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D.B. Dowd studies the history of illustration, the practice of drawing and the “hybridity of reading and seeing.”
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Project 2 | Dialogue: The 2Craigs
Project 2 by The 2Craigs is a year-long visual exchange where photographer Craig Cutler and illustrator Craig Frazier intuitively respond to each other’s work.
Todd Radom Turns his Life-Long Passion for Baseball into New Book, ‘The Ballpark and Beyond’
The graphic designer, sports branding expert, podcaster, writer, and baseball historian tells us about his new illustrated love letter to baseball.
The Daily Heller: Typecasting Zohran Mamdani
Mamdani’s winning visual language was in the details … of graphic design.
Jagged Little Thrill
In a design landscape increasingly defined by smooth sameness, In-House International’s Serrucho brings back grit, texture, and sharp-edged personality—proving that…
What Matters to David Maciel
David Maciel describes a life shaped by creativity, melancholy, friendship, and quiet perseverance, where art becomes his clearest way to express what words cannot.
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The Balbusso Twins “melt into a single multi-creative identity.”
Design Matters: Mauro Porcini
Mauro Porcini argues that design—and especially AI-powered technology—should move beyond “form follows function” to “form and function follow meaning,” meaning…
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