In a world of ubiquitous marketing, figuring out what supports a “healthy lifestyle” can be challenging. Marketers have picked up on the cultural trend towards wellness branding, and are enthusiastically, if somewhat disingenuously, leaning into… Read More »If Everything is Healthy, Nothing Is
I don’t usually promote fashion accessories in this space (there are plenty of couture sites to choose from). But because Italy’s Ferragosto public holiday begins today, and that’s where I started wearing fedoras and straws:… Read More »The Daily Heller: Tip(s) of the Hat(s) to You
From contemplative cats to wide-eyed bat skeletons and even Santa on an exercise bike, Ilya Kazakov’s cartoony characters are helping the artist build his own community of fans and clients around the world. Originally from… Read More »Emotional, expressive, evocative: Illustrator Ilya Kazakov is proving that cute is the way forward
That’s a wrap on Paris 2024, and if you’re like me, your life has suddenly lost all sense of meaning. We’ve had the best athletes in the world competing for glory at all hours of… Read More »Oui or Non? Design Experts on the Paris 2024 Olympics Branding
A friend posted something from E! Online about Khloe Kardashian’s “rank for aging slowly” on her Facebook feed last week (and made a very funny joke about it). Yes, it’s clickbait garbage. Also, it had… Read More »We’re All a Little Ageist Sometimes
This week’s guest is designer, writer, and educator Ellen Lupton. She’s written and contributed to at least thirty books including Thinking With Type and Extra Bold: A Feminist, Inclusive, Anti-Racist, Nonbinary Field Guide for Graphic… Read More »DesignThinkers Podcast: Ellen Lupton