You might know Nigerian designer Chisaokwu Joboson from his work on Ojuju, an expressive font collaboration with Google Fonts that draws inspiration from the masks of Dogon dancers and African movie lettering from the 1970s.… Read More »This New Display Font by Chisaokwu Joboson Looks to the Stars
There’s something profoundly raw about a photograph taken by a child. The lack of pretense, the absence of a calculated frame—just a moment, captured as it was felt. Now imagine those moments unfolding in war-affected… Read More »Behind Blue Eyes Captures a Child’s View of War in Ukraine
Debbie Millman’s ongoing project “What Matters,” an effort to understand the interior life of artists, designers, and creative thinkers, is now in its third year. Each respondent is invited to answer ten identical questions and… Read More »What Matters to Matt Burns
He-manliness is taking a 21st-century bow. Trump 2.0, an unlikely icon of physically fit masculinity, has transformed his doughboy persona into a veritable Charles Atlas balancing the world on his shoulders, showing of his muscularity… Read More »The Daily Heller: Showing Off Manly Mettle
Artist and designer Morag Myerscough We headed to Falmouth University to see how they’re running their new ‘Design With’ module, which aims to bridge the gap between industry and academia. When you enter the creative… Read More »Design With Play: The thinking behind Falmouth University’s new pedagogy
Born from late-night brainstorms, big dreams, and a healthy dose of trial and error, Smith & Diction has grown into one of Philadelphia’s most exciting design studios. As it happens, Mike Smith, co-founder of design… Read More »Smith & Diction: A love letter to design, Philly, and doing things differently