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Using a mostly muted palette punctuated by deliberate swashes of color, illustrator Sam Weber blends painterly layers that evoke both the sweet and macabre.

06.10.09

Mark Holthusen Photographer Mark Holthusen has combined a unique fusion of photography, post-production and inventive model-making, to forge a career based on tackling ... more

06.03.09

David&Goliath More than a nod to its founder, this agency's moniker is a business model. Julie Prendiville Roux interviewed the agency that, just ten years old, has ... more

05.27.09

Bruketa&Zinic The story of Davor Bruketa and Nikola Žinic who opened their design office, Bruketa&Žinic OM, in 1995 exemplifies the robust post-war, post-socialist ... more

04.29.09

Tim Mantoani Tim Mantoani uses a Polaroid 20 x 24 camera to make portraits of noted photographers holding prints of iconic photographs. Anne Telford describes the power ... more

04.22.09

Milton Glaser For illustrator Cathie Bleck it was a privilege to conduct this interview with Milton Glaser, a liberating force in the fields of design and illustration.

04.08.09

Herman Miller, Inc. and Steve Frykholm Fields, red barns, tractors, grain silos and an interstate highway. That's the view from the desk of Steve Frykholm, vice ... more

03.25.09

Harry Chester Art Chantry pays homage to the designer primarily responsible for the introduction of cheezy monster type into our shared collective design culture ... more

01.05.09

Verve For the past ten years, the in-house design group at this record label has been responsible for producing everything related to the artists' visual images.

01.03.09

United Airlines Quick, name an airline campaign. A memorable airline campaign with great creative. If you're a veteran in the business, you'll remember George Lois's ... more

01.02.09

Jim Krantz Jim Krantz—just out of Denver University with a design degree and an acute case of photography fever—was born to do almost anything other than make stats in ... more

01.01.09

Elixir Jennifer Jerde why she started her own design firm after less than a year of working for hire and she'll tell you she fell in love with a dog. "I was art ... more

09.04.08

mono For the partners at mono, it was never a matter of if, but when. As far back as 1994, when Chris Lange and Michael Hart formed their creative partnership at Cevette ... more

09.03.08

Red Nose Studio Some years ago an art director warned Chris Sickels, “Chris, if you aren’t careful you’re going to become known only for drawing people who have red ... more

09.01.08

Howard Schatz Whether he is photographing and interviewing the 100 most important people in boxing to better understand the sport, conducting complicated motion studies, ... more

05.06.08

Olympic Design Team This could be the biggest design program in history. More designers are involved, more energy, more years of work. And the largest audience. It’s ... more