Graphic Design

Alexandra Lange|Essays

Bad Taste True Confessions: Erté

True confessions about my own bad taste. I loved Erté. Did you?

Franc Nunoo-Quarcoo|Essays

The Rand House: A House to Work and Live In

While not a large house, it felt just right, as if it had been made to measure for every interaction and every function.

Jonathan Schultz|Projects

EyeWriter

Report on the EyeWriter software system, which allows a graffiti artist suffering from ALS to continue working merely by moving his eyes.

Jennifer Ehrenberg|Projects

Chicago Welcomes You

On designing a resettlement process for Burmese immigrants in Chicago.

Martha Scotford|Slideshows

Ulysses: Fast Track to 1934 Best Seller

The first United States publishing of James Joyce's Ulysses.

Steven Heller|Essays

Ramparts: Agent of Change

Ramparts magazine has been dead for almost two decades, but to look back at it, it stands out as one to remember.

Andy Chen|Essays

The Value of Empathy

Andy Chen responds to the debate between David Stairs and Valerie Casey on the recent surge of social design activity.

Michael Bierut|Essays

The Figure / Ground Relationship

Designing is the most important thing, but it’s not the only thing. All of the other things a designer designer does all day are important too, and you have to do them with intelligence, enthusiasm, dedication, and love. Together, those …

John Emerson|Interviews

Pressed into Service

Interview with Lincoln Cushing, co-author of Agitate! Educate! Organize!: American Labor Posters.

Mark Lamster|Essays

The Lion of Belgium

In the history of strange maps, this image of Belgium as a lion, printed in 1611 by cartographer Jodicus Hondius of Amsterdam, is surely a classic

Steven Heller|Slideshows

Covering the Good Books

When reading was more fundamental than tweeting, Time Life Books played a significant role in getting the general public to acquire books on almost every subject.

Jessica Helfand|Essays

Can Graphic Design Make You Cry?

How can you create anything visually compelling if you don’t engage at some fundamentally human level — a place where memory and feeling are as valued as form and execution?