Medical marijuana packaging is a new frontier. And Jeff Johnson, founder, owner and designer of Replace in Minneapolis, has just completed a brand and packaging system for Vireo cannabis products.
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A Love Letter for You from Tony DiSpigna
Friend, fine artist, teacher, designer and hand-letterer par excellence, Tony DiSpigna’s work is enjoying a much-deserved renaissance with the publication of a beautiful new book and a line of T-shirts with his Spencerian lettering.
American Illustration and Comic Art Exhibit
The golden age of editorial illustration and cartooning is currently on display in the exhibit “American Illustration & Comic Art” at the Sardoni Gallery, Wilkes University in Wilkes Barre, PA.
Designer of the Week: Verena Michelitsch
Verena Michelitsch, who is currently a New York City resident by way of Austria, specializes in both conceptualizing and creating unique visual expressions spanning graphic design, art direction, illustration, pattern, editorial and digital design, for clients like Apple, Nasa/JPL and Facebook.
A Commercial Artist’s Life: The Ubiquitous Work Of Louis Paeth
J.J. Sedelmaier partners with Peter Paeth to bring you this extensively researched article about commercial artist Louis Paeth, whose career serves as a wonderful example of how many illustrators and designers navigated the world of commercial art during much of the 20th century.
Chris Ware’s Newest Book is the Smartest Monograph on Earth
Chris Ware’s Building Stories blew apart entrenched meanings of “book” and “graphic novel.” So how does he top that? Well, now there’s Monograph. Let's have a look inside.
FUN: Graphic Novel, Crossword History, Puzzling Mystery
If it’s a nearly 300-page graphic novel about the history of crossword puzzles, and it’s titled Fun, then it better be pretty damn entertaining. And yes, Italian artist Paolo Bacilieri delivers the fun, both narratively and visually.
Isol on Experimental Picture Books, Visual Literacy + More
Experimental picture books can teach graphic designers a lot about the building blocks of visual acuity and storytelling—and Argentinian author-illustrator Isol is a case in point.
Taking Your Design to Print: What You Need to Know
Print design, itself, is an art form. Going from screen to page is a complex process where each step affects the final product. We talked with print design experts and rounded up a few things they wish graphic designers knew as they were creating their projects.
Mangasia: A Thousand Views of a Hundred Years of Asian Comics
Do we really need another book-length history of manga? Especially so soon on the heels of John Lent’s excellent Asian Comics, published just a few years ago? Turns out, yes. Mangasia: The Definitive Guide to Asian Comics, by comics expert Paul Gravett, is a very important addition, with a great deal to recommend it.