AIGA’s response to NEA’s call for logos

AIGA Annual cover Paul Rand

“Only too often, [spec work] results in a client eventually having to bring a more experienced designer onto a project in order to execute it.”

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What graphic design schools are lacking

design exhibition

Last month I sent out a call to design students and graduates, asking what should be included in an ideal graphic design course.

Here’s the lowdown.

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Studio Culture

Studio Culture book cover

Here’s a brief look inside one of my latest graphic design reads: Studio Culture: The secret life of the graphic design studio.

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A call to design students and graduates

design bookshelves

I know that many of you have either been a design student, or are currently enrolled on a design course. Tell me, what would you change about your course?

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Lovely Package does alcohol

V.S.O.P. Cognac bottle label design

Inspirational work courtesy of packaging design blog Lovely Package.

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Milton Glaser on design studios

Milton Glaser
Photo from PRWeb

“The great benefit of this [everyone sitting together in a single room] is that you can hear what everybody’s saying. I’ve never written a memo in my life, because everybody knows exactly who I’m talking to and what I’m doing. Everybody here knows everybody’s business. If you have a deep sense of privacy I don’t think that you could work for me.”

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Graphic design bookstore

graphic design bookstore
Image courtesy of NYTimes.com

I’m often asked what graphic design books I recommend, so to save a little time in future I’ve launched a graphic design bookstore.

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AIGA medalists

Herb Lubalin poster design

The medal of AIGA—the most distinguished in the graphic arts field—is awarded to individuals in recognition of their exceptional achievements, services or contributions to the field of design & visual communication.

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Creativity for a moving world

Moving Brands logo design

Moving Brands is an independent brand agency with offices in London, Tokyo, Zurich and San Francisco. This short movie is a timely piece that makes me think about my life in a technologically-driven world.

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Something old, something new…

wedding invite design

I asked Catherine if she liked the notes I’d been leaving for her all week (scattered about the house, telling her things I love about her). Of course she did, and she asked me if there’d be any more. I said, “Actually, there’s one here”, pulling another from my inside pocket.

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