Graphic design will save the world right after rock and roll, does.
-David Carson
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The Pitch: Advertising and marketing news for 5.10.22
The Pitch: Advertising and marketing news for 5.10.22 Jonathan Spiers TrailHead Creative added local nonprofit Beyond Boundaries and celebrity chef Tuffy Stone as clients. Work for both will include content creation and strategic branding. For client The Wild Wander...
A Look Back at 30+ Years of Website Design
A Look Back at 30+ Years of Website Design Written by Myia Kelly 30+ Years of Website Design Web design has come a long way since 1991, when the first ever website was published. Exclusively text-based, this site marked the beginning of what would become a digital...
Never Again Gallery posters
Reimagining World War II Posters in support for Ukraine https://www.commarts.com/exhibit/never-again-gallery-posters In this initiative led by ANGRY, [isdgroup] and Port, Ukrainian artists and illustrators reinterpret World War II–era posters to gain support for...
The new Eames Institute debunks myths about how designers work
The recently opened Eames Institute of Infinite Curiosity is the kind of design lover’s paradise that makes you feel things: Playfulness, joy, wonder. This is specially true if you’re lucky enough to take a tour with chief curator Llisa Demetrios, the youngest...
3 ways to create a solid website maintenance strategy
We now know that keeping your website and content up-to-date is important: not only do your visitors like that, but search engines do too! So, what are ways to keep your website fresh and clean? Here are some pointers! 1. Keep your content up to date Keep an eye on...
365: AIGA Year in Design
About 365: AIGA Year in Design Since its founding in 1914, AIGA has celebrated design excellence within the profession. Today, research shows design and design thinking are essential to innovation; design is at the heart of successful businesses. And we know...
Earth Day 2022!
Words by John Kazior Published on April 22nd, 2021 Earth Day doesn’t have an official visual identity, simply because it has had so many over the years. For the first Earth Day in 1970, a young designer named David Powell created an illustration for Philadelphia Earth...
Twitter Releases Inclusion Diversity Equity and Accessibility Report
By Meseret Ambachew On Tuesday, Twitter released its Q1 2022 Inclusion, Diversity, Equity and Accessibility (IDEA) report. It says the platform is on track to meet its TweepForce five-year goal of having more diverse talent at the company. The company believes it can...
The next gen Alpha is making its voice heard already.
By Rebecca Stewart Kids and Teens Crown YouTube, Netflix and McDonald's Coolest Brands on the Block Generation Alpha values brands that offer safety, belonging and spaces for self-expression Brands often give off “How Do You Do, Fellow Kids” vibes in their quest to...
Read Martin Luther King Jr.’s ‘I Have a Dream’ speech in its entirety
Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.: Five score years ago, a great American, in whose symbolic shadow we stand today, signed the Emancipation Proclamation. This momentous decree came as a great beacon light of hope to millions of Negro slaves who had been seared in the flames...
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