CultureStrike: Design Activism to Impact Immigration Reform

Protesting, making posters, writing, performing, using social media—through methods both new and old, design activists speak out against extreme immigration policies and economic inequality.

Collages with Friends: Khoi Vinh Launches Mixel

The former design director for NYTimes.com wants to ignite the circuits in your brain centering around visual creativity, and he’s doing it with a social art-making app for tablets called Mixel.

Needing Jobs

For decades designers have tried to convince clients and the world at large that design is central to our endeavors. Based on the coverage of Steve Jobs’ death, Caplan concludes that maybe the message has been getting through.

Monster of Apps: An Interview with Stefan G. Bucher

Stefan Bucher, whose Daily Monster inkblot creations have been connecting with web audiences for the past five years, now has an iPhone and iPad app. And it’s spooky good fun.

Steer Clear of the Uncanny Valley

Jessica Karle Heltzel looks at the how the digitization of vintage typography is giving designers the means to create authentic, nostalgic experiences with new technology. Just don’t call it retro.

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