Results within topic “personal essay”

I.D. Magazine, 1954–2009

After 55 years of reporting on design, I.D. magazine published its final issue this month. Former editor Ralph Caplan shares his memories of how it began.

print design  history  industrial design  personal essay  graphic design  graphic design 

The Ins and Outs of Working In-house

Being part of a design department has its pros and cons. Björk ponders the upside of health care versus the bummers of cubicles and conformity.

branding/identity  inhouse issues  personal essay 

Trust: How to Get It and Why You Need It

Gainor shares her insights on gaining the trust of in-house clients and building respect for design from within.

inhouse issues  multiculturalism  international  networking  personal essay  professional development  professional development 

Make/Think Sketchbook

Three days in five spreads: one designer’s illustrated take on the recent biennial AIGA Design Conference, “Make/Think.”

conference  personal essay  graphic design 

Motor Home, Know Thyself

Recreational vehicles are too big to ignore, yet why do so few exude personality? Barringer urges RV owners to blaze a trail with their shelters on wheels.

personal essay  graphic design  lifestyle  communication design 

The Wide, Wide World of Graphic Design

Design educator Vavetsi prepares students for the real world of designing for clients’ needs, not their own.

mentoring  personal essay 

Where Value Lies

If celebrity can put an ice cream shop on the map and fetch six figures for a typewriter, Caplan wonders what influence designers have in creating desirability.

branding/identity  consumerism  personal essay  graphic design 

The Measure of a Designer

Are designers artists or engineers? Inspired by matters of the heart, Collins considers the value design brings to the human experience.

industrial design  personal essay  graphic design 

Publishing in the Age of Digital Piracy

What’s a publisher to do when copyright violators run amok online? Crawford ponders the value of e-books and how to stop renegades bearing scanners.

copyright  education  media  personal essay  ethics