The visual design of television news has remained as busy as ever during coverage of the pandemic and protests over…...
That’s Amore! Milton Glaser’s Very Special Family Spaghetti Recipe
Last year, we interviewed Milton Glaser for the “Gossip” issue of Eye on Design magazine, during which he revealed family…...
Looking Back at George Him, an Early Advocate for Graphic Design
Like many mid-century design pioneers, George Him forged his career through the application of European modernist and avant-garde artistic ideas…...
“There wasn’t a ‘concept’ concept”—Behind the Design of Run DMC’s Seminal Raising Hell
This is the third in our series Under The Covers, in which we shine a spotlight on a significant album…...
A “Quintessentially British” Font Inspired by Old Road Signs
Name: F37 Beckett Foundry: F37 Designer: Rick Banks Release Date: April 2020 Back Story: It’s not the most usual of beginnings for…...
Knowing Your Design History is Crucial to Aesthetic Innovation
In the most iconic scene of The Devil Wears Prada, Andy (Anne Hathaway) nonchalantly dismisses two nearly identical blue belts…...
The Rise of the Meta Me
For years I have been observing and writing about the rise of our digital identities—the increasing fidelity of them, along…...
What Happens When The Internet of Things Becomes an Accomplice in Domestic Abuse?
Anyone who was a Mr. Robot fan will remember the scene in which Susan Jacobs, general counsel for the fictional…...
In the ’90s, Rajeev Prakash Reimagined Indic Scripts for the Digital Age
Rajeev Prakash remembers being five years old, attentively watching his elder brother paint words. Great flourishes were accompanied by minute…...
A New Wave of Responsible Dating Apps are Appearing
“Designed to be deleted” dating app Hinge is on a quest to get to know me on a level that other apps…...
Climate Designers Give Themselves a Name and a Purpose
Last August, Greta Thunberg crossed the Atlantic from Europe to the US by solar-powered boat, with the Fridays for the…...
Can Better Labels Really Fix Recycling?
In the United States, the presence of the universal recycling icon on a product might lead an unassuming consumer to…...