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Winners of the Beazley Designs of the Year at the Design Museum
Pentagram worked closely with David Chipperfield Architects to design the architectural branding, environmental graphics and signage for the new Seoul headquarters. The Beazley Designs of the Year...
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Portuguese Design Legend Sebastião Rodrigues
When thinking of Western European designers, it’s easy to think of names from countries like Germany, England, France, Italy, and Switzerland, but can you name one designer from Portugal? I bet you...
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Aaron Douglass and The Crisis: A Record of the Dark Races
March 1933. Illustration: Zell Ingram. The Crisis: A Record of the Dark Races is a legendary African American magazine that began publication in 1910 and remains in print today. Published under the...
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The Coolest Magazine in Town: East Village Eye
An interesting phenomenon has been happening with the insanely high rise of Social Media: decentralization of culture. There’s enough hubs and groups on the internet that you can find the exact mix of...
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Vicente Rojo, Mexico’s Foremost Graphic Designer
México en el arte Magazine Graphic designer and artist Vicente Rojo was born in Barcelona, Spain in 1932 and emigrated to Mexico City at age 17. In 1949, the year of his arrival, he never imagined that...
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Why Is Time Magazine Replacing Its Logo for the First Time Ever?
Illustration by Shepard Fairey for TIME Tomorrow Friday an unprecedented issue of Time Magazine hits the newsstands. In a bold and patriotic move, the legendary publication replaces its logo on the...
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David Hockney: Six Fairy Tales from Brothers Grimm
As I was doing research on classic illustrated children books, I run into this one-of-a-kind publication. Six Fairy Tales from Brothers Grimm illustrated by British artist David Hockney in 1969 and...
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The Graphic Beauty of “Be Here Now”
Ram Dass, born Richard Alpert, was an American spiritual teacher, psychologist, and author, whose experimentation with psychedelics and his personal experience in India led him into a spiritual path...
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Book Review: Rational Simplicity, Rudolph de Harak
A long due monograph on the work of graphic design icon Rudolph de Harak has finally arrived. Published by Volume and authored and designed by Richard Poulin, Rational Simplicity, Rudolph de Harak, is...
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Discontent: A Magazine Of Social And Political Discontent
Last week the first issue of Discontent Magazine was delivered to my door. What first caught my eye from this 172-page volume was its beautifully designed cover by Rami Kanso Designs, which features a...
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