In October 1970, a group of five marines were assigned to the Combat Information Bureau…
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Pioneering Women of Graphic Design
Guest Post by John Clifford Today, women make up around half of the graphic design profession. This wasn’t always the case. I wrote Graphic Icons: Visionaries who Shaped Modern Graphic Design to highlight the pioneers of the field, from El Lissitzky to Stefan Sagmeister. It surprised me that so many of the historic designers I considered […]
Massimo Vignelli (1931-2014)
Photo: Asheind “Styles come and go. Good design is a language, not a style.” That quote by Massimo Vignelli elegantly summed up his philosophy of design — and, by the way, what did he do that was not elegantly done? Mr. Vignelli died yesterday at the age of 83 after a long illness. Born in Milan […]
My Letter to Massimo Vignelli
Massimo Vignelli, considered by many as one of the world’s great designers, is very ill and will be spending his last days at home. His son Luca would like all those who were influenced or inspired by him to write him a letter. Here is my letter to Massimo that I will be sure to mail to […]
Lucia Eames Carried on Family Design Legacy
Lucia Eames, the only child of American architect and designer Charles Eames and only step-daughter of designer and painter Ray Eames, died April 1 at the age of 83. Born in 1930 to Charles and his first wife, Catherine Woermann, Lucia was an artist, graphic designer, owner of the Eames Office, and founder of the Eames Foundation — not […]
10 Great Quotes by Famous Graphic Designers
There are three responses to a piece of design — yes, no, and WOW! WOW is the one to aim for. – Milton Glaser, named the Most Influential Graphic Designer of the Past 50 Years The details are not the details. They make the design. — Charles Eames If you can design one thing, you […]
Preserving the 19th Century Silicon Valley
It was “The Silicon Valley of the 19th Century.” For roughly 100 years — from 1818 right through to the early years of the 20th century — the West Point Foundry in New York’s Hudson Valley was one of America’s great industrial and innovation centers, designing and manufacturing armaments that helped turn the tide of […]
Quotables: Mandela on Accomplishing the Impossible
“It always seems impossible until it’s done.” – RIP Nelson Mandela (1918-2013) Pictured: Senator Barack Obama meets for the first time with Nelson Mandela, May 17, 2005
Quotables: JFK on Gratitude
“As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter words, but to live by them.” – John Fitzgerald Kennedy Happy Thanksgiving to All!
Into the Archives: Sketchpads in Viet Nam
October 1970: A group of five marines assigned to the Combat Information Bureau decided that they would simulate an advertising series being run by Strathmore in the U.S (pictured below). They got together outside their shack and posed with a Strathmore sketch pad to show that not only pros and students use it in the […]