In the 1920s and ’30s, the New Typography movement spearheaded by the likes of Jan Tschichold, Karel Teige, Herbert Bayer,…
The poster for Ari Aster’s second feature film, the horror movie Midsommar, seems noticeably jarring for its genre. In the…
We hear time and again that the design “canon” needs a big shakeup—in design education, exhibitions, or simply in the…
Once you start, you can’t help but see them everywhere when it comes to the design and illustration world: the…
In 1955, the winding gulleys of Kolkata in India were awash with large posters and almost translucent paper flyers that…
It’s not always easy for designers to work with art, or with artists. As we’ve previously explored, there’s a fine…
We don’t always realize it, but graphic design saturates every part of our lives. It informs the decisions we make…
Suzy Chan’s work is often incredibly, undeniably cute. At first glance it’s a joyful explosion of color, vibrancy, smart use…
Before I read Figure it Out, I’d assumed the designer/artist vinyl toy trend was, if not dead, at least pretty…
The Venice Biennale—for many, a watery pinnacle of the art world calendar—isn’t exactly a place for quiet contemplation. Full disclosure:…
Cooking offers an opportunity to let the mind drift and unpack the day’s events. And while cooking in the company…
Working across text and performance, with some complex diagrammatic illustrations thrown in to try and make sense of life, death,…
