An Introduction to Graphic DesignWilliam Drenttel and Jessica Helfand
Graphic Design 101 by William Drenttel and Jessica Helfand.
Accidental MysteriesJohn Foster
A weekly cabinet of visual curiosities set aside for your perusal and enlightenment. This week: chairs.
Massimo Vignelli, 1931-2014Michael Bierut
A personal memory of the late designer Massimo Vignelli.
S2E12: Dana Arnett + Patrick PalmerMichael Bierut + Jessica Helfand
Dana Arnett is a vice chairman and a founding partner of VSA Partners, a branding and marketing company based in Chicago. Patrick Palmer leads the strategy practice at VSA.
The Art of Punk and the Punk AestheticRick Poynor
Punk has two graphic histories: Punk: An Aesthetic and The Art of Punk. What conclusions do they draw?
What’s Wrong With This Picture?Jessica Helfand
If a picture is worth a thousand words, what’s a painting worth? Judging from these images, it’s hard to say.
Brené BrownDebbie Millman
Debbie talks to author and researcher Brené Brown about belonging, courage, and vulnerability. “The very first thing I look for in you is vulnerability. And the very last thing I want to show you is my vulnerability.”
Vignelli’s Herald (or Heralding Vignelli)Steven Heller
Vignelli Celebration: Steven Heller remembers the Herald.
Episode 103: Cathedrals and CandidatesMichael Bierut + Jessica Helfand
Notre Dame cathedral fire, Joe Biden and Pete Buttigieg design systems, Mina Markham and Pantsuit, unidentifiable objects, Wesley Morris on romantic comedies.
The Politics of Desire and Looting Adrian Shaughnessy
The part designers have played in the London riots.
The Real Skinny on the Real SkinnyJessica Helfand
Consider the fact that one-fifth of those suffering from anorexia will, if untreated, die from complications related to their eating disorder, and ask yourself: is less really ever more? On the visual nature of body image.
I‘m With HerMichael Bierut
The logo we designed for Hillary Clinton wasn’t clever or artful. I didn’t care about that. I wanted something that you didn’t need a software tutorial to create, something as simple as a peace sign or a smiley face. I wanted a logo that a five-year-old could make with construction paper and kindergarten scissors.
Malcolm Gladwell Is #WrongMaria Popova
Response to Malcolm Gladwell's New Yorker magazine essay, "Small Change: Why the Revolution Will Not Be Tweeted."
Simon SinekDebbie Millman
On this episode, Debbie Millman talks to Simon about the fruits of good leadership.
A Makeover for the BART MapRachel Berger
Unlike the notorious 1972 Massimo Vignelli redesign of the New York City subway map, the new BART map didn't make much of a splash in graphic design circles.
It’s Time to Define What “Good” Means in Our IndustryGeorge Aye
I know a definition of good is missing because I’ve been asked to pinpoint it, with some fairly high stakes on the line.
Why Nicolai Ouroussoff Is Not Good Enough Alexandra Lange
Nicolai Ouroussoff might turn out to be the last architecture critic, which makes it even more imperative to say: He is not making a good case for keeping the breed.
Agency or Studio? The Dutch Design DilemmaRick Poynor
Dutch graphic design, once so original and innovative, now looks increasingly similar to everyone else's graphic design.
What Am I Doing Here? Tall Buildings and High Anxiety in Las VegasMark Lamster
I spent three days in a new entertainment complex, CityCenter, in Las Vegas. What follows is a diary of my experience in that time.
Episode 66: Ethics!Michael Bierut + Jessica Helfand
The Copenhagen Letter, Mike Monteiro’s Design the Right Thing, Branded by Memory, Google Quick, Draw!, Otl Aicher’s Isny, the Trash Isles.
Reassessing the Saul Bass and Alfred Hitchcock CollaborationPat Kirkham
The evidence, scholarship and debates: Saul Bass and the famous shower scene in “Psycho.”
S4E6: Margaret Gould StewartMichael Bierut + Jessica Helfand
Margaret Gould Stewart is vice president of product design at Facebook.
Architect BarbieNancy Levinson
Architect Barbie: the world's most famous doll has a new career.
Esther PerelDebbie Millman
Debbie talks to Esther about marriage, polyamory, and adultery. "Many affairs, if they were not discovered and they were left alone, they would die a natural death."
Graphic Design Criticism as a Spectator SportMichael Bierut
Michael Bierut on logo redesign outrages, what they mean, and why we should demand more.
S4E10: Abbott MillerMichael Bierut + Jessica Helfand
Abbott Miller is a partner in the design firm Pentagram.
