Graphic Design

Ivan Ehlers Builds Editorial Cartoons from Research, Pencil Sketches and Digital Drawing Cartoonist Ivan Ehlers discusses his route from construction work to illustration, his research and drawing process, and... Graphic Design Jun 12, 2026 A-47

The Story of Ferdinand at 90: Robert Lawson’s Linework and a Bull Who Would Rather Sit A museum exhibition revisits Munro Leaf and Robert Lawson’s picture book, where quiet humor, precise ink drawings and a... Graphic Design May 26, 2026 A-48

Guy Billout’s Quiet Catastrophes Bring Geometric Illustration to the Gallery A solo exhibition at Philippe Labaune Gallery revisits Guy Billout’s precise, quietly comic approach to surreal illustra... Graphic Design May 18, 2026 A-49

Gerald Scarfe’s Hercules Design: From Early Approaches to Animation Approval Hercules was the last character design approved for animation. Gerald Scarfe and the narrator worked through alternative... Graphic Design May 16, 2026 A-11

Why Strong UI Starts With Product Function, Research and Information Architecture Windows 8, Apple’s AI summaries and Twitter’s rebrand show how polished interfaces can miss user needs. A practical disc... Graphic Design May 13, 2026 A-178

NestEgg Health Uses Personal Targets and Team Progress to Reframe Workplace Wellness NestEgg Health pairs individual goals with team challenges, using high contrast cards and shared design patterns to make... Graphic Design May 12, 2026 A-179

Walt Peregoy and Al Dempster’s Different Background Visions for The Jungle Book Walt Disney wanted a more restrained, realistic palette for The Jungle Book, prompting a change from Walt Peregoy’s abst... Graphic Design May 10, 2026 A-12

D.B. Dowd Traces Illustration Through Five Centuries of Reading and Visual Culture In *Reading Pictures*, D.B. Dowd connects illustration to literacy, publishing and cultural history, from printed books... Graphic Design May 07, 2026 A-50

Todd Radom’s The Ballpark and Beyond Turns Baseball History Into a Visual Book Designer Todd Radom brings baseball’s varied ballparks, uniforms and stories together in an illustrated book shaped as n... Graphic Design May 06, 2026 A-51

Balbusso Twins Bring Classical Research and Painterly Illustration to New York Anna and Elena Balbusso discuss their shared process, classical influences and belief that beauty can bring viewers clos... Graphic Design May 05, 2026 A-52

Aubrey Hirsch Uses Comics, Research and Humor to Examine Womanhood At PRINT Book Club, Aubrey Hirsch discussed how comics combine words, images and data to make debates about women’s live... Graphic Design Apr 26, 2026 A-53

Strom Café Berlin: Celeste Asfour Balances Cherry Wood, Rose Marble and Play Celeste Asfour turns a little-used Berlin courtyard into a seasonal café, balancing rich materials, playful details and... Graphic Design Apr 20, 2026 A-182

Ellen Marello’s Spring Portraits Turn Bold Color Into Editorial Style New York illustrator Ellen Marello pairs saturated color, expressive characters and fashion-led portraits across editori... Graphic Design Apr 16, 2026 A-80

Arts and Crafts Book Covers: The Cloth-Bound Designs That Came Before Jackets Malcolm Haslam’s book revisits decorated cloth covers from the Arts and Crafts movement, with designs credited to six ar... Graphic Design Mar 13, 2026 A-54

Saint-Urbain Gives CERCA a Dating Identity Rooted in Mutual Connections CERCA’s new identity pairs bold type, candid imagery and community events to make its focus on meeting through mutuals v... Graphic Design Mar 06, 2026 A-55

2Craigs Project 2 Turns Silent Image Exchanges into a Yearlong Visual Dialogue Photographer Craig Cutler and illustrator Craig Frazier answer each other’s images through visual leaps, working without... Graphic Design Mar 05, 2026 A-56

Project 2 Craigs Turns Weekly Words into Two Distinct Visual Responses Craig Frazier and Craig Cutler’s yearlong book pairs drawings with photographs, showing how a shared word can produce sh... Graphic Design Feb 23, 2026 A-57

GrowV Educational Tablet Case Builds Sukey, Dewey and Wiz Into Its Design VLND Studio gives GrowV’s characters a tactile role as sculptural supports, while a foldable handle and child-sized styl... Graphic Design Feb 05, 2026 A-166

Steve Heller’s Archive Recalls the Creative Freedom of Newspaper Illustration A rediscovered set of slides connects Steve Heller’s editorial archive to illustrators’ freedom to make striking covers... Graphic Design Jan 28, 2026 A-59

BucketBoss Parachute Canvas Bag Organizes Tools Inside a 5-Gallon Bucket Six interior sections, 19 pockets and a cinch closure turn a standard 5-gallon bucket into a more organized way to carry... Graphic Design Jan 07, 2026 A-170