As ever, thanks for reading! —The Editors
In 2014:
Michael Bierut remembered Massimo Vignelli. He also remebered Bill.
Rob Walker wrote on the physical perils—and perks—of play
Francisco Laranjo wanted to keep critical graphic design relevant (and still does in 2015): but what does that mean?
Alexandra Lange explained why love (of design) isn't blind in a letter to swissmiss
We reprinted Adam Harrison Levy's interview with Henry Singer about the triumph of "the falling man" to coincide with the opening of the September 11 Memorial Museum in lower Manhattan
Chris Pullman examined what Wolfgang Weigart's covers for Typografische and how they changed what we think of Swiss typography.
Rob Walker marveled at an antidote to paparazzi that begged to photographed
Nikki Sylianteng asked: To park or not to park?
MoMA released its first digital-only publication on Picasso and Adam Harrison Levy revealed the story behind an unknown interview with the artist
Chappell Ellison pleaded the case for better design journalism
To mark the publishing of Jason Santa Maria's On Web Typography, we excerpted a section of the book about smart (and dumb) quotes
Rick Poynor joined the ranks of pinners
Sam Jacob visited an exhibit of designer Daniel Weil's clocks and "things"
Erik Spiekermann wrote about symmetry and its demerits
During a week celebrating Paul Rand's centennial, we republished Jessica Helfand on his impact on postwar corporate America and Michael Bierut thought some thoughts on Thoughts on Design
A short film was made to help young people think about and embrace the possibility of design
Véronique Vienne saw two monumental exhibits in Paris
