Media

Rick Poynor|Essays

The Conceptual Advertising of J.G. Ballard

J.G. Ballard’s conceptual ads anticipated the emergence of culture jamming, subvertising, design fiction and speculative design.

Sean Adams|Evidence

Hey

Sean Adams extolls the virtues of a narrative told with minimal means and a strong ideas.

Alan Thomas|Essays

Lee Friedlander’s Mirror in the Road

His mirrors obscure as much as they reveal, often comically so.

Sean Adams|Evidence

Hope is The Thing with Feathers

A closer look at NBC’s peacock.

Rick Poynor|Essays

Socialism and Modernity: A Hidden History

A new book documents the unfamiliar history of socialism and modernity in graphic design from former Yugoslavia.

Rick Poynor|Essays

From the Archive: Upgrade Yourself!

If appearances matter more than ever, as we are constantly told, the personal makeover has become our most fundamental design task.

Jessica Helfand|Books

La Grafica

Typography is, of course, her lingua franca:  and who better than to write this book than Louise Fili?

Debbie Millman|Audio

Caroline Paul

Debbie talks to writer Caroline Paul about her death-defying adventures, and how girls must learn the difference between fear and exhilaration.

Susan Morris|Reviews

Sheffield Documentary Festival 2023: Outcasts

Alexandra Lange|Essays

Balthazar Korab, RIP

Tribute to architectural photographer Balthazar Korab, and a discussion of what made him different from contemporary Ezra Stoller.

Rick Poynor|Exposure

Exposure: Morandi’s Objects by Joel Meyerowitz

The sublime in ordinary things

Steven Heller|Essays

Image Captures: Change the Canon

“The challenge was to balance the known while capturing the unknown.” Steven Heller on finding new artifacts on which design can evolve.