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L’Oreal Thompson Payton|Books
Less is liberation: Christine Platt talks Afrominimalism and designing a spacious life
When the author and advocate learned to live with — and do — less, she found so much more.
Ellen McGirt|Books
Parable of the Redesigner
Soft rains come in spite of us.
Jennifer White-Johnson|Books
Amplifying Accessibility and Abolishing Ableism: Designing to Embolden Black Disability Visual Culture
An excerpt from from An Anthology of Blackness: The State of Black Design.
Adrian Shaughnessy|Books
What is Post-Branding: The Never Ending Race
A review of What is Post-Branding: How to Counter Fundamentalist Marketplace Semiotics.
Hannah Carlson|Books
Schiaparelli’s Pockets
Sensible aspects of clothing are “no sooner put into use than put into play,” dress historian Ann Hollander observed.
Alison Place|Books
On Fighting the Typatriarchy
"My intent was to make a typeface that stands for the strength of a woman at different times in her life. In Indian culture, a woman is expected to be the powerhouse of responsibilities." An excerpt from Feminist Designer.
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Brands cannot afford to speak in the same voice as countless others right now. Typeface designers can help. We’re joyfully receiving your feedback. Here’s where we’re headed: Becoming a better observer has defined John Ball’s 40-year design career Encontrar tu propia voz toma más tiempo que hacerse viral