Gather ’round, dear readers and lovers of all things Austen, for news that would make even the taciturn Mr. Darcy crack a rare smile. When tasked with celebrating two and a half centuries of literary… Read More »Jane Austen’s House Unveils a Celebratory Identity for Her 250th Birthday
If you were recently perusing Behance’s ‘best of’ graphic design, you might have noticed a quirky and effervescent brush font gracing the tiled gallery. Skew, one of a handful of new type projects designed by… Read More »Skew is a Brush Lettering Font Built for Designers
Classes started last week. With it, my long marathon days, which I am getting too old to keep, also started. Not much is left for inspiration or musing about topics between the studio classes, office… Read More »Comparison, Competency, and Pressure
Debbie Millman has an ongoing project at PRINT titled “What Matters.” This is an effort to understand the interior life of artists, designers, and creative thinkers. This facet of the project is a request of… Read More »What Matters to Dan Crowder
It takes an art director to make a classic. Bob Ciano was art directing Opera News for three and a half years in the late 1960s and made its covers* a showcase for great illustration.… Read More »The Daily Heller: Art Directing The Real Sopranos
George Underwood From schoolyard friends to legendary album covers, we chat with David Bowie’s lifelong collaborator about his artistic journey and a new exhibition of work inspired by the much-missed singer. George Underwood may not… Read More »George Underwood: the designer who gave Bowie’s albums their iconic look