Code is a tool—a string of numbers, glyphs, and letters that when arranged in a particular order can be wielded…
Words by Liz Stinson
Published onMarch 25th, 2019
This is my favorite line ever uttered in one of those flipping-through-the-portfolio presentations that designers love to give: “Only a…
Well, we’ve once again made it to Friday—and a spring Friday, at that. Which, depending on where you are in…
This article has been updated with corrections. The pitch sounds almost too good to be true: An all-expenses paid six-month…
Let me take you back, briefly, to an uncomfortable time when you had fickle skin, fickle friends, and a crisis…
It’s safe to say that we’ve reached critical mass on the whole built-for-Instagram pop-up trend. The world may not need another…
Eye on Design #04 is the “Worth” issue, filled with stories that question the way we value design—measured in money,…
Name: Hotel Designers: Yuexin Huo Release Date: Still in development Backstory: When Yuexin Huo left China for the U.S. for…
It’s easy to consider scripty, hand-rendered lettering and gentle color-pencil illustrations as sort of wishy-washy, maybe a little twee. “Girly,”…
Welcome one, welcome all to the weekend. And it’s not just any weekend: this Sunday is Saint Patrick’s Day. So…
For as long as we have existed, humans have tried to make sense of color. Back when our limited color…
There’s a lot of power inherent in the language we use and how we choose to use it. It’s a…
“Weekend With” is a series that explores the world of design through the eyes of a designer on their days…
“Weekend With” is a new series that explores the world of design through the eyes of a designer on their…
A lot of design businesses claim to be open and transparent, but ask them a pointed question (even off-the-record), and…
The body in movement has long inspired type designers. In 1926, the Czech dancer Milka Mayerová choreographed the alphabet as…
Name: Zoo Designer: Quentin Coulombier for Blaze Type Release Date: February 2019 Back Story: Four years ago, Quentin Coulombier, a current ECAL student, was…
Here’s my message for those of you who think the robot revolution isn’t going to change the design industry: think…
Read any article or report about minorities within the design industry and you’ll come across the words “excluded,” “oppressed,” and…
Every day is International Women’s Day over here at Eye on Design, where our all-woman team is spread out over…
Nicole Killian is an artist and graphic designer whose work “investigates how the structures of the internet, mobile messaging, and…
Through our ongoing Design + Education coverage this year, we had the privilege of talking to educators from around the world…
As illustration programme director at London’s Camberwell College of Arts, Darryl Clifton couldn’t be better placed to consider the complexities of…
“If I hear the phrase ‘Summer of Love’ one more time, I will scream,” says Louise Sandhaus from her design…
Berlin is, and always has been, a city of activism. As such, many of the posters you’ll find plastered across…
Online, things happen quickly. It’s rare to feel any long-lasting sentiment after a trending tweet spins around the world—we’re often…
Name: Construk Sans Designer: Ryan Hicks Release Date: Still in development Back Story: Inspired by a TED Talk by cognitive scientist…
We often hear people saying that they wish they could work with typefaces designed by women, but they have trouble…
In Germany during the 1930s, there was just one lifestyle magazine that every young woman had to have. An essential…
