Type design students regularly labor for months over a font: they’ll present it, receive feedback, and then it’ll get tucked…
Eye on Design #02— the “Psych” issue—is here in all its DayGlo glory. This time around we’re exploring the…
Welcome to London! Or at least, our London City Guide, the first of AIGA’s city-specific editorial packages examining what it’s…
As with any city, London life isn’t all rosy. The streets, believe it or not, are neither paved with gold,…
A brief rundown of some of the most influential and revered studios that formed in the English capital, and still…
A brief and by no means exhaustive list of a few of the most famous, formative, and influential projects birthed…
A mini Where Designers Work-style peek into two leading London studios: Wolff Olins and Pentagram. Wolff Olins …
London is renowned for the breadth and sheer number of art and design schools, from University of the Arts London…
Sure, London, you’ve got yer Pentagram, yer Wolff Olins, yer big-studio big-guns. But the beauty of such a creative hubbub…
The old cliche about being tired of London meaning being tired of life is there for a reason: while NYC…
Ed note: None of these people actually exist. These are fictional characters in no way aligned to the agencies…
In 2018, co-working doesn’t stand for collaboratively working or even collectively working. Today, it’s a sign-on-the-dotted-line arrangement where one warm…
It’s easy to spot a Will Bryant piece—look for the colors, the cut-out shapes, the Memphis-inspired irreverence, and the strange…
Snow covers the peaks surrounding the Glarus valley on the Northern fringes of the Swiss Alps. A string of villages…
As we prepare for the inaugural AIGA Eye on Design Conference, we meet some of our esteemed speakers to find…
The inaugural Eye on Design Conference is coming: Minneapolis, MN Wednesday, October 11 Speakers, workshops, and program. Get your ticket,…
Elaine Ramos grew up without any knowledge of design—and perhaps even more surprisingly, she grew up in a house largely…
Brace yourselves: the bandana’d letterpress wonder, Dafi Kühne is back, and he’s revealing his secrets. Earlier this year he let…
Name: Pilat Designer: Stéphane Elbaz Foundry: General Type Studio Release Date: July 10, 2018 Back Story: During the optimistic, future-looking 1950s and ’60s, typefaces such…
If we get past the constant flogging of the word “disruption,” the V&A—that most hallowed and apparently traditional London institution—has…
Hello, and welcome to Design Diary. This week’s edition is a special little number, in which we’ve chosen a…
Experimental animation studio RAPAPAWN is the psychedelic brainchild of Cynthia Alfonso and Óscar Raña, two Spain-based artists and frequent collaborators…
Polish type designer Maciej Połczyński firmly believes in the magic of mistakes—so much so, that they often set the direction…
For years it seems there’s been a consensus that print is better for slow journalism, while online is the place…
Name: Adineue Chop Designer: Jeremy Mickel and Leon Imas Foundry: MCKL Release Date: Summer 2018 Back story: Adidas’ history is intertwined with…
Mariana Amatullo’s teaching and design practice sits at the intersection of design, design management, and social innovation—one of her primary…
Hello, and welcome to Design Diary, a collection of five projects from across the world that have impressed us this week. …
After moving to New York City to take her first job as a layout artist for Random House, Paula Scher…
With the reams of new independent magazines springing up every week, editorial and design trends are evolving quickly. The latest one…
—Debbie Millman
Each week we invite a designer to illustrate his or her favorite quotes by famous creatives. This week Venezuelan-based designer…
Every Friday we raise a glass to celebrate some of the best new boozy bottles to hit store shelves. This…
This month The Poster Boys survey the golden age of Cuban posters, created during and after the Cuban Revolution. In…
—Art Webb
The first thing that strikes you about Diego Zambrano is his beard, a formidable work of facial hair impressive enough to…
As editorial director at AIGA, I keep tabs on all the design news (so you don’t have to) and bring you…
—Bill Watterson
