You don’t necessarily need to start your career as a typeface designer—to become one. Erik Spiekermann, for example, had been an internationally-known graphic designer for many years before drawing ITC Officina and ... more
BusinessTransition Options for Principalsby David C. BakerStudio principals need more than a “job”; they need an investment that pays off. Every month they spend working for themselves could represent ... more
AdvertisingAvatars Wantedby Ernie SchenckThe key to integration is being able to move seamlessly between here and there, this side and that side, to be able to speak in the language of concept and ... more
Design IssuesThinking in Systems: Design and Otherwiseby DK HollandImplementing systems thinking (the process of understanding how things influence one another within a whole) may be the answer to ... more
Design CultureIn Response to "Just Do It."by Wendy RichmondThere is a mountain of data on the most effective ways to market a product or look for a job, but it’s essential to identify, pay attention ... more
Emerging MediaWeb 3-Dby Joe ShepterIt’s tough to make predictions about where Web 3-D is going. The safe answer is “forward.” But given its tortured history, it's fair to doubt that rich 3-D will make ... more
TypographyIt's not how we teach typography, it's how we learn typographyby Dr. Shelley GruendlerThe limited typographic offerings of design and trade schools continue to do a disservice to their ... more
BusinessPricing and Negotiatingby Maria PiscopoAnyone who feels as if they're losing ground while negotiating with clients, then it's time to try something else. In many ways, creatives have to ... more
Advertising"Nessun Dorma" or "People Get Ready"?by Ernie SchenckIs the purpose of what we do to validate the patterns of the past? Is that why we’re here? No. We are art directors and copywriters and ... more
TypographyTypographic Cheap Tricksby Allan HaleyEven though the economy is supposedly on the road to recovery, it still makes sense to have a collection of low-cost typographic tricks in your arsenal ... more
Design IssuesWhere Our Wild Things Are—Part 2by DK HollandAt no time has a working understanding of ethics been more essential because it is so lacking. A continuation of DK Holland's two-part ... more
Design CulturePermission to Loiterby Wendy RichmondAn artist’s work cannot begin with a business plan. It’s antithetical. The most authentic endeavors—the personal projects that stick and are the most ... more
TypographyHouse Industries Debuts Eames Century Modernby Angelynn GrantPart foundry, part creative cultural collective, House Industries often finds inspiration in the work of mid-century modern ... more
Design CultureContemplating White Spaceby Wendy RichmondThere’s a new exhibit at the Guggenheim in New York, Contemplating the Void: Interventions in the Guggenheim Museum Rotunda. Imagine the ... more
Design IssuesWhere Our Wild Things Are—Part 1by DK HollandWhile free-falling into an economic abyss, doing the ‘right thing’ may seem difficult for just about everyone. The irony is, of course, ... more
Emerging MediaCan SoDA Speak?by Joe ShepterThe Society of Digital Agencies was formed to provide standards to protect agencies and reduce chaos but, even with the critical backing of Adobe, rarely has ... more