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 […]
Redesigning Christmas
December 5th, 2008 2 Comments
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Give Graphic Design as a Gift this Holiday
November 29th, 2008 4 Comments
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 […]
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Design 101
November 20th, 2008 2 Comments
Design 101 is a week long seminar in New York City that teaches the basics of design to non designers. It is specifically for business executives that are in a design related field or make decisions about design as part of their day-to-day jobs. Such positions could range from CFO at an advertising agency to […]
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