Graphic Design

Chris Pullman|Essays

Remembering Alvin Eisenman

Alvin Eisenman received the AIGA Medal in October, 1991. Chris Pullman, a student in Eisenman's class of 1966 — and a member of the faculty ever since — gave these remarks at the event.

An Open Letter to AIGA|Opinions

Status Quo or Transformation? A False Choice

An open letter to AIGA.

Observed|Gallery

Possession

Someguy, also known as Brian Singer, is a San Francisco based fine artistand graphic designer. His most recent work — Possession — is a screen print on uncut dollars.

Observed|Projects

Wheat Paste Graffiti in Detroit

Graphic Design students of Dan Sinclair at Eastern Michigan University wheat pasted their posters in a sanctioned area of Detroit

Stephen Eskilson|Essays

Heteronormative Design Discourse

The question of sexual identity, a central focus of a great deal of thought in recent decades, has received scant attention in the design world.

Observed|Essays

Let's Talk Movie Posters

Movie poster for the upcoming drama The Gambler.

Jude Stewart|Essays

The Tricky Science of Color Perception

Color is subject to a thousand kinds of distortion as it travels from an object, through light, through your eye to your brain. Yet the tricky, interwined science and art of color perception still goes under-appreciated.

John Bertram|Books

Lolita — The Story of a Cover Girl

Excerpt from Lolita — The Story of a Cover Girl.

Observed|Projects

The Beauty of Letterpress

Neenh Paper has released the Beauty of Letterpress, Issue 4, designed by Mikey Burton.

Rick Poynor|Essays

Soft Machine’s Dysfunctional Mechanism

An alternative cover for the French release of The Soft Machine’s first album alludes to the history of the machine in 20th-century art.

Observed|Exhibitions

Graphic Advocacy: International Posters for the Digital Age

An exhibition of 118 socially, environmentally, and politically-motivated print posters by an international cadre of artists and designers.

Martha Scotford|Essays

Ernst Reichl: Wide Awake Typographer

Ernst Reichl, one of the top book designers of the 20th century, was also a prolific writer who wrote more than 550 comments on his book designs.