Review
Design odyssey
Stanley Kubrick (1928-99) has long been the ultimate designers’ director, a man who presided over…
In search of dialogue
The Design Observer (DO) blog was launched in 2003 by William Drenttel, Jessica Helfand, Michael…
One lifetime is not enough
If you are not familiar with the joyous work of designer Gere Kavanaugh, one look…
Who cares if you read?
David Carson is indelibly linked to the notion of the ‘end of print’, encapsulated by…
A new world of worlds
‘What would it take to construct a non-Eurocentric design imagination?’ This is the stark question…
Yes we can change
Sunny Dolat, co-founder of The Nest Collective, at What Design Can Do México City, 2019…
Walker’s riddles
Tim Walker’s photographs are dispatches from a non-parallel universe. His images convey a glittering otherness…
Faenza mon amour
Faenza is a pleasant little medieval Italian town with a name meaning ‘glazed earthenware’ (as…
Swiss fresh air
This modest book is the first to cover the long career of Swiss graphic designer…
More pics than crit
This book is a welcome survey of a vibrant and witty design approach prevalent in…