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Alexandra Lange|Essays

How To Unforget

The straightforward logic of “A Handbook of California Design” makes it the first step in unforgetting two generations of makers.

Debbie Millman|Audio

Michael Rock

Michael Rock about self-hatred in design, the benefits of being an outsider, and his new book.

Observed|Miscellaneous

Special Summer Series of Design Matters with Debbie Millman

The special series will include interviews with Michael Rock, Jean-Louis Cohen, Brenda Danilowitz and Phillip Tiongson, Harmut Essinger and Leon Krier.

Rick Poynor|Essays

Inkahoots and Socially Concerned Design: Part 2

In the mid-1990s, Inkahoots became a graphic design studio with its sights set on social causes.

Wanda Orlikowski|Essays

Jazz-Inspired Leadership

Organizations most responsive to change are often the ones that replace the orchestral model with a new one — the jazz combo.

Michael Bierut|Competitions

50 Books/50 Covers 2012 Winners Announced

Continuing a tradition that dates back to 1922, we are pleased to announce the winners of the 2012 Fifty Books/Fifty Covers show.

Francisco Laranjo|Essays

The Whitney Identity: Responding to W(hat)?

A review of the new identity for the Whitney, designed by Experimental Jetset.

Alexandra Lange|Essays

That Personal Touch

In the age of the digital signature, what does script mean?

John Thackara|Essays

Trust Is Not An Algorithm

By some accounts the world’s information is doubling every two years. This impressive if unprovable fact has got many people wondering: what to do with it?

Owen Edwards|Essays

The Best Management Memo … Ever!

Owen Edwards on the most effective eight words he's ever read.

Observed|Competitions

AIGA (Re)design Awards

The AIGA (Re)design Awards is an international graphic design competition celebrating the most influential designs that advocate for strong communities, sustainable environments and thriving economies.

Alexandra Lange|Interviews

Home Improvement

The Sweethome, where Consumer Reports and Amazon product reviews meet.