Recognized as one of the most influential typographers of the 20th century Herb Lubalin provided more than amazing letterforms, he boldly designed groundbreaking imagery that tackled taboo topics in politics and erotica. I remember visiting the Lubalin Center as a college student in the late eighties and eagerly waiting for Read more…
Michael Beirut talks about the creative influence from his first job with Massimo and Lela Vignelli. In Studio With: Massimo Vignelli from Design Indaba on Vimeo. The elegant and enthusiastic man that taught us the rules of modernism as applied to graphic design will be greatly missed but his canon will remain. Since his Read more…
Fun Fact: Rumor has it that legendary food critic Anton Ego from Pixar’s Ratatouille was inspired by graphic designer Milton Glaser. It is hard to deny the resemblance. Link from Unbeige. When I introduce my students to Milton Glaser, I refer to him as the “Grandaddy of Graphic Design” because in Read more…
In the past few years, hand-lettering has proliferated industries of publishing and fashion, restaurants, retail, and outdoor spaces. It seems to be more than just a fad craft and many fine designers are sharing their secrets. Here is a collection of helpful lessons and tutorials to help you get started or Read more…
Being one of twenty artists invited to carve a 4 foot wood block for the Big Ol’ Steamrolling Printmaking event at the 2015 Munson-Williams-Proctor Arts Institute’s Summer Festival gave me the opportunity to share a true and amazing story of friendship, inspiration, and hope. Why St. Marianne Cope?It was April’s Read more…
Helvetica is a feature-length documentary about typography, graphic design and global visual culture. It looks at the proliferation of one typeface as part of a larger conversation about the way type affects our lives. Butterick’s Practical Typography is a wonderful resource. If you are in a hurry it gives you what you need to know Read more…
provided by retinart.net “A method to produce the perfect book.” The perfect book. This is how designer-genius Jan Tschichold described this system. Not the ok book, nor the pretty good book, but the perfectbook. This method existed long before the computer, the printing press and even a defined measuring unit. No picas or points, no inches or Read more…
This May the Ad Industry will honor George Lois with a 2013 Clio Lifetime Achievement Award. According to Fast Company, While his career has extended over more than five decades, Lois most fondly remembers the 1960s, when he took part in the famous creative revolution of the time. “I talk to all the creative Read more…
After Utica, New York was declared one of the top 10 saddest cities in the nation Communications Design students from PrattMWP intended to prove it wrong. They implemented a plan to connect the community through conversations. The 48 hour blitz was comprised of screen printing 1,700 thank you cards that were distributed throughout the Read more…
