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This industry op-ed is by Matt Owens, partner and chief design and innovation officer at Athletics. The Future of BrandTech Branding is no longer just about visual identity and storytelling—it’s about systems, AI integration, automation, and the seamless integration of belief, storytelling, and behaviors. As digital platforms continue to evolve, brands are being asked to […]

Debbie Millman’s ongoing project “What Matters,” an effort to understand the interior life of artists, designers, and creative thinkers, is now in its third year. Each respondent is invited to answer ten identical questions and submit a nonprofessional photograph. Shea Johnson is an award-winning executive creative, strategy and production director with a proven track record

The shock and embarrassment I felt watching Ukraine’s heroic President Volodymyr Zelensky being ambushed in the Oval Office by President Donald Trump and J.D. Vance was nauseating. If ganging up on an ally in the presence of hand-picked media is the new norm, there is more wrong with Trump’s dealership (it’s certainly not leadership) than

In the 1960s and 1970s in Iran, with economic development and government support, as well as the expansion of activities and the establishment of various institutes and cultural centers, art and graphic design flourished. During these years, Iranian graphic design drew from the country’s rich visual heritage, eschewing the Swiss International Style, and found influences

Join us for this weekly conversation between photographer Craig Cutler and illustrator Craig Frazier, whose collaboration is a testament to the unexpected alchemy of creative play. The Two Craigs project consists of one weekly prompt interpreted by the pair for 52 weeks. Check out the full series as it unfolds. Go backstage on the Two

The jewel in the heavens was so seductive that Apollo 8 astronaut Bill Anders had to take a photo of it—and that photo became one of the most famous of the latter 20th century. So compelling is the glow of planet Earth rising out of darkness over the moon’s cratered horizon that it is the

It seemed everyone had AI on the brain last week. brAIn? It started when I flipped on the news Monday morning, and each and every channel and stream I follow was talking about one product: DeepSeek. At first, I heard it as “Deep State,” which is par for the course these days. Then it sounded

Paula Scher isn’t really a “magazine person.” But if you ever needed evidence of the value of what we like to call “magazine thinking,” look no further than Pentagram, the world’s most influential design firm. The studio boasts a roster of partners whose work is rooted in magazine design: Colin Forbes, David Hillman, Kit Hinrichs,

While the nature of our fast-paced world might make the LA wildfires feel like a disaster of the past, for many Angelenos, the impact of the tragedy rages on and will endure for years to come. The city remains shaken to its core, but many continue to find ways to give back and support those

In 1963 Milton Glaser was experimenting with various approaches that belied what would soon become the Push Pin Style of the ’60s. There was a tendency in both fine and applied arts to create assemblages and dimensional works that allowed for heightened dynamic illusions. Glaser’s work was often influenced by sculpture as well as found