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Why Pay Transparency Matters in Job Negotiations

When Lesley Carter*, 26, first saw the salaries listed in the Graphic Design Salary Transparency Spreadsheet in January 2020, she…

Books

In CAPS LOCK, Ruben Pater Untangles the Relationship Between Graphic Design and Capitalism

Two things about capitalism: graphic design is totally bound up with it; and it really has to end.  You won’t…

Design + Gender

What Would a Feminist Alexa Look, or Rather Sound, Like?

In an episode of the beloved animated 1960s sci-fi sitcom The Jetsons, Mrs. Jetson decides that housework is becoming too…

Packaging design

Can Better Labels Really Fix Recycling?

In the United States, the presence of the universal recycling icon on a product might lead an unassuming consumer to…

Op-ed

Every Design Studio Should Be a Worker-Owned Studio

This op-ed was collaboratively penned by Design Action Collective and Partner & Partners. Design Action Collective is a cooperative design…

Design + Politics

The Evolving Legacy of Ken Garland’s First Things First Manifesto

The late Ken Garland’s First Things First manifesto, written in 1963 on the spur of the moment during a public…

Design + Ecology

Tech Minimalism is Out. Welcome to the Squishy, Microbial World of the Biobrand

The face of biotech has no face at all.  It doesn’t have a spine. It doesn’t have complex organs. Hell,…

Design + Gender

Tradeswomen Was the Magazine for Women in Blue-Collar Work During the ’80s and ’90s

When the first issue of Tradeswomen first appeared in subscribers’ mailboxes in 1980, they were “delighted,” said Molly Martin, its…

Branding

The ’80s Are Back, Baby

This story is part of our Weekend Reads series, where we highlight a story we love from the archives. It…

Typography

Do Gender-Neutral Pronouns Need Their Own Glyphs?

This story is part of our Weekend Reads series, where we highlight a story we love from the archives. It…

Branding

Unconventional Sleep Aids Are in Vogue, and They’re Designed To Chill You Out

This story is part of our Weekend Reads series, where we highlight a story we love from the archives. It…

Graphic design

The Y2K Aesthetic is Fully Back, but Can It Stick Around?

When editor and consultant Casey Lewis started her newsletter digest on youth culture, After School, she instinctively gravitated towards pastel…

Books

“Exploring Unfamiliar Histories of Visual Culture” — Four Corners Books Shares Its Favorite Publications

Run by Richard Embray and Elinor Jansz, Four Corners Books is a London-based publishing house that seeks to bring art…

Fashion

How Heart-Shaped Frames Became a Symbol of Reclaimed Femininity and a Non-binary Fashion Staple

Joey Donatelli slides their glasses off and proudly holds them in front of the camera, as though bestowing an all-powerful…

Design + Music

The Collaborative Spirit Behind Brian Eno’s Record Sleeve Designs

It was Brian Eno who invented the term ‘scenius,’ which counters the myth of the lone genius and credits the…

Books

Five Beautiful Book Covers and the Stories Behind Them

Artwork. Advertisement. Encapsulation. Billboard. Brand.  A book cover is many things — and the best ones tend to be all…

Type Tuesday

A Font Inspired by Egyptian Streets That Addresses a Problem for Arabic Designers

Name: Felfel Designer: Abdo Mohamed Foundry: Boharat Release Date: Initially 2021, but the font is still in progress Back Story: Independent type…

Design + Ecology

A Design Studio “Rebranded” Carp. But Can a Fish Be a Brand?

Recently, the Illinois Department of National Resources asked branding studio Span to “rebrand” a fish.  The new miracle species that…

Design History 101

Steven Heller Gets Personal in His New Autobiography Growing Up Underground

This article is an excerpt from Growing Up Underground, the new coming-of-age memoir by Steven Heller published by Princeton Architectural…

Packaging design

Cruelty-Free? Don’t Believe All the Cute Bunny Labels

I recently invented a skin-care oil that is guaranteed to make you look 20 years younger.  It is a revolutionary…

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Branding

The ’80s Are Back, Baby

This story is part of our Weekend Reads series, where we highlight a story we love from the archives. It…

Typography

Do Gender-Neutral Pronouns Need Their Own Glyphs?

This story is part of our Weekend Reads series, where we highlight a story we love from the archives. It…

Branding

Unconventional Sleep Aids Are in Vogue, and They’re Designed To Chill You Out

This story is part of our Weekend Reads series, where we highlight a story we love from the archives. It…

Graphic design

The Y2K Aesthetic is Fully Back, but Can It Stick Around?

When editor and consultant Casey Lewis started her newsletter digest on youth culture, After School, she instinctively gravitated towards pastel…

Books

“Exploring Unfamiliar Histories of Visual Culture” — Four Corners Books Shares Its Favorite Publications

Run by Richard Embray and Elinor Jansz, Four Corners Books is a London-based publishing house that seeks to bring art…

Fashion

How Heart-Shaped Frames Became a Symbol of Reclaimed Femininity and a Non-binary Fashion Staple

Joey Donatelli slides their glasses off and proudly holds them in front of the camera, as though bestowing an all-powerful…

Design + Music

The Collaborative Spirit Behind Brian Eno’s Record Sleeve Designs

It was Brian Eno who invented the term ‘scenius,’ which counters the myth of the lone genius and credits the…

Books

Five Beautiful Book Covers and the Stories Behind Them

Artwork. Advertisement. Encapsulation. Billboard. Brand.  A book cover is many things — and the best ones tend to be all…

Type Tuesday

A Font Inspired by Egyptian Streets That Addresses a Problem for Arabic Designers

Name: Felfel Designer: Abdo Mohamed Foundry: Boharat Release Date: Initially 2021, but the font is still in progress Back Story: Independent type…

Design + Ecology

A Design Studio “Rebranded” Carp. But Can a Fish Be a Brand?

Recently, the Illinois Department of National Resources asked branding studio Span to “rebrand” a fish.  The new miracle species that…

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