Art

A new exhibition at The Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art explores the overlooked beauty of endpapers—the decorative pages on the inside of a book’s covers that have become an expanded canvas in contemporary children’s publishing. Open + Shut: Celebrating the Art of Endpapers features original art from more than 50 books, from classics […]

In the summer of 2024, skincare brand Kiehl’s launched its first products for the care of intimate areas, called Kiehl’s Personals. In support of Kiehl’s Personals, the brand created provocative window posters and social media visuals that featured models in underwear. But the underwear was just a sideshow—in one, a male model rests in tighty-whities

In the law profession, we lean heavily on rational argument and analytical proof. Design can sometimes appear peripheral—a cosmetic afterthought rather than a critical factor in shaping perceptions. Yet when you walk into a law firm’s offices, land on its website, or flip through its marketing materials, the fundamental impression you form often starts with

The best television shows feel like fully realized worlds in which we can immerse ourselves entirely as viewers. And the best opening title sequences open the doors to those worlds at the start of each episode, quite literally setting the tone for a series, establishing a language for the show, and beckoning viewers inside. When

In advance of today’s PRINT Book Club with Kevin Bethune—which will dig into his recently published Nonlinear: Navigating Design with Curiosity and Conviction—we are reprising this interview from March 9, 2022, about his first book, Reimagining Design: Unlocking Strategic Innovation. Be certain to join us today at 4 p.m. for part two of an enlivening

In a time when the world is grappling with complex social, environmental, and cultural challenges, the Eames Institute of Infinite Curiosity has unveiled The Curious 100 — an inspiring initiative that highlights the power of curiosity as a tool for transformative change. Inspired by the legendary Ray and Charles Eames, this curated list celebrates 100

Paging through the latest work in American Illustration 43 makes me wistful for the days when I art directed illustration (and helped found American Illustration as an organization in 1982). It is heartening to see the ongoing accomplishments of some veterans and many of the neophytes who were either in my illustration history class at

Companies and brands are built and led by humans; therefore, we should treat them with the same care and attention to their overall health and wellness, as we do ourselves and our loved ones. We should nurture them (capital), exercise them (advertising, social media, print), and by all means, take extreme care of their emotional

Pentagram’s incredible identity for The Joslyn Art Museum in Omaha launched in late January. The distinctive letterforms and the earthy yet bright color palette were a much-welcome sight on my Instagram feed. It’s a tremendous comfort to me that we have cultural institutions like The Joslyn to celebrate the best of what we’re capable of

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. Emily Jeffrey-Barrett has spent the last ten years creating brands and campaigns with impact. An experienced