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Graphic Design News: “Black designers still don’t experience the kind of mentorship that would give them the opportunity to be noticed by premier design firms/agencies and place them in contact with the design elite.” --Ron Tinsley Print Magazine asked, what has changed since the 60s for Black designers? I was one of them. “Designers look for groups that speak specifically to their needs,” Tinsley points out. “What are you paying… -
Click here to read Part 1. This Style of Typographic Folk Art Should Get More Respect The Power of Stories Storytelling exists in every culture, whether oral or written. But typically, myth making rested in the hands of a few who had the power to spread their messages, shape culture and influence minds. However, gifted orators, activists and writers have, at times throughout history, challenged the powerful with their stories.…
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This Style of Typographic Folk Art Should Get More Respect Although we had never heard of this designer, all of us were super excited about the coming workshop. We just knew he was Swiss and that was good enough for us. In the late 1980s, the majority of the University of the Arts graphic design professors were graduates of the Basel School of Design in Switzerland. This school was a…
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The artwork above is an illustration for Amtrak Express magazine, 1983, by Reynold Ruffins, Change your perception of things and you will change your reality. Milton Glaser, the legendary New York City graphic designer and creator of the iconic 'I ♥ NY' logo passed away on June 26, 2020. He started Push Pin Studios with four former Cooper Union classmates in 1954. The New York Times honored him in an…
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Letters and words have their own kind of power in real life...and even in our dreams. "They've promised that dreams can come true - but forgot to mention that nightmares are dreams, too." --Oscar Wilde Dreams, real and imagined, are important in American culture. The American Dream continues to draw immigrants from around the world seeking a better life. Then, there is the entertainment industry selling carefully branded visions of…
