Author Archives: Ellen Shapiro

About Ellen Shapiro

Print contributing editor Ellen Shapiro is principal of Visual Language LLC in Irvington, NY. She has been designing for her whole life and writing about design for more than 20 years. Her website is visualanguage.net.

Long May She Wave! And He Collect!

By: Ellen Shapiro | July 31, 2018 | Comments 0

Kit Hinrichs recently celebrated the opening of his "The Flag on Paper" exhibit at the San Francisco Center for the Book. Take a deeper look into the…

Little Red Dot Makes Big Impact

By: Ellen Shapiro | June 25, 2018 | Comments 0

Despite its small size, Singapore has not one but two design museums. Take a deep dive into Red Dot Design Museum, glass-walled gem set on the Marina Bay.

Jason Mayden, Super Entrepreneur

By: Ellen Shapiro | June 6, 2018 | Comments 1

Jason Mayden started designing a new kind of children’s sneaker to help his son. Now his company’s mission is helping all kids experience a super-heroic vision of themselves.

A Love Letter for You from Tony DiSpigna

By: Ellen Shapiro | May 1, 2018 | Comments 0

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.

The Swiss Wünderkind Shows Us How It’s Done

By: Ellen Shapiro | April 17, 2018 | Comments 1

Stefan Hürlemann is 23 years old, Swiss, and posts every day on Instagram, where Ellen Shapiro discovered him. You should discover him too. This is the future of typographic design, both aesthetically and in terms of how a designer needs to market him or herself.

Logos That Move

By: Ellen Shapiro | February 13, 2018 | Comments 2

These days, logos—even those in the world of corporate identity—are designed to expand and contract, wink, blink, dance and burst forth in animated glory. Have a look at four of the most lively, interesting examples of logo animation created in the past year.

The Resume Template that Went Viral

By: Ellen Shapiro | January 18, 2018 | Comments 4

The Behance portfolio site is celebrating its 10th anniversary. Meet the designer of the fourth most appreciated post in Behance history—a resume template that went viral.