Graphic Design

Adrian Shaughnessy|Terms of Service

Pan Afrikan Design Institute

In this month’s Terms of Service, Adrian Shaughnessy explores contemporary African graphic design.

Connect 4|Audio

Jonathan Jackson and Avalon Garrick: Time for Change

Jonathan Jackson, Creative Director at We Should Do It All, and design student Avalon Garrick talk about the joys and challenges of finding their footing as creatives.

Augusta Pownall|Books

Rational Simplicity: Rudolph de Harak, Graphic Designer

An interview with Richard Poulin, the long-overdue first comprehensive monograph of Rudolph de Harak’s work.

Steven Heller|Essays

Teaching The “S” Word

Common|Books

Covering Black America

Decades ago, the great artist, poet, musician, and author Gil Scott-Heron famously proclaimed, “The revolution will not be televised.” He was right...It was, however, delivered monthly to newsstands and Black homes within the pages of Ebony.

Debbie Millman|Audio

Wael Morcos + Jonathan Key

Hailing from Lebanon and Alabama, respectively, Wael Morcos and Jonathan Key discuss their amazing journeys that coalesced into their groundbreaking design work as MorcosKey today.

Richard Baird|Books

Akogare 憧れ

Akogare, like many Japanese words, is loaded with nuance, and is difficult to translate directly to English.

Steven Heller|Interviews

Jonathan Barnbrook Jolts Electronic Music with Design

An interview with Jonathan Barnbrook about taking refuge in electronic music, his new cd, and accompanying uniquely illustrated five-hundred-page book.

Dr. Lesley-Ann Noel|Terms of Service

Terms of Service: October Edition

I got a bit quieter and listened a bit more, noting blindspots about critical theory, pedagogy, identity, and inclusivity. As I listened, I researched critical theory, anthropology, and social justice concepts I thought could improve the kinds of conversations I was hearing.

Sara Jamshidi|Essays

Design + Emotions: Part II

Type by itself may not always be sufficient in igniting change, or even the approachable or proper medium. But at its best, type becomes a platform. It inspires change.

Steven Heller|Essays

Milton Glaser’s First Last Hurrah

Sketch & Finish illustrates Glaser’s teaching agenda, which is to say, one makes sketches to explore the unknown.

Debbie Millman|Audio

Maurice Cherry

On this episode, Debbie talks with Maurice Cherry about his education and career, and about why the profession of graphic design has been so slow to acknowledge Black designers.