Essays

Observed|Essays

Design Matters Fall 2014 Schedule Announced

A new season of Design Matters starts Monday!

Erik Spiekermann|Essays

A Fine Balance

Erik Spiekermann rethinks the value of symmetry

Véronique Vienne|Essays

Unidentified Floating Objects

Mysterious graphics are usurping advertising in France

Observed|Essays

Announcing the New Places Journal

Our longtime partners have launched a strong new website

Anthony Gerace|Essays

Box Elder

A photographer’s pilgrimage becomes a poignant document of decline

Rob Walker|Essays

Jony Ive: The Supercut

Finally! Someone made a supercut video of Jony Ive’s years of describing the awesomeness of Apple product design.

Laura Tarrish|Essays

Hunter | Gatherer: James Castle

The outsider artist James Castle is the subject of two current exhibitions and a favorite of Laura Tarrish

Adrian Shaughnessy|Essays

Twitter has its dark side, but it’s also a source of delight.

In defense of an imperfect medium.

The Editors|Essays

50 Books/50 Covers 2013 Winners Announced

2013's submissions ranged from the conventional to the radical.

Adam Harrison Levy|Essays

Saul Leiter: Early Black And White

On the occasion of a new exhibition Adam Harrison Levy remembers a friend and the intimacy he captured

Rick Poynor|Essays

Posters by Hans Hillmann for Jean-Luc Godard’s Films

The work of a master of cinematic graphic design

Adrian Shaughnessy|Essays

Identity Politics

On the eve of a historic vote for independence DO’s resident Scot explains his position