are a humble lot; they have high standards and a great sense of professional pride, but they know the ethical and economic implications of bragging, and they avoid it. Ego is traditionally the prerogative of, …