Commentary

Johanna Blakley|Commentary

The Costs of Ownership: Why Copyright Protection Will Hurt the Fashion Industry

New copyright protection for fashion designs is only going to hurt an already struggling industry.

Peter Wolf|Commentary

Pet Projects

Essay on design as an underutilized force for the humane treatment of animals.

Alexandra Lange|Commentary

Why do Most Designer Toys Suck so Badly?

Though they exude an organized playfullness, designer toys are rarely as practical as they look.

Alexandra Lange|Commentary

Why Nicolai Ouroussoff Is Not Good Enough

Nicolai Ouroussoff might turn out to be the last architecture critic, which makes it even more imperative to say: He is not making a good case for keeping the breed.

Tony Whitfield|Commentary

Prepared for Haiti

Tony Whitfield meditates on the assistance designers should give in Haiti following the earthquake, and in future catastrophes.

Ivana McConnell|Commentary

Exclusionary Design: Asking a New Question

You can build it, but should you?

Brian LaRossa|Commentary

Undesigning Our Identity

It’s not outlandish to imagine that your career might end before you’re ready to retire.

Brian LaRossa|Commentary

Fail Fast, Hasten Slowly: Reconciling Print and Digital Product Development Cultures

Print and digital product development strategies are historically described as opposing forces, but they aren’t wholly at odds.

Brian LaRossa|Commentary

Should Book Publishing Leave New York City?

America’s publishing trade took root and flourished in New York because the city’s cultural and geographic conditions created an optimal environment for that to happen.

Alex Cameron|Commentary

On The Graphic Design Reader

Teal Triggs’ and Leslie Atzmon’s The Graphic Design Reader is as challenging as it is necessary.

Sarah Churng|Commentary

A Letter of Love

A letter of love to my fellow non-Black designers, former students, & creative allies.

Doug Powell|Commentary

Better, Faster, Stronger? Design Thinking Gets a New Study

Proof of the value of design thinking is good news for practicing designers.