Are We Designing Ourselves Into Isolation?
Susan Milligan explores how fear-driven architecture is turning homes into fortresses, arguing that design can either deepen isolation or create the in-between spaces—like porches and verandas—that foster connection, community, and ultimately greater safety.
The Daily Heller: Art, Design, Murder — a Summer Whodunit
Steven Heller goes back in time with ‘A Fair Corpse.’
Made on Purpose: Notes From iF Design Berlin
At iF Design’s Award Night and Trend Conference in Berlin, the industry’s conversation about AI quietly grew up. The new question isn’t whether the machines will replace…
What Designers Need to Know from the Sustainable Brands Conference 2026
If you work on brands, Sustainable Brands is a conference worth paying attention to. It offers a look at the policies, consumer trends, and innovations shaping the…
The Daily Heller: Modern Design Socialists
Yugoslav socialism in the ’50s and ’60s doesn’t look all that different from American corporate design of the same era.
Typography Has Its Monumental Moment at the Obama Presidential Center
Few projects celebrate typography at this scale. The Obama Presidential Center’s Words of Hope installation uses 458 oversized Gotham Bold letters to transform one of…
The Daily Heller: Mashing Up the Declaration and Proclamation
R. Sikoryak’s ‘Declaration / Emancipation Illustrated’ offers the perfect comics blend to celebrate and contemplate America’s most enduring documents.
The Daily Heller: Women of the Wiener Werkstätte
The Vienna Workshops were a wellspring of Modern design in Austria.
The 86-year Evolution
PRINT is committed to keeping independent design journalism, competitions, and community programs free and human-made, and now we’re inviting readers who value that work…
The Daily Heller: On the Joy of Baldness
When it comes to the world of hair branding … what happens if you have none?
European Wax Center’s New Identity Is Smooth in More Ways Than One
Yard NYC gives European Wax Center a smoother, more expressive identity that uses contrasting typography to balance expertise, confidence, and personality.
The Daily Heller: Das Plakat From Germany and Switzerland
Dig into 100 of the best posters of the year.
The Daily Heller: The Birth of Industrial Modernism
‘Modern Design Across Borders’ explores how design evolved in the years between the two world wars.
Six Cinquième Scribbles a New Future for the Arts Nonprofit 1001 Colors
What Matter to Ellen Lutwak
Lord & Taylor’s Next Chapter Is a Food Hall Named After Its Most Visionary Boss
The Daily Heller: Happy Third of July
Type Tuesday: Calenza Proves the Best Type Museums Are City Streets
Design Matters: Craig Mod
The Daily Heller: Trials in the Land of OZ Redux
The Daily Heller: Celebrating the Lost Tribe of Alphabet City
The Daily Heller: Get Your Licks on Route 66
What Matters to Vasavi Bubna
Design Matters
Design Matters: Craig Mod
Craig Mod is a writer, photographer, designer, and publisher whose work is rooted in attention—to the roads he walks, the books he creates, and the ways technology shapes our experience of the world. He joins to discuss his memoir Things Become Other Things and how memory, loss, and the paths we travel, both literal and emotional, shape the stories we tell.
The PRINTCast podcast
The Design Of Getting Unstuck With Sarah Kissko Hersh
In this episode Sarah Kissko Hersh draws on decades of communications leadership to show that clarity, empathy, and honest self-reflection are the foundations of…
The Design Of Legacy and Clarity With Gordon Kaye of GDUSA
In this episode Gordon Kaye talks about transforming a career in law into a lifelong mission of leading Graphic Design USA.
The Design of People-First Events With Together By Design
In this episode, Rachel Elnar, Heather Lynn, and David Carr-Berry talk about building memorable digital experiences by designing for belonging, empathy, and human…
The Design Of Beauty and Provocation With Brian Singer
In this episode, Brian Singer describes using beauty, play, and thoughtful design to reframe familiar symbols and spark honest reflection on social issues.
The Design Of Bold Joy With Alyssa Low
In this episode, Alyssa Low discussed how she transformed a personal sketching practice during the pandemic into a vibrant multidisciplinary art career by following what…
Brands for a Better World: Three Become One – The Merger of Tuyyo, Nemi, and Todo Verde
Three Latin-American food brands—Tuyyo, Todo Verde, and Nemi—joined forces to merge their businesses under the Tuyyo name, as founders Stefanie Garcia Turner, Jocelyn…
Brands for a Better World: Coffee with Benefits with Holly Xing of Eightbillion
In this episode, Holly Xing shares her journey as a nutritional scientist and formulating chemist, and how that experience led her to develop JostArriba, an instant…
Brands for a Better World: Scale with Distinction with Karl Strovink of Blue Bottle Coffee
In this episode, Karl Strovink, CEO of Blue Bottle Coffee, discusses the brand’s evolution, its commitment to quality and sustainability, and the innovative approaches…
The Daily Heller
The Daily Heller: Depicting a Natural Order Through Design
‘Contra la Oscuridad’ is a monograph featuring more than two decades of Catalina Estrada’s work.
The Daily Heller: It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like the Sixties
The Brooklyn Botantical Garden is celebrating its own Summer of Love.
The Daily Heller: Are You a Fatalistic Philatelist?
Postage stamps are magical pieces of graphic ephemera.
The Daily Heller: Hot on the Presses
Alex Wright prints the fascinating history of the American newspaper.
The Daily Heller: Snagging the Front Page
The backstory on ‘Paul Rand: A Designer’s Art’ landing the front page.
Hockney Packed a Lot of Wisdom & Art Into 88 Years
And this is just one nugget.
The Daily Heller: Little Books, Big Subjects
These volumes are essential for design scholars wanting to expand their knowledge of global practitioners.
The Daily Heller: A Graphic Design Magazine With Influence
“Campo Grafico” quickly became the wellspring and springboard for the aesthetics that gave rise to an Italian style in typography and graphic design.
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BRANDING & IDENTITY DESIGN
The Wellness Industry’s Next Big Trend? Looking Like It Has No Trends at All
As the wellness industry booms, designers have a growing opportunity to shape brands around longevity and trust—but AEVUM suggests the smartest move may be resisting…
KFC’s Latest Refresh From JKR Celebrates Its Most Iconic Asset
The bucket is back at the center of KFC’s brand story. In a new refresh from JKR, bold typography, refined illustrations, and a renewed focus on the chain’s most…
Organic Chaos
Ella’s Kitchen Kids embraces the beautiful chaos of toddler life with packaging that looks like a preschool art project in the best possible way.
PRINT Book Club: Thursday, July 23 with D.B. Dowd
In our next PRINT Book Club on Thursday, May 21 @4pm EST, Steven Heller and Debbie Millman interview Dora Drimalas about their new book “Hybrid: Curiosity in All…
The Perks of Personality-Driven Branding
A new rebrand for Stokes Coffee shows how heritage brands can stay relevant by turning real people, personality, and history into a flexible contemporary identity system.
This Is… Smart Branding (Even If Fans Didn’t Love It at First)
By turning an initially polarizing slogan into an open-ended invitation, Chicago Cubs’ [THIS] campaign smartly shifts marketing away from baseball itself and toward a…
How Do You Brand a Living Ecosystem? Brazil’s New Amazon Identity Offers an Answer.
Brazil’s new Amazon brand transforms one of the world’s richest living ecosystems into a dynamic identity system.
Etsy’s Refresh Signals a Return to Craft, Creativity, and Connection
Etsy’s refresh, created in partnership with Sylvain, centers on discovery as a human experience. A refined square logo frames a warm, bespoke wordmark, while a flexible…
OFFF x Uncommon: The Future of Creativity Isn’t Artificial; It’s Cultured
At OFFF Barcelona 2026, Uncommon Creative Studio challenges the rise of AI-driven design with a radically human alternative. In a moment defined by automation,…
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