In Research & Destroy: A Plea for Design as Research Daniel van der Velden – who earned his BA in Graphic Design at the Hogeschool Rotterdam and his MFA in Design from the Jan van Eyck Academie – discusses the … Read More
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My Stance on Fourth Order Design
My stance on Fourth Order Design principles parallels Richard Buchanan’s perspective on knowledge, art and design in Wicked Problems in Design Thinking, wherein Buchanan states that “knowledge is achieved by a new kind of art directed toward orders of … Read More
De Stijl, New Media, and the Lessons of Geometry
In De Stijl, New Media, and the Lessons of Geometry, Jessica Helfand discusses the significance of the values, thoughts, and principles of the De Stijl movement, in context with the field of graphic design, as contemporarily affected by new … Read More
How Good is Good?
In How Good is Good? Stefan Sagmeister – graphic designer for non-profit organizations – speaks to current design as it relates to ethics and advertising, and how experimenting with combining ‘good design’ with a ‘good cause’ potentially can design “significant … Read More
Design Technology’s Impact on the Graphic Design Industry
Designers currently live in what is known as the digital age – a period of time that is characterized by a change from analog and mechanical technology, to a time period of digital technology and information manipulation – and are … Read More