Business

Observed|Interviews

Ronald Shakespear

Unit Editions interview with Ronald Shakespear.

Jessica Helfand|My First Job

When Less Was More

Jessica Helfand reminisces about her first graphic design job.

John Thackara|Essays

Cycle Commerce: The Red Blood Cells of a Smart City

Dehli's many millions of bicycle and rickshaw vendors embody the entrepreneurship, sustainable mobility, social innovation and thriving local economies, that a sustainable city needs. How can that be traslated to European cities?

Rob Walker|Essays

Branding By Numbers

Emblemetric backs its assessment of the American Airlines logo with "the data." Of course, that's open to interpretation.

Michael Bierut|Essays

Graphic Design Criticism as a Spectator Sport

Michael Bierut on logo redesign outrages, what they mean, and why we should demand more.

Debbie Millman|Audio

Marion Deuchars

Marion Deuchars on the expressiveness of hand lettering, how drawing is an intensive form of looking, and the need to be messy when creating art.

Michael Bierut|Essays

Positively Michael Patrick Cronan

Michael Bierut remembers the late Michael Cronan.

Debbie Millman|Audio

Jason Kottke

In this audio interview with Debbie Millman, Jason Kottke talks about blogging for over fourteen years and what it means to be "old" online.

Rick Poynor|Essays

On My Screen: Shooting the Past

Stephen Poliakoff’s Shooting the Past, set in a fictitious photo library, is a film that could haunt you for years.

Debbie Millman|Audio

Christopher Simmons

Christopher Simmons discusses his lastest book, Just Design: Socially Conscious Design for Critical Causes, and reflects on why designers should be continually redefining their profession.

Rob Walker|Events

Why We Buy, Why We Brand

Rob Walker recommends Debbie Millman's talk "Why We Buy, Why We Brand".

Debbie Millman|Audio

Louise Fili

Louise Fili discusses the importance of sketching, her obsession with typography and why she prefers working with small organizations.