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A Human Document<br />Selections from the Sackner Archive of Concrete
A Human Document
Selections from the Sackner Archive of Concrete

AUTHOR: René Morales
PUBLISHER: Pérez Art Museum Miami
DESIGNER: Beverly Joel


A Muse and a Maze<br />Writing as Puzzle, Mystery, and Magic
A Muse and a Maze
Writing as Puzzle, Mystery, and Magic

AUTHOR: Peter Turchi
PUBLISHER: Trinity University Press
ART DIRECTOR: Jenny Volvovski
DESIGNER: Jenny Volvovski
DESIGN FIRM: ALSO Design


Abbott Miller: Design and Content
Abbott Miller: Design and Content
AUTHOR: Abbott Miller
PUBLISHER: Princeton Architectural Press
ART DIRECTOR: Abbott Miller
DESIGNER: Abbott Miller and Kim Walker
DESIGN FIRM: Pentagram


Andy Warhol<br />The Complete Commissioned Magazine Work
Andy Warhol
The Complete Commissioned Magazine Work

AUTHOR: Paul Maréchal
PUBLISHER: Prestel Publishing
DESIGNER: Roy Brooks
DESIGN FIRM: Fold Four, Inc.


Annaïk Lou Pitteloud. Esercizio sullo stato attuale. Exercise in the Present State
Annaïk Lou Pitteloud. Esercizio sullo stato attuale. Exercise in the Present State
AUTHOR: Elio Schenini
PUBLISHER: Museo Cantonale d'Arte, Lugano
ART DIRECTOR: Sidi Vanetti
DESIGNER: Sidi Vanetti
DESIGN FIRM: Sidi Vanetti


Carl Andre<br />Sculpture as Place, 1958–2010
Carl Andre
Sculpture as Place, 1958–2010

AUTHOR: Philippe Vergne and Yasmil Raymond
PUBLISHER: Dia Art Foundation, New York, in association with Yale University Press, New Haven and London
DESIGN FIRM: Purtill Family Business


Chewing Gum and Chocolate
Chewing Gum and Chocolate
AUTHOR: Shomei Tomatsu
PUBLISHER: Aperture
DESIGNER: Andrew Sloat


Christopher Williams<br />The Production Line of Happiness
Christopher Williams
The Production Line of Happiness

AUTHOR: Matthew S. Witkovsky; Mark Godfrey; Roxana Marcoci; Christopher Williams
PUBLISHER: The Art Institute of Chicago
DESIGNER: Petra Hollenbach


COVERT OPERATIONS<br />INVESTIGATING THE KNOWN UNKNOWNS
COVERT OPERATIONS
INVESTIGATING THE KNOWN UNKNOWNS

AUTHOR: Timothy R. Rodgers, Claire C. Carter, Sandra S. Phillips and Dana Priest
PUBLISHER: Radius Books & Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art
ART DIRECTOR: David Chickey
DESIGNER: David Chickey
DESIGN FIRM: Radius Books


Criterion Designs
Criterion Designs
AUTHOR: The Criterion Collection / Eric Skillman
PUBLISHER: The Criterion Collection
ART DIRECTOR: Eric Skillman, Sarah Habibi
DESIGNER: Eric Skillman
DESIGN FIRM: The Criterion Collection


Dodo
Dodo
AUTHOR: Adam Broomberg & Oliver Chanarin
PUBLISHER: Fundación Jumex Arte Contemporáneo & Editorial RM
ART DIRECTOR: Maricris Herrera
DESIGNER: Maricris Herrera


Earthquakes, Mudslides, Fires & Riots<br />California and Graphic Design 1936–1986
Earthquakes, Mudslides, Fires & Riots
California and Graphic Design 1936–1986

AUTHOR: Louise Sandhaus, with essays by Denise Gonzales Crisp, Lorraine Wild, and Michael Worthington
PUBLISHER: Metropolis Books
ART DIRECTOR: Louise Sandhaus
DESIGNER: Louise Sandhaus with Kat Catmur, Jens Gehlhaar, Thomas Kracauer, Kaoru Matsushita, Christopher Morabito, Derrick Schultz, Hayden Smith, Ben Woodlock
DESIGN FIRM: LSD (Louise Sandhaus Design)


Fictitious Dishes<br />An Album of Literature’s Most Memorable Meals
Fictitious Dishes
An Album of Literature’s Most Memorable Meals

AUTHOR: Dinah Fried
PUBLISHER: Harper Collins
ART DIRECTOR: Dinah Fried
DESIGNER: Dinah Fried
DESIGN FIRM: Small Stuff


Fred Tomaselli<br />The Times
Fred Tomaselli
The Times

AUTHOR: Lawrence Weschler
PUBLISHER: Prestel Publishing
DESIGNER: Barbara Glauber and Azusa Kobayashi
DESIGN FIRM: Heavy Meta


Grafika ASP Kraków / Graphic Arts Academy of Fine Arts in Cracow
Grafika ASP Kraków / Graphic Arts Academy of Fine Arts in Cracow
AUTHOR: Aleksandra Toborowicz
PUBLISHER: Faculty of Graphic Arts at the Academy of Fine Arts in Cracow, Poland
ART DIRECTOR: Aleksandra Toborowicz
DESIGNER: Aleksandra Toborowicz


Hair
Hair
AUTHOR: Guido Palau
PUBLISHER: Rizzoli
ART DIRECTOR: Abbott Miller
DESIGNER: Abbott Miller and Yoon-Young Chai
DESIGN FIRM: Pentagram


Hans Richter. Il ritmo dell'avanguardia
Hans Richter. Il ritmo dell'avanguardia
AUTHOR: Elio Schenini, Timothy Benson
PUBLISHER: Edizioni Casagrande
ART DIRECTOR: Sidi Vanetti, Marco Züercher
DESIGNER: Sidi Vanetti, Marco Züercher
DESIGN FIRM: CCRZ and Sidi Vanetti


Hello I am Erik
Hello I am Erik
AUTHOR: By Johannes Erler (translated from German by Dylan Spiekermann)
With contributions by friends and colleagues
PUBLISHER: Gestalten
ART DIRECTOR: Johannes Erler
DESIGNER: Inga Albers


Here
Here
AUTHOR: Richard McGuire
PUBLISHER: Pantheon Books
ART DIRECTOR: Richard McGuire
DESIGNER: Richard McGuire


In the Land of Punctuation
In the Land of Punctuation
AUTHOR: Christian Morgenstern
PUBLISHER: Tara Books
ART DIRECTOR: Rathna Ramanathan
DESIGNER: Rathna Ramanathan
DESIGN FIRM: M9Design


James Drake: 1242
James Drake: 1242
AUTHOR: Kathryn Kanjo and David Krakauer
PUBLISHER: Radius Books & Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego
ART DIRECTOR: David Chickey
DESIGNER: David Chickey
DESIGN FIRM: Radius Books


James Lee Byars 1/2 an Autobiography
James Lee Byars 1/2 an Autobiography
AUTHOR: Magali Arriola & Peter Eleey
PUBLISHER: Fundación Jumex Arte Contemporáneo, MoMA PS1 & Koenig Books
ART DIRECTOR: Kloepfer-Ramsey
DESIGNER: Maricris Herrera


Las Torres de Ciudad Satélite
Las Torres de Ciudad Satélite
AUTHOR: Fernando González Gortázar, Federica Zanco
PUBLISHER: Arquine
DESIGNER: Gabriela Varela and David Kimura
DESIGN FIRM: Gabriela Varela + David Kimura


Lita Albuquerque: Stellar Axis
Lita Albuquerque: Stellar Axis
AUTHOR: William L. Fox, Selma Holo, Roger F. Malina, Ann M. Wolfe
PUBLISHER: Skira Rizzoli / Nevada Museum of Art
ART DIRECTOR: Brad Bartlett
DESIGNER: Brad Bartlett, Elaine Suh Bartlett
DESIGN FIRM: Brad Bartlett Design, Los Angeles


Made in L.A. 2014
Made in L.A. 2014
AUTHOR: Connie Butler and Michael Ned Holte
PUBLISHER: DelMonico Books/Prestel Publishing and Hammer Museum
DESIGNER: Kimberly Varella and Tanya Rubbak
DESIGN FIRM: Content Object Design Studio


Make It New<br />Abstract Painting from the National Gallery of Art, 1950–1975
Make It New
Abstract Painting from the National Gallery of Art, 1950–1975

AUTHOR: Harry Cooper, with contributions by David Breslin and Matt Jolly
PUBLISHER: Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute and Yale University Press
ART DIRECTOR: Cheryl Towler Weese
DESIGNER: Silja Hillmann, Tuan Pham
DESIGN FIRM: Studio Blue


Making Design
Making Design
AUTHOR: Cooper Hewitt
PUBLISHER: Cooper Hewitt
ART DIRECTOR: Pamela Horn and Irma Boom
DESIGNER: Irma Boom
DESIGN FIRM: Irma Boom


Mateus, Marcos, Lucas & João
Mateus, Marcos, Lucas & João
AUTHOR: Gustavo Piqueira
PUBLISHER: EDUSP
ART DIRECTOR: Gustavo Piqueira
DESIGNER: Gustavo Piqueira, Samia Jacintho
DESIGN FIRM: Casa Rex


Meno Celes (Vilniaus daiės akademija/Vilnius Academy of Arts)
Meno Celes (Vilniaus daiės akademija/Vilnius Academy of Arts)
AUTHOR: Compiled by Laima Spelskiene
PUBLISHER: Vilnius Academy of Fine Arts Publishing House
ART DIRECTOR: Ausra Lisauskiene
DESIGNER: Ausra Lisauskiene, Rima Blazyte


Miguel Covarrubias: Drawing a Cosmopolitan Line
Miguel Covarrubias: Drawing a Cosmopolitan Line
AUTHOR: Georgia O'Keeffe Museum
PUBLISHER: University of Texas Press
ART DIRECTOR: Derek George
DESIGNER: Derek George
DESIGN FIRM: University of Texas Press


Modern Monsters — Death and Life of Fiction
Modern Monsters — Death and Life of Fiction
AUTHOR: Anselm Franke and Brian Kuan Wood, eds.
PUBLISHER: Taipei Fine Arts Museum and Spector Books
DESIGN FIRM: Zak Group


Modern Originals: At Home with MidCentury European Designers
Modern Originals: At Home with MidCentury European Designers
AUTHOR: Leslie Williamson
PUBLISHER: Rizzoli
ART DIRECTOR: Adam Brodsley / Eric Heiman
DESIGNER: Adam Brodsley / Daniel Surgeon
DESIGN FIRM: Volume Inc.


Odd Volumes<br />Book Art from the Allan Chasanoff Collection
Odd Volumes
Book Art from the Allan Chasanoff Collection

AUTHOR: Jock Reynolds, Pamela Franks
PUBLISHER: Yale University Art Gallery
ART DIRECTOR: Christopher Sleboda
DESIGNER: Christopher Sleboda
DESIGN FIRM: Yale University Art Gallery


OfficeUS Agenda
OfficeUS Agenda
AUTHOR: Eva Franch i Gilabert, Ana Miljacki, Ashley Schafer, Michael Kubo and Amanda Reeser Lawrence
PUBLISHER: Lars Müller Publishers
ART DIRECTOR: Natasha Jen
DESIGNER: Natasha Jen, Jeffrey Waldman, Justin Chen and Oeun Kwon
DESIGN FIRM: Pentagram


Open
Open
AUTHOR: Jennifer Magee Stenger (Writer), Micah Buis (Managing Editor), Cheryl Pappas (Editor)
PUBLISHER: Harvard Art Museums
ART DIRECTOR: Steven Waldron
DESIGNER: Zak Jensen
DESIGN FIRM: Harvard Art Museums Design Department


PAIN
PAIN
AUTHOR: Toni Amengual
PUBLISHER: Self-published
ART DIRECTOR: Astrid Stavro and Pablo Martín
DESIGNER: Astrid Stavro and Pablo Martín
DESIGN FIRM: Atlas


Perfect Nonsense: The Chaotic Comics and Goofy Games of George Carlson
Perfect Nonsense: The Chaotic Comics and Goofy Games of George Carlson
AUTHOR: Daniel Yezbick
PUBLISHER: Fantagraphics Books, Inc.
DESIGNER: Tony Ong


Repetition
Repetition
AUTHOR: MAS Context
PUBLISHER: MAS Context
ART DIRECTOR: Rick Valicenti and Bud Rodecker from Thirst
DESIGNER: Nick Adam, Lauren Ayers, Jeremiah Chiu, Ross Floyd, Renata Graw, Jinhwan Kim, Jennifer Mahanay, Dan Marsden, Jason Pickleman, Scott Reinhard, Michael Renaud, Bud Rodecker, Isaac Tobin, Rick Valicenti, Katherine Walker, Beth Weaver, and Magdalena Wistuba
DESIGN FIRM: Thirst


Speaking of People: Ebony, Jet and Contemporary Art
Speaking of People: Ebony, Jet and Contemporary Art
AUTHOR: Lauren Haynes
PUBLISHER: The Studio Museum of Harlem
ART DIRECTOR: Jennifer Kinon, Bobby C. Martin Jr.
DESIGNER: Jennifer Kinon, Bobby C. Martin Jr., Michael McCaughley
DESIGN FIRM: OCD | The Original Champions of Design


Storyteller: The Photographs of Duane Michals
Storyteller: The Photographs of Duane Michals
AUTHOR: Linda Benedict-Jones, with contributions by Allen Ellenzweig, Marah Gubar, Adam Ryan, and Aaron Schuman
PUBLISHER: DelMonico Books/Prestel Publishing and Carnegie Museum of Art
DESIGNER: Brett Yasko


The Adventures of Beekle: The Unimaginary Friend
The Adventures of Beekle: The Unimaginary Friend
AUTHOR: Dan Santat
PUBLISHER: Little Brown Books for Young Readers
ART DIRECTOR: David Caplan


The Designer's Cookbook: 12 Colors, 12 Menus
The Designer's Cookbook: 12 Colors, 12 Menus
AUTHOR: Tatjana Reimann, Caro Mantke, and Tim Schober
PUBLISHER: Prestel Publishing
DESIGNER: Caro Mantke
DESIGN FIRM: MS Mantober


The Haas Brothers
The Haas Brothers
AUTHOR: Laura Dern, The Haas Brothers
PUBLISHER: Damiani
ART DIRECTOR: Philipp Hubert
DESIGNER: Philipp Hubert
DESIGN FIRM: Hubert & Fischer


The Last Book
The Last Book
AUTHOR: Reinier Gerritsen
PUBLISHER: Aperture
DESIGNER: René Put


The Open Road
The Open Road
AUTHOR: David Campany
PUBLISHER: Aperture
DESIGN FIRM: Atelier Dyakova


The Permanent Revolution, An Ideological Screwball Comedy
The Permanent Revolution, An Ideological Screwball Comedy
AUTHOR: Pedro Reyes, Ruben Gallo, Claudio Lomnitz, Chus Martínez
PUBLISHER: Fundación Jumex Arte Contemporáneo, MoMA PS1 & Koenig Books
ART DIRECTOR: Maricris Herrera
DESIGNER: Maricris Herrera


The Thing The Book
The Thing The Book
AUTHOR: Jonn Herschend & Will Rogan
PUBLISHER: Chronicle Books
ART DIRECTOR: Brett MacFadden & Scott Thorpe
DESIGNER: Brett MacFadden & Scott Thorpe
DESIGN FIRM: MacFadden & Thorpe


This = That
This = That
AUTHOR: Jason Fulford and Tamara Shopsin
PUBLISHER: Aperture
DESIGNER: Jason Fulford and Tamara Shopsin


Through the Looking Glass - Füsun Onur
Through the Looking Glass - Füsun Onur
AUTHOR: Emre Baykal
PUBLISHER: Arter, space for art
ART DIRECTOR: Esen Karol
DESIGNER: Esen Karol
DESIGN FIRM: Esen Karol Tasarım Ltd.


Type Plus
Type Plus
AUTHOR: Adrian Shaughnessy and Tony Brook
PUBLISHER: Unit Editions
ART DIRECTOR: Tony Brook, Claudia Klat
DESIGNER: Tony Brook, Claudia Klat, Jack Grafton, Dominik Langloh
DESIGN FIRM: Spin


Una Szeemann/Bohdan Stehlik. Dann immer erst, immer erst dann.
Una Szeemann/Bohdan Stehlik. Dann immer erst, immer erst dann.
AUTHOR: Elio Schenini
PUBLISHER: Museo Cantonale d'Arte, Lugano
ART DIRECTOR: Sidi Vanetti
DESIGNER: Sidi Vanetti
DESIGN FIRM: Sidi Vanetti





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An overwhelming amount of media is disproportionately owned by a uniform, wealthy class of global industrialists. Which makes Nukhu—a model and forum for community minded cinema, based in New York—an etraordinary thing to behold. Founded in 2016 by Sanjay Singh, Nukhu's mission empowers independent BIPOC artists and in so doing, nurtures an enlightened artistic community. In an industry where financial backing and recognition remain formidable challenges for independent filmmakers, Nukhu emerges as a beacon of hope and empowerment, standing at the forefront of a movement dedicated to facilitating opportunities and reshaping the narrative for independent artists. (Read more about their Nukhu-powered celebration—called Nukhufest—here.)

Climate TRACE (Tracking Real-time Atmospheric Carbon Emissions) is a global coalition of nonprofits, tech companies, and universities working to make meaningful climate action faster and easier by independently tracking greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, harnessing satellite imagery and other forms of remote sensing, artificial intelligence, and data science expertise to identify human-caused GHG emissions when and where they happen. The website is fast, responsive and frankly, brilliant.

Also in Miami this week, the Japanese female wrestling league Sukeban will be taking over Miami’s Lot 11 Skatepark for one night only to crown its first-ever World Champion. (Stream it here.) In Japanese, Sukeban translates as “delinquent girl,” a nod to the female equivalent of the male banchō in Japanese culture. According to Olympia Le-Tan, a fashion designer and the league’s creative director, the importance of projecting each wrestler’s personality and character through their costume was crucial. (Don't miss the belts.)

Remember Tilly Talbot—billed as the world's first AI designer? She was first announced by our friends at Dezeen last spring, made an appearance at Milan Design Week and beginning today, is “in residence” at The Standard in Miami, for Miami Art Week. Tilly—a bot—was invented by Snoop Studio founder Amanda Talbot after “pondering the relationship between AI and human loneliness, programming her under the studio’s principles of human-centered design that prioritizes nature.” Adds the human Talbot: ”Tilly will challenge you on materials." 

Seventh-generation Diné (Navajo) designer, textile artist, and weaver (and according to her Instagram, part time skater and model) Naiomi Glasses is the inaugural artist in residence … at Ralph Lauren.

The 22nd annual ArtReview 100 is here — click through for an eclectic and inspiring array of artists, many of whom use their platforms to speak truth to power. Photographer Nan Goldin tops the list; her most recent work has been dedicated to exposing the art world’s complicity in the opioid epidemic by accepting money from the Sackler family.  

Love Odih Kumuyi offers an excellent blueprint for designing meetings for inclusion and innovation. It’s all about the psychological safety. “Based on current dynamics or past experiences, individuals have a generalized sense of whether their voices will be received with respect or silenced and dismissed. Leaders asking for individuals to vulnerably share ideas must carefully curate an environment where the rules of engagement are in alignment with principles of psychological safety.” 

The controversial president of the COP28 climate summit, Sultan Al Jaber, does not seem to be on board with fossil fuel targets. “[P]lease, help me, show me a roadmap for a phase-out of fossil fuels that will allow for sustainable socio-economic development, unless you want to take the world back into caves,” he said at last month's She Changes Climate summit. 

London-based designer Brendan Callaghan obscures typography through a series of imagined destinations in his project, Untold Roads—an exquisite site for adventurers—or, frankly, for anyone who appreciates a beautifully articulated demonstration of what happens when form reinforces content. See the case study here.

In Boston, Northeastern University is looking for a full-time Professor in Design, Civic/Social Values and Democracy. Details here.

Minnesota flag finalists' entries into a statewide competition all reflect common themes and elements: all of them have a star, a nod to the state's motto "L'Etoile du Nord," and some shade of blue (for the land of 10,000 lakes). FairVote Minnesota—an organization which advocates for implementing ranked choice voting—conducted the election, and more than 12,000 people cast their vote. Here's the winner.

The first graphic appeared on a Kansas plate in 1942, with sunflowers on the lower left and right sides. Since then it's been a wild ride. (If you're late to the Plategate party, here's a primer.)

“This is her fifth long-form visual project,”writes Wesley Morris in his review of Renaissance, Beyoncé’s newest movie, out now in theatres. “We’re now talking about an auteur.” Morris doesn’t stop there. “Simply at the presentation level, coherence and visual imagination are in the house.” Observes Vanderbilt Professor Michael Eric Dyson—who calls Beyoncé a process theologian—"her secular sites have offered spiritual nourishment, providing a venue for uplifting holy praise in thanks for the vibrant variety of life."

Did you know that the Institute for Scrap Recycling sponsors a design award? And that it has done so for more than three decades? Friends, you have until February 12 to submit your game-changing ideas. Get cracking.

Legendary architect William McDonough—who was one of the first proponents of “circular” design—thinks we’re talking about the issue all wrong. And on that same topic, this year's Business of Design summit brings together policymakers, business executives, and creative leaders to identify critical challenges, innovative ideas, and smart design processes driving circular design. (More here.)

Thanks to a number of new collective projects in Paris, Ukrainian design is becoming a fully-fledged part of the global creative industry.

This just in from the Department of Dystopian Prognostications! A new AI tool— called COLE, named in honor of Henry Cole (the creator of the first graphical Christmas card in 1843) lets you type in a graphic design project idea and have an AI generate not only the image, but the text to support it baked in. 

The Female Design Council names a new director: Angharad Coates previously served as director of communications at the New York Academy of Art and was most recently a managing partner at Camron, a design-focused public relations agency.

Designing better (and more inclusive) (and more innovative) meetings.

"It’s interesting, highly random, and even has the excitement of gambling and card drawing." A designer uses MidJourney to explore new dimensions in typography. 

As the talent pool for luxury artisans in Europe dwindles, fashion brand LVMH has created a unique apprenticeship program in the US in partnership with Tiffany & Co., the  Fashion Institute of Technology in New York City, the trade school Studio Jewelers, and RISD. “We are teaching the next generation of craftspeople how important the details are,” says Dana Naberezny, chief innovation officer of jewelry at Tiffany and head of its workshop in Manhattan.

Loon-loving Minnesotans, this is your last chance.

Hundreds of documents related to chattel slavery — including wills that bequeathed enslaved people to relatives —have been discovered among probate records in Fulton County, Ga. "We were able to uncover some interesting stories about slave owners," says Chief Probate Judge Kenya Johnson. "A story that I hadn’t heard before: Slave owners paid for their slaves to go back to Africa."

Due to climate change, the U.S. Department of Agriculture has been forced to update its "plant hardiness zone map," an essential tool for gardeners (and anyone wondering why native plants are dying.)

Russia’s Supreme Court has banned "the international LGBT public movement," calling it an extremist organization.

There’s another Mona Lisa. Or is there?

Michael Latt, a film marketing consultant who had become a beacon for social justice, was murdered by an intruder in his Los Angeles home. Latt, 33, was the founder and CEO of Lead With Love, a social impact marketing agency that deftly married activism and art. His collaborators included directors Ryan Coogler, Ava DuVernay, and Barry Jenkins.

Save the date: Riyadh, the capital city of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, has been selected to host the 2030 World Expo, according to the Bureau International des Expositions.  "Expo 2030 Riyadh, The Era of Change: Together for a Foresighted Tomorrow,” will run between October 2030 and March 2031.

Acclaimed American photographer Larry Fink, the self-described “Marxist from Long Island,” has died at 82. His black-and-white photographs ranged from portraits of working-class people to the entertainment elite. “He was a dear friend and a free spirit,” said his longtime gallerist, Robert Mann.

Uh, what’s wrong with networking? The COP28 president-designate Sultan Al Jaber is facing accusations that his team has been using this year’s climate convening as an opportunity to make fossil fuel deals for the UAE’s state-owned oil and gas company, allegations he vehemently denies.



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