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Observed|Collections

Tiny PMS Match

Designer Inka Mathew is matching tiny objects to Pantone colors.

Observed|Essays

A Neue Font We Don't Need

Last week saw the wide publication of Comic Neue — an updated version of the much maligned Comic Sans.

Observed|Essays

Mysteries of the Vernacular

Mysteries of Vernacular is a video series from Myriapod Productions that contains 26 etymological installments, one for each letter of the alphabet.

Observed|Miscellaneous

Future Mavericks

There's an empty shipping container at Future in Half Moon Bay, CA and Future is looking to fill it with some summer design interns for their program: Future Mavericks.

Observed|Miscellaneous

Glaser Goes Psychedelic

If you're watching the premier of Mad Men this Sunday, you may notice some familiar-ish graphics. That's because the key art for Season 7 was created by Milton Glaser, based on some of the work he became known for in the 1960's and 70's, …

Observed|Miscellaneous

2014 Porto Summer Editorial Design Course

Herewith, why you should seriously consider the  2014 Porto Summer Editorial Design Course.

Observed|Essays

Shape: A Film About Design

Shape is a short film that is part of MakeShapeChange , a project aimed at young people to get them thinking about how the world is made around them and where design fits in.

Observed|Interviews

Q&A with Alice Twemlow, Chair of the SVA Department of Design Research, Writing + Criticism

Observed|Miscellaneous

See America

Over 75 years ago the government first commissioned posters to showcase the country's most stunning natural features under the banner "See America".

Observed|Miscellaneous

The Design Office 2014 Summer Fellowship

The Design Office fellowship exists to encourage recent graduates of bachelor's and master's programs in design (or fields related) to continue their own body of work within our community of independent practitioners.

Observed|Events

Design and Violence Debate

What happens when design and violence intersect? A debate about the world’s first 3-D printed gun between the gun's designer and critic Rob Walker.

Observed|Essays

The Hilda Stories

In a new video series from Herman Miller, Hilda Longinotti, George Nelson’s longtime aide-de-camp, recounts some of the greatest anecdotes from her 21-year run at the legendary New York City design atelier.