The Editors
Judging 50 Books | 50 Covers
Behind the scenes with Michael Bierut, Jessica Helfand, and Peter Mendelsund
Sara Jamshidi
The Observers: Missed Moments
Stories beyond a single captured moment
Rick Poynor
Exposure: American Family by Ralph Eugene Meatyard
The otherness of other people
Debbie Millman
Brian Rea
Debbie talks to Brian Rea about the value of being rejected, about art directing for the New York Times, and about his development as an illustrator.
Rob Walker
Violence Against Design
Masterfully designed objects, masterfully destroyed for art and entertainment.
John Foster
Babies and Goldfish
A Chinese Art Story
Bonnie Siegler
Three Reasons: 12 Angry Men
This week’s Three Reasons: 12 Angry Men .... and one woman
52-Blue
(in)Fringe 05: Hushed Spaces
POPOS and the public
The Editors
50 Books | 50 Covers Winners Announced
Congratulations!
Rick Poynor
Exposure: Bookstore in Barcelona by Gabriel Casas
A new vision of the book
Debbie Millman
Design Matters From The Archive: Rob Walker
Debbie talks to Rob Walker about the Sunggie and his fantasy branding project.
Bryan Finoki
Spaciocide
Evicting the homeless
The Editors
News from Elsewhere
Wrapping up the week at DO and elsewhere.
The Editors
Welcome to the Thesis Book Project
Year 1
John Foster
Lilliputian Entropy
Carrie Becker’s small rooms
KT Meaney
Remembering Michael Graves
On Michael Graves’ birthday, an homage in type
Jessica Helfand + Willy Wong
Places and Faces
Art, nostalgia, and community
Ava Kofman
Shock and Awe
The Art of Virtual Reality
Véronique Vienne
Design Relief
After the storm
Rick Poynor
Exposure: Invisible Man by Gordon Parks
The view from an electric cave
Debbie Millman
Design Matters From The Archive: Marian Bantjes
Debbie talks to Marian Bantjes about her daring typography and her highly ornamental designs.
Adrian Shaughnessy
Typographic Tipping Point
Have we reached peak typeface?
John Foster
Marianna Rothen
Behind the Lens
Bonnie Siegler
Interviewing in Indianapolis
Come prepared
Robert Hetherington
The Art of Communication
The object of ideas
Creative Opportunities
Design Observer
social media à la carte