In 1971, Communication Arts magazine published a compelling, in-depth interview with a designer named Benson Crane. It turns out this designer was pure invention. One of Benson Crane’s creators shares the story behind the fictional designer.

Anyone who has performed before an audience knows the wisdom of the dictum, “Always leave them wanting more.” As Ralph Caplan observes, that requires the sensitivity to know when is enough and the discipline to stop there.

Protesting, making posters, writing, performing, using social media—through methods both new and old, design activists speak out against extreme immigration policies and economic inequality.

The former design director for NYTimes.com wants to ignite the circuits in your brain centering around visual creativity, and he’s doing it with a social art-making app for tablets called Mixel.

For decades designers have tried to convince clients and the world at large that design is central to our endeavors. Based on the coverage of Steve Jobs’ death, Caplan concludes that maybe the message has been getting through.

Stefan Bucher, whose Daily Monster inkblot creations have been connecting with web audiences for the past five years, now has an iPhone and iPad app. And it’s spooky good fun.