Recently, I received an email from Rick Stark, a designer and art director of all kinds of things over the past 50 years. It reads: I don’t know, Steven, if you would be as sad… Read More »The Daily Heller: For Lou Brooks, the Past Was Present and Present is Past
Image licensed via Adobe Stock As the leaves change colour and the air turns crisp, many creatives find themselves grappling with a series of challenges in their professional lives. From lack of work to seasonal… Read More »Common problems creatives are facing this autumn, and how to solve them
Everyone’s favourite furry recycling creatures are set to return to our television sets with a new identity and an extensive bank of assets. The much-loved children’s TV show The Wombles is back on our TV… Read More »The Wombles return with a new brand by How&How
It’s an objective truth that the best part of going back to school each year is the back-to-school shopping. Not all back-to-school supplies lists are created equal, however, so we’ve done some design-lovers legwork to… Read More »The Ultimate Design Lovers Guide to Back to School Shopping
Three films about the intersection of art and music stood out at the 2024 Tribeca Film Festival and the Sheffield Documentary Festival. Eno, Devo, and All Things Metal were far from the only music documentaries… Read More »Docs for Designers: Medium-Dabbling Musicians
This week’s guest is Pentagram partner, Michael Bierut. Michael has been at Pentagram for more than 30 years. He’s led projects for clients like The New York Times, MIT Media Lab, Mastercard, Princeton University, and… Read More »DesignThinkers Podcast: Michael Bierut