The Art Directors Club of Denver sets April 6 as the date for its annual Paper Fashion Show, said to be the largest in the nation.
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Groundbreaking Design Firm Celebrates Its 60th Anniversary
Chermayeff & Geismar & Haviv is celebrating its 60th anniversary, making it one of the most enduring completely independent firms in the graphic design industry.
GDUSA Students to Watch in 2017
With the help of leading design schools, we once again identify top students ready to burst on the scene. It is sponsored by The Creative Group.
High Tide Lifts Dig Inn Restaurants
High Tide creative agency overhauled the brand identity for the Dig Inn restaurant chain in anticipation of additional expansion.
Barnes Exhibit Includes Philly Designer Allan Espiritu
Allan Espiritu is among the artists featured in a new Barnes Foundation exhibition who have taken to the street throughout the post-war period to speak to social issues and urban challenges.
Exit 3 Films Logo Inspired By Film Noir
Exit 3 Films reveals its first animated logo, created by Barth and Co in collaboration with animator/illustrator Dave Joly at Picturedance in Putnam CT.
Design ‘By The People’ In An Era Of Populism
An exhibition at the Cooper Hewitt Design Museum called By the People: Designing A Better America is particularly timely. Cynthia E. Smith is curator and Hitesh Singhal is the exhibition designer.
Phaidon’s History Of Graphic Design From Buddhists To Barack
Coming in March, Graphic: 500 Designs that Matter includes the most iconic graphic designs of all time, from the beginnings of mechanical reproduction to the present.
Design of Dissent Exhibits Graphic Works of Protest
The Design of Dissent is an exhibition of graphic works of protest against social and political problems. It was first mounted by Milton Glaser and Mirko Ilic in 2005.
GDUSA People to Watch in 2017
GDUSA starts every year by spotlighting talented and newsworthy professionals who influence, inspire and are involved in the creative community.
Chase Squeezes Juice Into New Snack Bar
KIND asked Chase Design Group to position its new snack bars by leveraging cues from the juicing category.
Duffy Plays Off Unusual Design of McPherson Guitars
Duffy has launched a new identity for legendary McPherson guitars, inspired by the unusual look, sound, and craftsmanship of the instruments.
Langton Creative Group Rebrands With A New Purpose
Langton Creative Group (LCG), a digital design and branding firm based in New York City, has a new brand and website celebrating Progress by Design.
LEGO Builds App-Based Social Network For Kids
LEGO Life is a newly-launched social network for kids under the age of 13 that seeks to bridge the physical and digital play experiences.
Brand Zoo Steps Up To Reposition Woman’s Shoe Brand
Brand Union has repositioned the Vionic shoe line from primarily a pain relief product to a fashion shoe, including advertising placed in style magazines.
Duke University Press Graduates To Modular Logo System
Corey McPherson Nash has helped Duke University Press develop a modular, easliy configurable logo and identity system.
Bloomberg To Receive AIGA Corporate Leadership Award
AIGA announces it highest honors for 2017. Bloomberg L.P. is honored for corporate leadership, and Art Chantry, Mark Randall, Emmett McBain, Rebeca Mendez, Lance Wyman, Nancy Skolos and Tom Wedell receive the vaunted AIGA Medal.
Advice To Young Designers By Today’s Top Designers
Top designers from GDUSA’s 2017 People To Watch special feature tell recent grads and young designers just starting out what matters most and why.
Juventus Nets New Identity By Interbrand
Interbrand’s Milan office has created a new logo and identity for Juventus, among the most venerable soccer teams in the world.
Brand Union Helps Consumers See Benefits of EyeJust
Brand Union crafts the identity for EyeJust, a blue-light blocking and fashion forward filter for smartphones and tablets that nods to both style and health.
Pentagram Adds A Side of Humor To Deli Branding
Pentagram puts a contemporary spin on traditional no-nonsense deli graphics for Washington DC-based On Rye.
A Visual Exploration of Classic Type With A Contemporary Lens
Willoughby Design explores analog and digital type with the help of six iconic type designers, and the textures and colors of several Neenah CLASSIC brands. “Nothing makes a designer happier than type on paper,” says Ann Willoughby.
Chase Design Group Heats Up Condiments Category
Chase Design Group has developed the identity and packaging for Mike’s Hot Honey, a chili-infused honey that seeks mass distribution.
Shepard Fairey Designs ‘We The People’ Inauguration Posters
In response to Donald Trump’s inauguration, Shepard Fairey has designed a series of posters featuring groups that are perceived as marginalized.
Vitro Takes Fire-Grilled Chicken Chain Back to Roots
El Pollo Loco, the fire-grilled chicken chain, goes back to its East LA roots in a new campaign by Vitro.
Siegel+Gale Gets Credit For Branding Personal Finance Firm
Siegel+Gale has helped rebrand Credit Karma, the credit score company that is the process of expanding broadly into financial tools and advice.
More to Love in Alaska Airlines + Virgin America Merger
Hornall Anderson created a promotional livery design and microsite that celebrates and inspire excitement for a new merger between Alaska Airlines and Virgin America.
Countdown to Chicago: Get Ready for 5 Days of Magic
By Diana Mosher, Content Director, HOW Design Live What do Pentagram Partner Natasha Jen, 40 Days of Dating co-author Timothy Goodman, AIGA Gold Medalist Brian Collins and PepsiCo SVP and Chief Design Officer Mauro Porcini all have in common? Pictured: Natasha Jen, Timothy Goodman, Brian Collins and Mauro Porcini They’ll be delivering keynotes at HOW […]
Chermayeff & Geismar & Haviv Points Xerox Spinoff In Right Direction
Three parallelograms come together in a new logo by Chermayeff & Geismar & Haviv for new Xerox spinoff Conduent.
Lippincott Evolves Better Homes & Gardens For New Generation
Lippincott has redesigned the logo and brand of 94 year old Better Homes & Gardens, with a return of the ampersand as the key visual cue.
Words to Live By From Top Designers
Every year for a half century GDUSA has used the first magazine of the year to spotlight People To Watch. The issue will be published early in February. Meanwhile, here’s a preview of sayings to live by from a dozen of our 2017 honorees.
Butterfly Symbolizes Transformation For Dale Carnegie Identity
Dale Carnegie, the long-lived self-improvement and skills training company, gets a new logo and look via Carbone Smolan Agency.
Measured Summit Will Explore Impact of Design on Health Care
Maggie Breslin leads an SVA Design for Social Innovation summit on January 24 on how to measure the impact of design for health care and, more generally, socially responsible design.
2016 American Graphic Design Awards
2016 American Graphic Design Award Winners
Pantone Plants ‘Greenery’ As Color Of Year
Greenery is Pantone’s 2017 Color of the Year. Think Spring, revival, renewal, restoration and, for graphic and package design, think fresh, natural and organic.
NOLS Peaks With New Look and Logo
NOLS outdoor education school has a new logo and look, a two-peaked summit in front of a sunset, by Magnifico Design and Wolf & Wilhelmine.
2016 Digital Print Cover Contest
The challenge: to design a cover of GDUSA magazine. Neenah is a natural sponsor given its rich variety of paper colors and textures for digital printing applications. The winner and honorable mentions were selected from hundreds of entries.
Know What Your Design Skills Are Worth In 2017
The Creative Group Salary Guide 2017 features the latest hiring trends and data on what your design skills are really worth.
Make The Ultimate New-Business-Year Resolution
Corina Ludwig of FunctionFox on why to try a free demo and/or take advantage of deep holiday discounts on North America’s number one ranked web-based timesheet and project management software.
Spirit of Expressionism Inspires Van Gogh Vodka
Spring Design Partners found inspiration in Van Gogh’s artistry to rebrand and repackage Van Gogh Vodka