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Lou Danziger turned 102 on Monday. I wrote this post when he turned 90. Here’s wishing him well. First, words of advice: “Work. Think. Feel.” Work: “No matter how brilliant, talented, exceptional and wonderful the student may be, without work there is nothing but potential and talk.” Think: “Design is a problem-solving activity. Thinking is […]

Olivier Gourvat, founder of French foundry Mostardesign, has released Parisco, his newest typeface. Parisco offers the precision and control of a geometric sans-serif family that flows harmoniously with humanist character. It gets its name from the two places that inspire its duality: Paris, for elegance and meticulous craft, and San Francisco, for creative energy and

When Marion Leary had her breakthrough moment at the Philadelphia Science Festival, staring at a virtual reality booth, she realized something that would reshape her entire career: the creative tools from design and technology could revolutionize how we teach people to save lives. …nursing leaders are starting to realize that [creativity] is important and does

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. Anderson Rocio is a New Zealand and Los Angeles-based artist and activist who blends emotive indie

In a cultural moment when museum legacies are being reexamined, sometimes even rewritten, the Branch Museum of Design in Richmond, Virginia, has chosen evolution over erasure. Its new visual identity, crafted by MullenLowe Design Studio (MLDS), reframes what a design museum can be. By transforming architect John Russell Pope’s 1919 Tudor blueprints into a living

Rea Irvin (1881–1972) is barely remembered for his trove of comic acuity. He was art editor, illustrator and cartoonist for Life in its original incarnation as a humor magazine. More importantly, Irvin was The New Yorker’s first art editor and creator of the magazine’s distinctive typeface called Irvin (still in use today), as well as

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As a tenured creative (and human being), I’ve witnessed countless shifts in consumer behavior—from the rise of digital to the relentless pursuit of authenticity. Today, we stand at the precipice of a profound paradigm shift. The prevailing mood of our time, coupled with the undercurrent shaping desires and driving decisions, demonstrates a yearning for escapism. The

Yiddish: A Global Culture, by author and curator David Mazower, is a lavish catalog that brings the Yiddish Book Center‘s landmark permanent exhibition to a general readership, situating the sweeping story of Yiddish culture within broader world history A collection of literature, theater, art, music, journalism and politics, Mazower also fills this handsomely designed book with

I love the idea of someone thinking they’re subscribing to a regular magazine and, inexplicably, getting a 3-ring binder in the mail.  Sunra Thompson, McSweeney’s Art Director When a new McSweeney’s Quarterly is released, you’d better drop whatever it is you’re doing and check it out. Their latest, McSweeney’s 80, is no exception. McSweeney’s Quarterly