Graphic Design

Jen Roos|Essays

Cup of Heroes

Thoughts on design, sports, and the author's return to a South African township during the World Cup.

Christopher Mount|Essays

Wild at Heart: Tadanori Yokoo

Essay adapted from the catalog for "The Complete Posters of Tadanori Yokoo," an exhibition running through September 12, 2010, at the National Museum of Art in Osaka, Japan.

Vera Sacchetti|Interviews

"But Teacher! That’s Not Design!"

Interview with Portuguese communication designer Barbara Alves about teaching in Mozambique.

Meena Kadri|Report

India's Epic Head Count

The enormous task of conducting India's 2010 census is aided by a newly designed form.

Alexandra Lange|Essays

Girl Power?

I saw this photo in the New York Times this morning and thought that Carly Fiorina’s campaign poster seemed kind of… girly.

Mark Lamster|Essays

Walk the Walk, Take the Design

A few years ago I did an interview with ESPN magazine and was forced to subscribe to read the online version.

Jonathan Schultz|Projects

One World Futbol

Report on One World Futbol produced by Hope Is a Game-Changer.

Ernest Beck|Projects

Es Tiempo

Report on Es Tiempo, a campaign designed to encourage Hispanic women in Southern California to seek annual screenings for cervical cancer.

Steven Heller|Essays

Becoming a Designer in the Age of Aquarius

On rereading S. Neil Fujita’s 1968 job manual, Aim for a Job in Graphic Design/Art.

Jessica Helfand|Essays

Prisoners of Logic

For five or six years now, I have led a double life as a painter. Until recently, I viewed this other identity as a kind of dirty secret.

Andy Chen|Essays

Left Me Speechless

Our work should not merely address the political injustices wrought by discriminatory laws: it should register the sense of loss inflicted on those who suffer them.

Michael Bierut|Essays

Designing the Unthinkable

For more than fifty years, there have been arguments against nuclear proliferation. The Doomsday Clock translates all the arguments to a simple visual analogy.