Art

Too often I’ll come across an image online that pulls me in for closer exploration, only to reveal itself to be AI. It’s always a grave disappointment, and leaves me feeling like an old fart who doesn’t even know what to believe anymore! But this experience makes discovering real photos of real people created by […]

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

I have resisted a strong impulse to compile/edit/write yet another protest poster book. I’ve done a few over the past 40+ years and there are scores more on my shelves. I’ve hoarded many poster histories and anthologies dating back over 100 years that address critical epochs, wars and civil unrest, social justice and racial turmoil,

Seoul is a city of contrasts. Modern—even futuristic—architecture rubs shoulders with ancient Buddhist temples and royal palaces. Seoulites’ love of pop culture is visible everywhere, as is their reverence for the city’s history and heritage. Seoul’s high-tech subway system connects it all. Seoul’s extensive transportation system is a key amenity for both residents and visitors,

Baratunde Thurston is an Emmy-nominated storyteller, producer, and thought leader, weaving stories of interdependence across our relationships with nature, humans, and technology. The future doesn’t need more polished copies. It needs more brave originals. Baratunde Thurston As the host of PBS’s America Outdoors with Baratunde Thurston and the creator of the acclaimed How To Citizen

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. Eng-San Kho, is a partner at design firm Love & War. Originally from Amsterdam, he moved

The Living New Deal is a donor-supported nonprofit that began as a research project at the University of California, Berkeley, in 2007. Through crowdsourced research and a dedicated part-time staff, they have grown into a national enterprise that documents, maps and educates people about New Deal art and public works. In collaboration with volunteer contributors,

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

Candylab, the brand that turned wooden toy cars into small works of art, has always lived at the crossroads of nostalgia and design. But even beautiful brands can lose their way. For Candylab, that moment arrived when customers couldn’t tell the difference between its $10 “play” cars and $40 “display” collectibles. Blurred lines had put

Famous logo and graphic pun. This post was originally published on May 9, 2023, when I was taking a poll of artists and designers about their respective futures in the brave new work-a-day world. Most had not thought of or prepared for an inevitable graceful departure from work they had held so dear for a