Graphic Design

Jessica Helfand|Collections

Penny Dreadfuls

Nothing says I Love You like a mass-produced sentiment written by somebody else: Herewith, our very own collection of Penny Dreadfuls.

Michael Bierut|Essays

Five Years of 100 Days

Five years of a 100 day workshop taught by Michael Bierut at the Yale School of Art.

Steven Heller|Essays

The Master Race’s Graphic Masterpiece

Steve Heller hunts down a Nazi graphics standards manual – it had been right under his nose all the whole time.

William Drenttel|Essays

Introduction to Graphic Design II

Rick Poynor|Essays

What Does J.G. Ballard Look Like?

J.G. Ballard was one of those rare writers whose vision inspired a new adjective. What is a “Ballardian” image and how have designers and image-makers interpreted it?

Jude Stewart|Collections

Grandma’s Matchbook Collection

My grandma collected matches. She scooped them up on business trips from the 1940s through the 80s, while buying ladies’ dresswear for a department store in Louisville, Kentucky.

Jessica Helfand|Essays

Certificate of Approval

Jessica Helfand writes about her favorite piece of design.

Edited by Julie Lasky|Case Studies

Social Design in Three Dimensions: Four Examples

A business-school case study inspires MFA design students.

Rick Poynor|Essays

In Praise of the East European Film Poster

Czech film posters of the 1960s are some of the most extraordinary graphic creations ever put on paper.

Rick Poynor|Essays

Out of the Studio: Graphic Design History and Visual Studies

Graphic design history’s best chance of development now lies in an expanded conception of the rapidly emerging discipline of visual studies.

William Drenttel|Interviews

A Conversation with Daniel van der Velden of Metahaven

An expansive interview with Daniel van der Velden, co-author of Uncorporate Identity.

William Drenttel|Essays

WikiLeaks: Design Proposals by Metahaven

The Dutch design research studio, Metahaven, took a bold, newsworthy step last weekend in Amsterdam by proposing new graphic identity options for WikiLeaks.