When Lesley Carter*, 26, first saw the salaries listed in the Graphic Design Salary Transparency Spreadsheet in January 2020, she…
Two things about capitalism: graphic design is totally bound up with it; and it really has to end. You won’t…
In an episode of the beloved animated 1960s sci-fi sitcom The Jetsons, Mrs. Jetson decides that housework is becoming too…
In the United States, the presence of the universal recycling icon on a product might lead an unassuming consumer to…
This op-ed was collaboratively penned by Design Action Collective and Partner & Partners. Design Action Collective is a cooperative design…
The late Ken Garland’s First Things First manifesto, written in 1963 on the spur of the moment during a public…
In the South Bronx in the 1970s, hip-hop culture was just beginning to form at large musical gatherings called jams.…
Beatriz González eschews labels like “pop artist” and “political artist,” which must be tiresome since most people’s first reaction to…
There’s a quote, perhaps apocryphal, from Massimo Vignelli that you’ll sometimes hear from alumni of Cranbrook Academy of Art’s design…
Code is a tool—a string of numbers, glyphs, and letters that when arranged in a particular order can be wielded…
I met Bahia Shehab about a year ago at a conference on contemporary Arab graphic design in New York. A…
The best fashion magazines are often the ones that transport readers to other worlds. It’s not just about the clothes…
This story is part of our Weekend Reads series, where we highlight a story we love from the archives. It…
If you lived in the state of Maharashtra in India during the ’70s and ’80s, you probably had the Kalnirnay…
On a recent afternoon I visited Dribbble, a popular community and portfolio website used by designers to share and discuss…
Name: Camera Designers: Team Dinamo (Johannes Breyer, Fabian Harb, Robert Janes, Fabiola Mejía) with Sascha Bente Foundry: Dinamo Release date:…
“The details are not the details,” said Charles Eames. “The details make the design.” I think Eames is saying that…
In the past decade, cold shipping has grown from an industrial need to an everyday occurrence. From meal kit deliveries…
For years, I’ve swooned at the thought of commissioning an oil painting of my rescue greyhound, The Turtleman*. I used…
Colin Forbes, who passed away just a little more than a week ago, was a key part of the design…
Name: Exposure Designer: Federico Parra Barrios Foundry: 205TF Release Date: April 2022 Back Story: If you are not a recent…
When the first issue of Tradeswomen first appeared in subscribers’ mailboxes in 1980, they were “delighted,” said Molly Martin, its…
The Malaysia Design Archive actually began in Havana, Cuba. In 2007, founder Ezrena Marwan visited the city for the Icograda…
As editorial director at AIGA, I keep tabs on all the design news (so you don’t have to) and bring…
I can honestly say I’ve never been as excited for a trip to Vegas as I am now that Roman…
In one image, an empty shoe lifts up as if it’s about to charge forward in a vigorous sprint. In…
Like a no-nonsense boxing match, the rules of Typefight are simple, ruthless, and clear-cut. Each week, two designers are pitted…
Amsterdam’s Mainstudio is known for its clean, conceptual, typographic designs for the architecture, art, and fashion industries. Founder Edwin van Gelder and his studio…
Our weekly look at a favorite new typeface. Share yours with us on Twitter and Instagram @AIGAdesign with #TypeTuesday. Name: GT…
From the Pathmakers exhibition on mid-century modernism and feminism to a new series of Fresh Talks that kicks off later this month…
I imagine being in long-distance design partnership is a lot like being in a long-distance relationship; you’re suddenly intensely aware of what…
The founder and director of Barcelona’s OFFF festival, Hector Ayuso, first dreamt up the idea of a conference dedicated to…
