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One of my most engaging assignments in the class I teach on propaganda and truth is for students to find and discuss near-identical symbols that express contradictory messages—like the spiritual Swastika vs. the Hakenkreuz (or Nazi hooked cross). Cultural spins on similar visual icons abound, and understanding their respective meanings is critical. An elegantly authored […]

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 Master’s 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 into ten

If you’ve even spent one day in New York City, chances are you’ve encountered some unsightly scaffolding. The eyesore is so ever-present that most people probably don’t think much of it, as it’s been normalized as a NYC architectural mainstay. But what if ugly scaffolding didn’t have to be this way? What if, instead, scaffolding

Little-known, but highly visible in her varied roles as designer, illustrator, production manager, landscape architect and copy editor, Dorothy Waugh created 17 posters between 1934 and 1937 as part of a major campaign to promote tourism to U.S. National Parks during the Great Depression. President Franklin Delano Roosevelt promoted the parks to raise morale, stimulate

PRINT is Proud to Share a First Look for the New Documentary, The King of Color, the Untold Story Behind Pantone’s Color Revolution It’s hard to pinpoint the exact moment a creative revolution begins, but in the case of color, it started with one man who refused to accept that chaos was simply part of

The birthplace and largest chapter of the American Institute of Graphic Arts, AIGA NY, has just unveiled a new logo and strategic direction. Together, the logo and strategy clarify AIGA NY’s position as a civic space for design that celebrates and encourages open dialogue, shared learning, and collective ambition. The identity was crafted and designed

If you’re in the mood for a little light hard-boiled reading this season, the latest Field Notes special editions are just the trick. In 1943, the U.S. government and the American publishing industry collaborated to create an imprint known as the “Armed Services Editions.” Over the next few years, more than 120 million books were

In this conversation, Dan Kurzrock, co-founder and CEO of Upcycled Foods, Inc., discusses the significant waste generated at each stage of the food manufacturing process and the opportunities to upcycle the coproducts and byproducts into valuable ingredients and products. He emphasizes the importance of utilizing the whole crop, the economic and environmental impacts of food

“I hope the wall will be introduced in May 2026 in Prague,” the award-winning children’s book illustrator Peter Sis told me. He was discussing a mural called the “Velvet Bridge” that celebrates the Velvet Revolution leading to the democratic “Czecho-slovak republic” from Jan Masaryk to Václav Havel. “It was off and on for the past

The 2026 PRINT Awards are officially open—and as we look ahead, we can’t help but take a look back at the branding work that lit up last year’s competition—highlighting the agencies and projects that set the bar for excellence. With the December 11th early-bird deadline approaching, now’s the time to submit your best work to