The Pentagram design firm recently tackled a Brooklyn public high school--and proved that turning a beige, hellish middle school into something inspiring is possible.READ»
For a design writer, being at the annual AIGA Legends gala is like being a sportswriter at the All Star Game. Oh, look, there’s Paula Scher! Wow – behind that potted palm – it’s Massimo Vignelli. Don’t turn around, but ...READ»
Maybe you don't work at a big, high-powered graphic design house like Little & Company, but you can still benefit from their largesse. The firm traveled the world, amassing video interviews with some of the best design minds ...READ»
“First, I’d like to apologize for my attire, and its lack of festiveness,” Paul Simon, wearing a tasteful, but banker-like business suit, said to the largely black-clad crowd at last week’s National Design Awards. Simon was ...READ»
Despite the eco-friendly cardboard centerpieces, the ballroom at the Waldorf Astoria, with its velvet draperies and glittering chandeliers was an uncomfortably swanky venue for the annual AIGA Design Legends gala in a year when the ...READ»
A daring new sign at the U.S.-Canada border is being dismantled after officials decided it was a target for terrorists. Ellen Lupton asks designer Michael Bierut why.READ»
