Art

Handlettering, illustration, graphic novels, invitations, logos, and type design all share a foundation in expressive communication through form and typography. Each discipline uses composition, hierarchy, line quality, and attention to detail to convey tone, personality, and narrative. Whether creating a brand mark, a story world, or an event announcement, these practices balance artistry with function—transforming […]

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. Rose Albanese (Rows) is a singer-songwriter born in Brooklyn, New York. When she’s not in the

Reading is a quiet collaboration between reader and page—a sustained immersion where typography either supports the experience or subtly fractures it. It’s surprising how quickly a typeface can tip that balance: a too-sharp italic, a brittle serif, a headline that shouts over the prose. Ensaio enters this conversation not as a singular stylistic gesture, but

I was forwarded a New York Times article with the following headline and deck: Homeland Security Hires Labor Dept. Aide Whose Posts Raised AlarmsA young aide behind social posts that echoed white supremacist messaging will help run social media for the much larger Homeland Security Department. It certainly raised my alarm, as I recently completed

The PRINT Awards includes two important categories to recognize work created to address societal issues—Design for Social Impact and Citizen Design. Design for Social Impact Design for social impact is creative work shaped with purpose—addressing real-world challenges like equity, access, climate, public health, and community resilience. It goes beyond aesthetics to ask: Who does this

Queens Boulevard in New York has been branded the most dangerous city street for pedestrians, thanks to its multiple two-way traffic lanes. But as the largest gathering of ethnic food stores and restaurants in the five boroughs, it was only a matter of time before it was recognized as a destination for its typography, too.

Every so often, a brand activation truly deserves to be called immersive. Tony’s Chocolonely’s latest pop-up is one of those rare cases. The impact-driven chocolate company—on a mission to end exploitation in the cocoa industry—opened the doors last weekend in New York to a one-of-a-kind pop-up that invited fans to step inside an unmistakable universe.

As we hurdle into the thick of the Winter Olympics in Italy, we’re digging deeper into the design of the Games and their coverage. All of us sitting at home watching in the States are mostly doing so through NBC, meaning we’re experiencing the games very much through the lens of their production. NBC’s branding

In a hospitality market saturated with boutique claims and global loyalty schemes, differentiation is everything. For Carlton Collection—a family of hotels and hospitality destinations that includes two DesignHotels™—the challenge wasn’t quality or character. It was cohesion. Each property had its own personality and audience. But collectively, the brand wasn’t registering their clients’ consciousness. There was

I was smitten when I saw Olimpia Zagnoli’s new book, Building Briges: An Illustrated Conversation With Gio Ponti, which forges a bond between Zagnoli and the aesthetics of the renowned Italian architect through 32 illustrations. Created for an exhibition organized at the Italian Cultural Institute in Stockholm, it’s a perfect blend of art and architecture