Art

Newly found old artifacts of graphic design history are many—and Michael Russem, proprietor of the Katherine Small Gallery in Boston, is a dedicated forager of them. The collections he’s pulled from obscurity include this cache of items by Uli Huber. Huber had tremendous skills as a letterer, calligrapher and illustrator, and with those skills he […]

If food is culture, then branding is the narrative that elevates it. The James Beard Foundation, long considered a pillar of the culinary industry, has embarked on a visual and structural transformation that not only modernizes its brand but also reaffirms its commitment to the independent restaurant ecosystem. In a landscape where design and storytelling

Setting the Standard for Design Excellence and Shaping the Future of the Industry The PRINT Awards is one of the most prestigious design competitions in the world, celebrating excellence in visual communication. Winning a PRINT Award is like watching a carefully cultivated garden burst into full bloom—it’s a moment of validation, growth, and recognition. For

Forty-three years ago, the American Illustration annual competition sought to elevate the field and provide an alternative showcase for the surging new wave of abstract, representational and experimental artists in the country. Every year a who’s who of designers are chosen for each hardcover volume—and the first tenet of AI‘s founding principals was to create

This industry op-ed is by Johanna Augustin, CEO of Stockholm agency Pond Design. Who would have thought that we’d see a golden era of packaging design? Watching my Generation Alpha daughter and her friends delight in their latest haul is a joy – especially for someone like me who has long appreciated the power of

My friend Kelly Beal’s Instagram will treat you to a simple quote each day. There are many I have bookmarked, but this particular one stopped me cold. I haven’t stopped thinking about this deficit of wonder and how we might replenish it. I’ve become more mindful of the many times that our family reaches for

Identity Politics is a column written by veteran journalist Susan Milligan, covering the big issues in the socio-political ether as they intersect with design, art, and other modes of visual communication. When I was a kid, you could still find a Crayola crayon color called “Flesh.” Discontinued in 1962 (but still hanging around in old

Every year, RGD asks a different Canadian design studio or agency to tackle the conference identity. In these shorter episodes, host Nicola Hamilton has been speaking with some of the past DesignThinkers Design Partners. Her guest this week is Howard Poon, VP of design at DDB Edmonton. In 2022, Poon and the team at DDB

Edward Tenner is the go-to expert for explaining why things go tragically wrong—specifically when technology and culture collide. His 1997 book Why Things Bite Back: Technology and the Revenge of Unintended Consequences should be required reading for all designers working in today’s world. As science editor of Princeton University Press, Tenner published general-interest books in

The Illinois Institute of Technology’s College of Architecture was revered, influential, and well overdue for a brand refresh and a new website that better reflected its legacy and student experience. The school tapped Chicago studio Span to lead the rebrand, designing a comprehensive new visual identity anchored by a new logo and website. Two typefaces