Art

In the heart of Downtown Los Angeles, inside the City National building, SEGD—a global organization dedicated to advancing experiential and environmental design—hosted a day of speakers exploring the evolving role of branding in the built environment. Closing the program, Ric Edwards, VP of Brand Design (Look of the Games) and Executive Design Director at LA28, […]

Most of you were not even born yet. In October of 1965, John Sack, an associate producer at CBS, pitched a story about following a U.S. Army company from basic training through their first mission in Vietnam. The story did not fly. Instead, he sold the idea to Harold Hayes, Esquire’s editor, who agreed to

On March 2, 2026, the General Services Administration released its third annual assessment of federal compliance with Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act, offering a sobering snapshot of the government’s digital accessibility landscape. While the report points to incremental gains in acquisition and procurement practices, it ultimately underscores a more troubling reality: the federal government

Oh, it’s so in When I last posted here about the Outside Art Fair in New York City, it was a relatively sedate event, calm, spacious. Not so last weekend. The Metropolitan Pavilion on West 18th Street was jam-packed with eager visitors and with gallery owners happily talking art, taking orders, running credit cards, and

Angelo Ferrara, Creative Director and Partner at Robilant Milan, formerly Design Director at Wolff Olins London, combining strategic insight with award-winning design across global branding, packaging, and multimedia projects. Known for creating the Chinese Zodiac Paper Sculptures, celebrated in Milan’s ADCI Adward, Biennale of Art Venice and adopted worldwide as an educational tool. Pronouns: He/Him

“Separation” is an episodic comic strip that runs in The New York Times. It chronicles a Honduran family as they struggle to survive during the current tidal wave of immigration abductions and deportations. Although names and some details have been changed to protect the vulnerable, this is not fiction; rather, actual reporting by journalist Jake

Turntable Just Dropped in Illustrator—and It’s Kind of a Game Changer As of today, March 30, 2026, Turntable is now officially part of Adobe Illustrator, bringing with it a straightforward but meaningful shift in how vector artwork can be explored in motion. First previewed during Adobe MAX, the feature has been refined into something that

… Essential! And the art and design of natural science is brought to the forefront in Eric Himmel’s elegantly written, illustrated and designed The Art of Biodiversity. Available on April 13 from Abrams, this book is essential too! The word “Diversity” has been erased from the Trump lexicon but is fact in the natural world.

The National Student Show and Conference runs April 9–11, 2026, in Dallas. The event brings together visual communications students, educators, and professionals for three unforgettable days of portfolio reviews, studio tours, workshops, presentations, networking, and more. Students submit their design, advertising, UX, illustration, and photography work for a chance to win their share of more

Over the past few years I’ve done a lot of sitting in parks watching kids play. I am not some kind of amateur behavioral psychologist, but watching reduces stress in these chaotic times. During these outings, however, I’ve noticed an increasing number of kids looking at their phones and iPads. (Did I really just say