Art

What happens when AI is guided by curiosity instead of efficiency, and creativity instead of code? These creatives are showing that when AI is treated as a catalyst — not a replacement — they can unlock entirely new dimensions of storytelling and design. As debates around AI and creativity grow increasingly binary, either full embrace […]

In this conversation, Jennifer Brush, VP of Innovation and Product at Guayaki, discusses the origins and benefits of Yerba Mate, the evolution of Guayaki’s product offerings, and the brand’s commitment to sustainability and community. Brush and host Gage Mitchell explore the challenges of navigating the beverage market, building brand loyalty, and the exciting transition to

In an age of endless digital scroll and algorithm-chased aesthetics, a growing number of creatives are looking for something more tactile, more permanent, and more real. The pendulum is swinging back toward the physical, as artists, illustrators, and designers increasingly seek ways to bring their work off the screen and into the world. For years,

No matter how serious the intent of any design project, a designer must inevitably begin with the freedom of unfettered exploration; let’s call that play. Play is a key element of surprise, and audiences love surprises. When it comes to graphic design, in particular, play underpins and increases its significance as mass communication and popular

While sending nudes is nothing new, doing so without widespread societal disdain is a more recent (and welcomed) mindset. As the sharing of nudes has become more accepted in our modern era, the desire to do so safely and securely has increased along with it. The new app Linq identified this need and filled the

This is a book cover column—and thus it seemed like a wildly egregious oversight to not feature a new book that manages to pull off two hardcover covers in a single volume. Confused? We were, too. So we asked McSweeney’s art director, Sunra Thompson, to riff on the double cover to Mostly Everything: The Art

Mimi Pond’s graphic biography of the Mitford Sisters contains all the ingredients of a social, cultural, political and familial potboiler. The upper crust of English society, its curious mores and morality—including its lean toward Nazism during World War II—is embodied in each member of this sextet, from fascist-sympathizing parents to the parade of eclectic men

It’s been nearly sixty years since Black Sabbath’s tension-filled guitar riffs heralded heavy metal’s arrival in Birmingham and the global music culture. Tony Iommi, the band’s guitarist and founding member, is often called the godfather of heavy metal for his foundational sound and as a creative champion of metal and several metal sub-genres. Iommi is

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. Andres Nicholls is the chief creative officer at Prophet, always on the lookout for big ideas,

While looking through boxes of magazines, I recalled recieving Illustration 63: Zeitshrift Für Die Buchillustration (1978-2000), published by Edition Kurt Visel and carefully edited by Wisel. It covered the woodcut, linocut, engraving, and black and white line world of fine book printing. Each and every issue was printed letterpress, including the generous number of illustrations