Commentary

Steven Heller|Commentary

Ralph Nader: Design Critic

“In today’s print news, legible print is on a collision course with flights of fancy by graphic artists,” Ralph Nadar’s blistering attack begins.

Brian LaRossa|Commentary

Voting ≠ Hoping

American politics would have us believe that hoping alone is capable of heavy lifting.

Ken Gordon|Commentary

Beyond Measure: Putting the Economy into a Humanist Context

How might we take a holistic approach to the public conversation about national economic health?

Steven Heller|Commentary

The Plastic Wars

Thoughts on the plastic wars from Steven Heller.

Brian LaRossa|Commentary

Questioning Graphic Design’s Ethicality

If designers take care during client selection, can they evade the type of intense ethical quagmire that’s only resolvable through radical action? Are particular modes of working within the field of design more conducive to …

Connie Birdsall|Commentary

What We See When We See Google Design

While simplicity had lived at the heart of Google’s design and UX philosophy since day one, today, the company has mastered the art of identity and UX design.

Steven Heller|Commentary

Should Designers Be Design Critics? Why Not?

Criticism is not always an attack on someone or something; it is also analysis that includes history, context, and other relevant factors that result in a specific work.

Meredith Post|Commentary

Our Brand is Vengeance

In a culture of us versus them, how do brands go to battle and win the future?

Brian LaRossa|Commentary

The Wandering Center of Our Attention

What is attention? The answer hasn’t always been clear to me.

Steven Heller|Commentary

Thoughts on Gun Design

Guns are as American as apple and chicken pot pie. And they are not just loved for security or sport, but for the look and feel — the design.

Steven Heller|Commentary

Spielberg’s Post Is Flawed

Spoiler Alert: Steven Heller digs into the production of Steven Spielberg’s “The Post”.

Brian LaRossa|Commentary

The Architecture of Graphic Design’s Discourse

Graphic design’s theoretical canon is newsprint thin.