Sam Drew, aka Lumps, recently teamed up with Covenant House Toronto to create a pair of animations for Canada’s National Human Trafficking Awareness Day. We caught up with him to learn about why his surreal… Read More »Sam Drew on why animation is perfectly suited to handling sensitive topics
Walking into One Art Space on Warren Street, Massimo Vignelli’s 1964 Pirelli advertisement greeted me — you know the one, the red and pink duotone image of a joyful bike ride. It was a bright… Read More »Celebrating Post-War Italian Graphic Design and its Transatlantic Influence in NYC
Earlier this week, the City of Alameda, CA asked scientists to shut down an ongoing experiment into marine cloud brightening, a form of solar geoengineering (also known as solar radiation management) citing concerns about public… Read More »News from a Changing Planet: How to Change a Planet
When we saw Math Monahan’s electrifying throwback cover for Perfume & Pain, we instantly wanted to know more about it. So, we asked him—something we’ll be doing with different book cover designers going forward. Dig… Read More »23 of the Best Book Covers of May
Do you find yourself craving the crunch of potato chips but worry about their health and environmental implications? In this episode, we are joined by Betty Lu, Founder and CEO of Confetti Snacks, to delve… Read More »Brands for a Better World: Mission-Driven Snacking
There are a few artists that I am happy to write about repeatedly and indefinitely. In large part, they are the ones who have a relentless supply of creative output. They may not be the… Read More »The Daily Heller: Esopus, a Magazine Set to Words and Music