Even though we can’t help but think of cattle when we hear the phrase, branding is becoming ever more important in...
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Every week we see something that makes our jaw drop, our heart “squee,” or our debit card burn (another)...
Everyone has their shortlist of favorite designers – not necessarily the ones lionized at industry conferences, perhaps, but those...
Many of us have an almost Pavlovian response to unusual résumés, particularly when they actually secure the creator their dream job. What...
While we’ve traditionally been advised to “take the rough with the smooth” in life, our society has virtually eliminated...
Sure we may be inundated with more media than we know what to do with, but movies continue to...
Granted it’s been (mumble, mumble) years since we received a school yearbook of our own, but we’re pretty sure...
Considering all the advances in printing and finishing techniques over the years, it’s amazing just how few inspiring notebooks there...
Those who doubt the inspiring, restorative powers of international travel need look no further than “Cocinando un tribute” (“Cooking: A...
British book imprint Ladybird has announced the addition of nine new titles to its cheeky “Ladybird Books for Grown-ups” series,...
There we were, debating which design project to feature today. “My this hotel identity looks very smart.” “Hmm, this...
The more printing options we are showered with these days, the easier it is to forget how effective the...
Were Freud alive today, he’d no doubt have a ball with Volkswagen and creative agency Ogilvy’s longstanding obsession with the idea...
Just as the devil always has the best tunes, the political left often can be relied on to have the best design....
If there’s any design assignment more thankless than creating an annual report, we haven’t come across it. Often you are...
Something magical happens when a design studio crafts something for itself without the usual back-and-forth with (let’s face it)...
Museum exhibit catalogs really are hit-or-miss affairs. For every stunning piece of print craft there are half a dozen...
Often the one thing missing from portfolios and other “leave behinds” is a sense of fun, a charge that cannot...
Structural Graphics‘ recent Dieline Award win got us thinking about the sheer number of design miracles that regularly emanate from...
How do you convince consumers to sign up for your email blasts at a time when they are increasingly wary...
“Cool” doesn’t even begin to cover the style and craftsmanship that went into this wedding invitation for designers Shaun Green...
You could probably compose a fascinating dissertation on the subject of ripping and tearing in fashion design, from those...
Street Artist/Not Banksy Shepard Fairey has come a long way since his ubiquitous Andre the Giant “Obey” stencil days. The...
The progress of a fad runs a little something like this: inspiration, adoration, imitation, detestation. Thus the recent explosion in...
Paris’ Murmure is one of those design studios to whom you simply explain what you want to accomplish and then get...
Even technology behemoths like Google appreciate that few things beat print design when it comes to getting a hard-to-understand point...
OK, this is probably the first and last time you’re ever likely to see the words “high tech” and “Agatha Christie”...
Sometimes a piece of design comes along that hits you squarely between the eyes not so much because of...
The term “mixed bag” has been dragged through the mud over the years, as in “the party guests were...
Like most things in life, design is something that’s extremely easy to take for granted. Yet even a casual...