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Hobo Symbols From The Great Depression : The Secret Language Of America’s Itinerant Workers

Design You Trust

In 1972 American industrial designer Henry Dreyfuss (March 2, 1904 – October 5, 1972) published The Symbol Sourcebook, A Comprehensive Guide to International Graphic Symbols. “A ready reference aid and an inspiration to designers. All in all the best book now available on symbols.”

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How the first version of Mailchimp was designed

UX Collective

In the early days of starting Mailchimp, Ben spent most of his time on design and brand. Ben comes from a design background having studied industrial design. Coming out of school, he wanted to become a web designer although ended up getting a job doing banner ad design. Ben Chestnut Mailchimp version 1.0

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Meet the Jury of the 2023 AZ Awards!

Azure Magazine

ALAIN GILLES Portrait by Lydie Nesvadba Design as a second life: After a brief stint in the financial world, Gilles returned to study industrial design, at the urging of his wife, in France. He has taught architectural history, theory, and design in the UK, U.S., JERRY VAN EYCK !melk’s

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Picks of the month: the best design events to catch in September

Design Week

With a few friends, he set up Design Truth’s iD Cast as a way to engage with the creative community and pass the time away from work. Fast forward to today and the podcast is now reaching several thousand people as it continues to “de-fragment” the community within industrial design. For tickets head here.

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The Provocative and Prescient Work of Archie Boston Jr.

Eye on Design

Every one of those designers should have a Lifetime Achievement Award, according to him. The proceeds from the resulting documentary, 20 Outstanding Los Angeles Designers, funded a scholarship for design students in need. .

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How to Launch Your Blog or Portfolio in 2020 (3,500+ Word Start to Finish Guide)

Inspiration Feed

The graphic design industry is tough. No matter where you go, you’ll see amazing talent through the work of other designers in the field. Some may apply styles that are similar to yours, while others use a very unique approach,…

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Remembering Richard McConnell 1942-2020: the inimitable exhibition designer

Design Week

On graduation he established his early career as an exhibition designer for initially The Council of Industrial Design and subsequently The Central Office of Information in the capital. It would be fair to say that Dick did not approve of architects undertaking interpretive design in museums. A tireless campaigner.