Milton Glaser, the pioneering and legendary graphic designer, passes away from a stroke at the age of 91.
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Transformed Education in the Time of Corona
Duke Greenhill of Savannah College of Art & Design on how the institution is redefining virtual learning and its students are reimagining design during the global pandemic.
OBD Creates Black Designers Matter Shirts
The Organization of Black Designers has created the “Black Designers Matter!” T-Shirt to show support for greater diversity and inclusion in the design professions and to raise funds for its endowment fund.
Wine That Matters, For Every Occasion
To relaunch and rebrand iconic GatoNegro wine, the company needed a strong and sustainable label design. The inhouse design team provided the solution and Neenah Estate Label provided the substrate.
4 Tips for Generating Graphic Design Leads
Your graphic design business success depends on creating a continuous pipeline of leads. Here are some tips for generating meaningful leads.
Six Steps to Better User Experience (UX) for Your Personal Website
One good way to use your downtime is to take a critical look at the user experience (UX) of your own website. Here’s a quick checklist to get you started.
Rick Caballo: Technology Can Be A Gift…And A Curse
While technology has streamlined the design process, co-founder of Dead Horse Branding, Rick Caballo, believes that overdependence on technology leads to inauthentic solutions.
Print Equals Human
Kevin Kernan of GDLOFT on the power of print, especially now, to cut through the digital clutter and appeal to the senses. People, he writes, want their humanity back.
O’Halloran Keeps Delivering Covid Staples
Kelly O’Halloran continues to add to her collection of gouache paintings that commemorate Covid-related products that have gained elevated/celebrity status over the last couple of months, and continues to sell them to raise money for Feeding America.
AIGA Statement In Response To George Floyd’s Death
AIGA has issued a statement in response to the killing of George Floyd. It is part of “a pattern of loss that spans generations.”
Adobe Refreshes For Better Navigation
Adobe has begun to roll out updates to their brand identity to ensure that customers find their products easy to navigate and understand.
Radiant Redesign For Sun-Maid
Food-and-beverage marketing-specialist quench has redesigned packaging for the venerable Sun-Maid raisins brand and Sun-Maid’s other fruit products.
Thoughts On Branding In A Pandemic
Though it may seem difficult, this pandemic may be the right time to establish or pivot to re-establish a distinctive position in a potential customer’s mind.
10 Job Search Tips For Creatives
Job-hunting is tough, but especially with the effects of a global pandemic still hanging over the business world. Here are ten tips from Diane Domeyer of The Creative Group that can help
Everyman ‘Bill’ Meets Mood of Moment
Still image and video storyteller Jim Erickson of Erickson Stock offers ‘Bill,’ a solid and calm Everyman who fits the mood of this turbulent moment.
Packaging Worth Coveting
Dubai-based Covet Chocolatier aims to set themselves apart from other artisan chocolates by meticulously sourcing everything from ingredients to packaging. Graphic designer and illustrator is Meng Zhang; packaging wrap is Neenah® Blotter Papers.
Brands Should Prepare For Economic Recovery Now
Michael Duffy of Equator Design on how brands can best bounce back from the Covid-19 crisis.
New York Will Prevail: Powerful Storytelling From The Epicenter
Audra Nebolini of the New York office of brand strategy and design consultancy CBX on the power of storytelling and it’s meaning for marketing and brands going forward.
US Olympic Museum Logo Pays Homage
Chermayeff + Geismar + Haviv develop logo for new U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Museum in Colorado Springs CO.
Life After Pandemic Pantries
Matt Caldwell of Equator Design on how the Covid-19 crisis is affecting CPG brands, supermarket shelves, global supply chains, and more.
Jim Erickson Video Stories Are Timely and Profound
Jim Erickson’s video of Ellen, a favorite subject, exemplifies how his imagery fits the moment for a campaign during the global pandemic.
Closing The Gap: Nurturing Creativity In A Remote Workforce
Here are some thoughts from Diane Domeyer of The Creative Group on helping your remote team stay creative, inspired and connected.
Covidesign Spotlight: You Know The Drill!
Donna Bonavita of Bonavita Design, like other designers using their talents to address Covid-19 challenges, has created this piece to call attention to the need for dentists to return to work helping patients BUT who cannot obtain proper PPE for protection.
Pearlfisher & ShopRite Develop Brand
Pearlfisher has created and developed the brand for Bowl & Basket, an ambitious new private label from ShopRite.
5 Tips For Building A Career Development Plan
Five tips for helping your employees build a career development plan, with an assist from cloud-based human capital management systems.
Wolff Olins Understands The Mission
Wolff Olins helped rebrand Understood including a transformed and animated ‘U’ logo. A custom typeface and sonic identity are part of the refresh.
Staying Creative While Staying In Place
Joe Violante of CBX on how to stay creative – and reconnect with your creative joy – during the coronavirus shelter-in-place.
Monotype Studio Introduces Macklin
Monotype has unveiled the Macklin typeface superfamily, designed by Malou Verlomme of the Monotype Studio.
Cybelle Jones Heads SEGD At Critical Juncture
The Society for Experiential Graphic Design (SEGD) Board of Directors has unanimously selected Cybelle Jones as the new CEO of the organization.
6 Ways To Generate More People To Your Instagram
Six tips and several tools for increasing your Instagram followers.
Covidesign Spotlight: Talking Windows
Landor and FITCH, creative partners occasionally operating as a single team, respond to the UN call for positive graphics promoting public health.
How To Overcome Common Challenges Of Working Remotely
Diane Domeyer, Executive Director, The Creative Group, on four sticky situations that may arise from telecommuting – and how to deal with them.
Covidesign Spotlight: Bookmarks For Good
Gianmaria Schonlieb of Lyft has launched a personal project. Bookmarks for Good raises funds for Covid-19 Emergency Relief
Thomas Hull: The Value of Riffing
Legendary designer Thomas Hull, of Rigsby Hull and a professor at SCAD, on the need to pivot, jam or riff in these times of unpredictability.
Covidesign Spotlight: Color Speaks
Gensler is creating vibrant murals to help small business owners and to show how design can inspire hope in a time of trouble.
Jessica Walsh Brands Virtual Community
&Walsh creates the branding, strategy & merch for the female-owned SuperShe brand; the client started as a women’s-only private island but has expanded into a virtual community.
Out-Of-The-Box Thinking
Kristen Duncan, Sustainability Manager at Neenah, speaks candidly about a wide variety of environmental topics on the eve of Earth Day 2020.
Canon Celebrates Graphic Design With VDP Software
On World Graphic Design Day, Canon USA announced the application availability of Meadows Publishing Solutions DesignMerge variable data software.
Covidesign Spotlight: Designers Say Thanks
Nearly 1,800 digital billboards and screens across New York City are displaying messages of safety, gratitude, pride, and solidarity with essential workers. Shown here: poster by Maira Kalman in Times Square.
And/Or Motivated By Rachel Hollis
Creative production studio And/Or has created the overall graphic look for mobile-first streaming platform Quibi’s new morning show featuring motivational speaker and writer Rachel Hollis.