As a designer and strategist who thrives on brand reinvention, I have to confess, the latest identity work for the Philadelphia Art Museum (formerly the Philadelphia Museum of Art) is, frankly, one of the more… Read More »You Can’t Future-Proof by Playing It Safe: Lessons from the Philadelphia Art Museum Rebrand
Last spring, my colleague Amelia Nash attended Adobe MAX in London, where she reported on a general disconnect between the hype around tools and a heavy-handed message that all the technological innovation was meant to… Read More »Shifting Perspectives at Adobe MAX 2025
I’m a big fan of Sharp Type and make sure to keep attuned to the team’s releases. Rotina scrolled across my feed around the time of the NYC mayoral election. We had just published an… Read More »Rotina is a Versatile Workhorse With a Playful Side
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 Mike Tabie
Data is the coin of the digital information and internet worlds. He or she who controls data controls the world. Having that power is the goal of every mogul, politician and entrepreneur—and it is not… Read More »The Daily Heller: Giorgia Lupi on the Need for Data Fluency
Ephemera is mother’s milk for graphic designers, and in recent years they have suckled on the teat of a growing number of book and poster sellers. Why is collecting increasing internationally? Early to mid-20th century… Read More »The Daily Heller: Pin-Ups From the USSR