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Ellen McGirt
America’s 250th anniversary
And the role design can play in the next 250
Ellen McGirt
Your summer reading list
We asked, "What book made you a better designer?"
Ellen McGirt
"If anybody knew trans people, of course they'd love them"
Nine larger-than-life portraits for Pride Month and a reflection on LGBTQ+ history
Ellen McGirt
Observing David Hockney
“Everybody does look. It’s just a question of how hard.”
Ellen McGirt
Mamdani’s city-owned grocery stores need a brand identity
"People can’t benefit from resources they don’t know about."
Ellen McGirt
Pope Leo XIV weighed in on the AI conversation
And we asked the design community to respond
