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The History Books Often Overlook Women in Design. A New One Seeks to Finally Give Them Their Due

Eye on Design

While there has been a consistent stream of study since the 1980s (check out Graphic Design: History in the Writing 1983–2011 to catch up on some important essays), work has often been published in academic journals and books that don’t quite make their way to mass design audiences, aren’t affordably priced, or aren’t written for the non-academic.

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Why Figma’s acquisition is bad for designers

UX Collective

Figma started in 2011 with the aim of making creative tools for the browser. Joining the marketplace against Adobe XD, Invision Studio, Framer and Miro, Figma primarily targeted visual designers working on digital products. All of the programs added to Adobe’s portfolio from the time are no longer in use.

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Andrew Satake Blauvelt Elevated Graphic Design Far Beyond Notions of “Problem Solving”

Eye on Design

was published in Emigre magazine alongside a body of other writing on the notion of “design authorship.” Catalogue design by Andrew Blauvelt and Emmet Byrne for the Walker Art Center, 2011. His influential essay “Towards Critical Autonomy or Can Graphic Design Save Itself?”

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The 15 Most Popular Fonts of All-Time

Inkbot Design

Fast forward to the digital age, and typographic possibilities are endless. This boosted Times New Roman’s popularity across book publishing and beyond. This old-style serif dates back to 16th century France under the work of publisher and type designer Claude Garamond.

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30+ Best Gifts for Creative People

Inkbot Design

Sale You Are an Artist: Assignments to Spark Creation Hardcover Book Urist Green, Sarah (Author) English (Publication Language) 256 Pages – 04/14/2020 (Publication Date) – Penguin Books (Publisher) −$11.74 $14.26 This high-quality stylus offers precision and sensitivity, making it a valuable tool for digital artwork.

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The 37 Best Design Books to Level Up Your Skills

Inkbot Design

Sale Graphic Design Theory: Readings from the Field Armstrong, Helen (Author) English (Publication Language) 151 Pages – 03/11/2009 (Publication Date) – Princeton Architectural Press (Publisher) −$22.95 $2.00 He examines why some products confuse users while others feel intuitively easy to operate.

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Advent Calendars For Web Designers And Developers (December 2021 Edition)

Smashing Magazine Graphics

JVM Programming Advent Calendar. Created by Eric Wastl, this is an advent calendar of small programming puzzles for a variety of skill sets and skill levels that can be solved in any programming language you like. An advent calendar that has been publishing since 2009 is back again. Amy Dutton on Twitter. Lean UXMas.