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Graphic Designers Use Jedi Mind Tricks

I don’t want to freak you out, but graphic designers are hiding something from you.

How Design Makes the Intangible Tangible

Even if you’re not a fan of jazz, you’ve heard of Miles Davis. But this post isn’t about that Miles. It’s about another artist who shares his name.

Do Icons Improve User Experience? It Depends.

Which would you find more maddening: shrinking your favorite sweater or attaching the legs of your new IKEA chair upside down? And what do they have in common?

Good Design Can Live in Surprising Places

Recently, I discovered good design in an unexpected place. A video game. Yes, I’m serious.

40 Years of Inspiration

We don’t often get to meet our heroes. That’s why I jumped at the chance to meet one of mine last year. His name is Don Weller,

Autre temps, autres moeurs.

There are two reasons to post a link to this story. First, €2.6 million is a cracking bargain. Second, if + more

Knocking First Is Always a Good Idea

“When we inadvertently open a door and see someone pooping,” writes Adam Mastroianni, “we could curse ourselves, the someone, the + more

Since 1946

Vic B. Linden and Sons Sign Advertising Inc.—among our very favorite collaborators—has long been one of the busiest sign shops + more

Hello? Anyone There?

Yeah, yeah—I know. It’s been a while since we posted anything here. Four weeks, by my reckoning. So what have + more

Our Fearless Leader

The phone’s been ringing off the hook since the latest issue of The Independent – “Serving Chewelah and Stevens County + more

Design to the Rescue (Again)

I get why New York City recently boarded up its storefronts. It’s a sad state of affairs. But I wholeheartedly + more

“An Overdue Tribute”

Unless you live in—or were planning to visit—the UK, you probably won’t have an opportunity to catch Margaret Calvert: Woman + more

For Type Nerds Only

After an “intensive typographical adventure” comprising “hundreds of hours of in-depth research, meticulous drawing, discussion, testing, and refining,” a team + more

The One and Only

We recently lost another industry giant: Celebrated graphic designer, typographer, and teacher Ed Benguiat passed away October 15 at age + more

Handshake Deals, Copyright Law, and Rock and Roll

Somehow, none of the parties involved in this story—about the artist who painted the cover for Jethro Tull’s Aqualung—come out + more

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