Ideas

02.09.17 / Netflix debuts new series on design

Abstract: The Art of Design comes to a screen near you February 10.

I have decided to stick with love. Hate is too great a burden to bear.

Martin Luther King Jr.

Design is intelligence made visible.

Lou Danziger

Darkness cannot drive away darkness. Only light can.
Hate cannot drive away hate. Only love can.

Martin Luther King Jr.

Only those who risk going too far can possibly know how far they can really go.

T.S. Eliot

I am always doing things I can’t do — that’s how I get to do them.

Pablo Picasso

A look behind Netflix’s new universal branding language

Simple and impressive at the same time, Netflix's brand volume can be dialed up or down as needed. We love it.

The Secret History of the Hashtag, Slash, and Interrobang

London design studio Off-White's new book explores the form and histories of non-alphabetic glyphs.

Future air travel? Yes, please!

From in-flight vending machines to complimentary champagne and seat swapping. The future is looking good!

Happy 75th, Print Magazine!

This year marks the 75th Anniversary of Print Magazine. The longest-running stateside graphic design publication chose to celebrate by asking 75 of today’s creatives to design the word “print” in their own style. We were honored to be included.

From the heart it has sprung, and to the heart it shall penetrate.

Ludwig van Beethoven

Good Design for a Good Cause

This redesigned Change Box doesn't just stand out from the sea of non-descript charity coffee cans, it actually encourages people to give more than they already would.

Made You Look

Any piece of design communication should aim for curiosity and intrigue at some level. If you can’t get people to notice, it doesn’t matter how fascinatingly kickass your message might be.

Evolving the Google Identity

Check out the strategy behind Google’s new branding effort. Excellent presentation too.

Space and light and order. Those are the things that men need just as much as they need bread or a place to sleep.

Le Corbusier

The details are not the details. They make the design.

Charles Eames