David Airey, graphic designer

The Design Matters pilot TV show

Stefan Sagmeister

The taping of the pilot TV program “Design Matters” is next Friday (11th) in New York. Debbie Millman is host, with Hillman Curtis as director. The show is conceived as a design version of “Inside the Actor’s Studio,” and Millman’s first two interview subjects are none other than Milton Glaser and Stefan Sagmeister.

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Year of Astronomy poster design

astronomy poster design

Simon Page is a self-taught graphic designer from the UK with an emphasis on typographic art, illustration and geometric design. Here’s a selection along with Simon’s commentary.

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If you don’t ask, you don’t get.

ink drops

Three weeks ago my acquisitions editor Nikki (at Peachpit Press) asked if I could find a well-known designer to write a quote for the back cover of my book. She said it would need to be someone with a great reputation, and that we didn’t have much time.

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A book by its cover

Logo Design Love book cover

When asked if I wanted to give the book cover a matte or gloss finish, I chose matte, and asked if I could have the word “DESIGN” embossed.

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Milton Glaser on design studios

Milton Glaser
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“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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