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Tyranny exists everywhere. It is implemented in large and small doses by populist, autocratic and democratic leaders alike. The invocation of power is imbued in every system, state and nation that is concerned with keeping order regardless of what the intention of order may be. “For every obstacle to organizing and controlling society, there seems […]

Rage isn’t just an emotion—it’s a shield, a weapon, and a survival tactic for women battling the everyday frustrations of womanhood in America. In this book club Steven Heller and Debbie Millman talk with artist, writer and commentator Aubrey Hisch. Aubrey Hirsch is the author of Graphic Rage: Comics on Gender, Justice, and Life as a

Designers have always shaped how people are seen. But now, we’ve invited a new collaborator into the process, one that can generate images, write narratives, and simulate entire worlds in seconds. As generative AI becomes more embedded in how we work, a harder question emerges: what happens when the machine starts defining us back? At

Hero image credits left to right: Thalia Gochez, Jen 4rom the block, 2022, lightjet luster print, 36 x 24 in., ed. 1/10, 35mm film photographyWilliam Camargo, We Gunna Have To Move Out Soon Fam!, from the series Origins and Displacements, archival inkjet print, 30 x 24 in.Yulissa Mendoza, 3 Gallos por Acre 2, 2025, wood,

When Trump’s plan to build a Triumphal Arch in Washington D.C. was made public, I thought, No! He can’t be serious. But yes, he is! He’ll build anything anywhere to leave a stain, and after demolishing the East Wing, I was disgusted by his audacity, the pastiche on which he’s basing the design, and the

If you came of age in the ’80s, you didn’t just witness the rise of pixel culture, you engaged with design in its rawest form, where every unit on the grid had to earn its place. Boxal taps directly into that legacy, reframing it as a typographic time capsule—now with the luxury of considered kerning.

Jane Ratcliffe is a writer, animal mama, and beekeeper whose work has appeared in The Sun Magazine, O The Oprah Magazine, Tricycle, Creative Nonfiction and more, and has been selected for Notable Mention in both Best American Short Stories and Best American Essays. She writes the Substack Beyond—the internet’s most intimate, illuminating interviews with today’s

“Everyone is Using AI for Everything” nowadays, aka vibe living, and if you don’t, you’re a misfit outsider who should be punished in the town square to prevent contagion. Design —comarts—seemed so much easier in the days when all technique was left to the individual—the head and hand. Today designers live in a world of

Welcome to the third installment of Dori Tunstall’s monthly dispatch that pairs 100 words and 1 image—an invitation to pause, reflect, and reimagine design’s role in cultural life. Figure 1 Digital self-portrait by Nacho Montiel-O’Donnell featuring layered photography, risograph, CTA map, and paint splashes (March 2026). “Who is protecting the design students?” I wonder, having

It’s never been easier to make something that looks like design. Type a few words into a prompt, and a logo, poster, or campaign visual appears in seconds. For nonprofits with small budgets and big ambitions, the allure of AI-generated design is obvious: speed, scale, and cost-effectiveness. But let’s not confuse production with design. True