Recently I’ve had several graphic design students contact me with questions for their school projects. In case any other students are interested in the answers I’ve posted some of them below.
How did you become interested in Graphic Design?At an early age I realized that I could draw slightly better than my peers. They were […]

First some ground rules:
Album cover art only. Insides and overall packaging will not be considered. While noble and creative efforts have been made by bands and designers to redefine album artwork (see Of Montreal and Snow Patrol), this list is for cover design only.
Genre cliches have been excluded in the worst category. For example the […]

The NPR show Studio360 recently featured Cleveland, Ohio native Michael Bierut from the design firm Pentagram.
The buzzword this year is change. But some things, like the traditions that surround the Christmas season, seem to remain the same. Kurt Andersen asked the design firm Pentagram to re-imagine the holiday beyond tinsel and holly. It goes […]

The holiday shopping season is upon us. When considering your options for that perfect gift, take a moment and consider giving a graphic design based product as a gift. While nearly every gift you give will have been touched by a graphic designer at some time in it’s production, the following products are graphic design […]

Michael Beirut, a partner at Pentagram, who was born in Cleveland, Ohio has created a series of posters for RTA busses. The posters are part of the Green Patriot Posters program. 40 posters can currently be seen on busses throughout Northeast Ohio. Designed to promote the use of public transportation as a weapon in the […]