Graphic Design

ThoughtMatter|Essays

12 Weeks of Poster Design

Who doesn’t love a well-designed poster?

Sean Adams|Books

Subjective + Emotional

Color is subjective and emotional.

Debbie Millman|Audio

DJ Stout

DJ Stout is a sixth generation Texan, award-winning designer, and partner at Pentagram.

Lilly Smith|Essays

Nancy Skolos + Thomas Wedell: Connectivity Through Aesthetics

“By bringing reason and subjective emotions together on a picture plane, that’s what we hope happens—that people will expand their point of view.”

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 …

Steven Heller|Essays

The Swastika: Symbol of Enduring Hate

There is no greater visual slur than the swastika.

Christopher Simmons|Essays

How Shepard Fairey’s HOPE Poster Helped Elect Donald Trump

On the eve of Donald Trump’s inauguration, it’s useful to consider how the poster that helped propel Obama to the presidency laid the framework for Trump’s ascendancy as well

Michael Bierut|Audio

S1E11: Steve Duenes

Steve Duenes is an Assistant Editor at The New York Times who oversees a team of visual journalists.

Steven Heller|Essays

Paul Rand: The Last Word

Design was Paul Rand’s overwhelming reason for being.

John Maeda|Essays

Thoughts on Paul Rand

Twenty years after the event, John Maeda reflects on inviting Paul Rand to speak at MIT.

Michael Bierut|Essays

My Democracy Was Irretrievably Undermined by Reactionary Idiots and All I Got Was This Lousy T-Shirt

Can a designer t-shirt contest have any effect on the US presidential elections?

Michael Bierut|Essays

Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mentor, Or, Why Modernist Designers Are Superior

Does a strict upbringing make you a better designer?