Observed

Observed|Competitions

Reimagine the Child Health Record with the Gates Foundation

Reimagine the Child Health Record with the Gates Foundation

Observed|Books

Recent Books Received: 07.24.13

Architects from A to Z by Paul Cattermole and Simon Forty; Peter Kluska: Landscape Architecture by Peter Kluska; The Designer as: Author, Producer, Activist, Entrepeneur, Curator, and Collaborator: New Models for Communicating by Steven …

Observed|Collections

Trailing Angela Davis

A review of the historical posters and graphic identity of Angela Davis.

Observed|Essays

The Strange Paragraph Symbol

In his book, Shady Characters: The Secret Life of Punctuation, Symbols & Other Typographical Marks, software engineer and writer Keith Houston looks into punctuation, symbols and other typographical marks.

Observed|Projects

Eyes on the Sky: Weather Visualized

Jed Carter's new book of watercolors, Eyes on the Sky, is a process-based investigation into generative design and the weather.

Observed|Exhibitions

Graphic Advocacy: International Posters for the Digital Age

An exhibition of 118 socially, environmentally, and politically-motivated print posters by an international cadre of artists and designers.

Observed|Projects

Destination: NYC

Destination: NYC, is a collection of 200 New York-designed products for sale at MoMA Design Stores. The collection’s visual identity is the handiwork of students graduating from the MPS Branding Department at SVA.

Observed|New Ideas

A Book for Two

A new design for a shared reading experience from designer Soofiya Chaudry.

Observed|Photos

The Documerica Project

DOCUMERICA was a program sponsored by the Environmental Protection Agency from 1972-1977 in order to “capture images relating to environmental problems, EPA activities and everyday life in the 1970s”.

Observed|Essays

Iron Man 3 Titles

An interesting look at the design process for the Iron Man 3 title screens.

Observed|Projects

OpenIDEO: How to Thrive as We Age?

OpenIDEO: How to Thrive as We Age?

Observed|Essays

Jan van Toorn

A video profile of Jan van Toorn, from the series "Dutch Profiles: Design, Fashion, Architecture".