Art

PRINT’s annual tradition is to ask some of the most creative people we know about the gifts they love to give. (*These are not affiliate links. The gifts on our list are shared as recommendations from our creative community.) What gift made by a fellow designer caught your eye this year? Alexander Isley, founder and […]

Billy Oppenheimer is a pattern-seeker, storyteller, and creative thinker who turns curiosity into clarity. His path, from ski towns and side jobs to working alongside bestselling author Ryan Holiday, is a powerful reminder that following what fascinates you isn’t a distraction; it’s a direction. In this episode of Design Of, Billy shares how his instinct

Design history is at the proverbial crossroads (and crowded intersections). As the editor of an important new collection of adaptive scholarship—Design History Reader: An Emerging Vision for a New Narrative—Kristen Coogan is helping to identify new on- and off-ramps and guide the traffic (her readers) on these largely untraveled roads. Her thought-provoking answers to my

A great PRINT Awards entry does more than show beautiful work; it tells a complete story of intention, craft, and impact. With the approach of the Early Bird Deadline on Dec. 11, here’s what positions winning submissions above the rest: A Clear, Compelling Concept Great entries communicate why the work exists. They explain the problem,

100 Days is an annual project at New York City’s School of Visual Arts that was founded by Michael Bierut. Each year, the students of the school’s Masters in Branding Program spend 100 days documenting their process with a chosen creative endeavor. This year, we’re showcasing each student in the program by providing a peek

For creative workers, making is the point. But how, why, and for whom is where it often gets sticky. Those were the questions that Joyce N. Ho, an Emmy Award-winning creative director who has designed graphics for acclaimed TV series and worldwide ad campaigns, was asking herself. She has been industrious and career-focused her entire

Fourteen years ago, thereabout, I wrote this missive in support of Ralph Steadman: Dear Honorable Sirs, I write this letter urging you to consider bestowing knighthood on Ralph Steadman, caricaturist, illustrator, artist, writer and satirist of considerable renown. Mr. Steadman is one of the few extraordinary visual satirists of the late 20th century who, through

With the 2026 PRINT Awards season officially underway, we’re excited to share our illustrious panel of judges. Our PRINT Awards Jury is comprised of leaders in the art and design industry, representing a diverse range of perspectives across fields. These experts have been entrusted with assessing each entry in their category, looking for originality, longevity,

What is more familiar than the shapes making up our alphabet? We learn to decipher these early in life, swapping in symbols for the sounds of spoken language and recognizing words as carriers of thought and meaning. A recent frontier in typeface development pushes into exciting new territory: what if we viewed the alphabet as

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. Gabby Lord is creative director and co-founder of the brand strategy and design studio, Super Keen,