Graphic Design

Leonard Koren|Books

Making WET: The Magazine of Gourmet Bathing

An except from Making WET: The Magazine of Gourmet Bathing by Leonard Koren.

Ed Ruscha|Books

Sign Painters

Ed Ruscha's forward to Sign Painters, a new book from Princeton Architectural Press.

Debbie Millman|Audio

Aaron Draplin

In this audio interview with Debbie Millman, Aaron Draplin talks about being comfortable in his own skin, midwestern pragmatism and why Oregon beats the shit out of SoCal.

Alexandra Lange|Essays

Dot Supreme

On the enduring power of the simplest shape, from corporations to children’s books.

Alexandra Lange|Essays

Having Fun at the Museum

Blocks, rocket ships, playgrounds and balls: the hidden meaning of playthings at the Museum of Modern Art.

Rick Poynor|Photos

Demonstrations, Democracy and Design

After demonstrations in 2011, Barcelona’s Plaça de Catalunya became a carnivalesque village of protest.

Alexandra Lange|Essays

Just Keep Typing

An excerpt from the new book Breakthrough! Proven Strategies to Overcome Creative Block and Spark Your Imagination that involves Post-It notes, legal pads and baking. 

Rob Walker|Essays

Card Tricks

The digital doesn't annihilate the analog, and business card creativity proves it.

Rick Poynor|Essays

Why the Activist Poster is Here to Stay

Digital communication has given posters produced to contest an outrage or support a cause a new lease of life.

Rick Poynor|Essays

Sending Signals about Political Graphics

Issue two of Signal, a journal about the visual languages used around the world to support political protest.

Rick Poynor|Essays

Pierre Faucheux and Le Livre de Poche

A masterclass in book cover design: Pierre Faucheux’s work for the French paperback publisher Livre de poche.

Alexandra Lange|Essays

Obama’s New Fonts

Obama bets on American nostalgia, shrinking Gotham and picking a script.