After a stroke left her unable to write, this designer transformed her recovery into revolutionary typographic art. Most of us take our ability to communicate for granted. We type, we speak, we write, we gesture.… Read More »From aphasia to art: how Eilish Briscoe is reimagining visual communication
This week on the DesignThinkers podcast, host Nicola Hamilton is joined by Kemp Attwood, partner at AREA 17. With a background in creative writing and new media design, Attwood has spent nearly two decades working… Read More »Design is More Than Just Craft with Kemp Attwood
Sustainability brands have long been defined by soft color palettes, delicate leaf motifs, and messaging that nudges consumers toward “doing less harm.” It’s a visual and verbal language that feels familiar and comforting — maybe… Read More »The Collision of Bold Modernism and Eco Branding: VSA’s Seventh Generation Experiment
In the case of the Illinois “Help Stop Hate” program, these words are pictures, pictures are signs, and signs are totems that encourage the public to “Report Hate … Get Support.” In the midst of… Read More »The Daily Heller: Words Are Not Just Words
Image licensed via Adobe Stock We canvased creatives from around the world about ageism… and their responses reveal a pattern that’s impossible to ignore. Ageism in the creative industry is one of those things you… Read More »Does the creative industry have an ageism problem?
The executive director explains how this Pentagram-led identity avoids tech design cliches, leading to something quite different and original. After writing about design for some decades now, it sometimes feels like I’ve seen it all.… Read More »Nabiha Syed on how Mozilla Foundation’s rebrand signals a spirit of ‘defiant optimism’