Results within topic “criticism”

When It's Cool to Say Cool (and when it's not)

Why is this common, but hardly descriptive adjective often the best? Heller gets heated up about cool.

criticism  graphic design 

Graphic Design Theory?

Why do we need graphic design theory? Armstrong calls on the design community to meet the challenges of our time and keep the discourse alive.

social responsibility  theory  criticism  graphic design 

Hockey Moms Deserve Better (Design)

Were the hand-painted signs at the RNC quaint or just plain insulting? Voter and designer Ramachandran says we can do better.

current affairs  criticism  signage 

@ Is @ MoMA @ No Cost

Why should museums be bound by the laws of physics? Caplan questions MoMA’s symbolic acquisition of the ubiquitous @ sign.

criticism  graphic design  information design 

The Decade of Dirty Design

Although our lives are more digital than ever, Heller contends that, at the end of the first decade of the 21st century, an analog aesthetic still reigns.

illustration  criticism  typography  graphic design 

Blood Types

Will the thirst for vampires ever be sated? Riechers examines the many incarnations of Nosferatu, Dracula and their ilk in popular culture and what they say about us.

media  criticism  business 

Design's Just Dessert

Could computers be to design what cake mixes are to baking? FitzGerald welcomes students back to school with an “outside the box” lesson.

criticism  graphic design  college 

A Modest Proposal: Customized Currency

With a $12 trillion national debt, Marcus thinks our desperate times call for desperate measures. Could the idea of selling out the dollar be right on the money?

branding/identity  current affairs  criticism  graphic design 

French Graphic Design: A Contradiction in Terms?

How are contemporary graphistes taking risks and changing the game? Vienne finds inspiration at Chaumont.

international  criticism  posters