Typography specimen with white block letters appear on a black background.
The Typography of W. E. B. Du Bois
The typography in Du Bois's data visualizations was composed of simple lines for efficient transcription and has inspired contemporary designers.
Read Time
5 minutes
Posted By
Ellen Lupton
Date
February 23, 2023
Hector Guimard: Art Nouveau to Modernism
Delve into the life and legacy of one of France's most famous architects.
Read Time
16 minutes
Posted By
Pam Horn
Date
February 9, 2023
Carin Goldberg (1953–2023)
Ellen Lupton reflects on the animated postmodern book and album covers by the graphic designer.
Read Time
4 minutes
Posted By
Ellen Lupton
Date
January 20, 2023
Four transparent, colorless glass vessels of different shapes but relatively similar sizes.
Year of Glass: Reflections of People & Cultures
As the 2022 International Year of Glass concludes, study of the medium prompts questions about human history and culture.
Read Time
3 minutes
Posted By
Sarah Barack
Date
December 21, 2022
A digital collage of seven images of various types of design objects, including posters, a wallpaper, a textile, and salt and pepper shakers.
Women in Design
Discover the cross-disciplinary work of women in design through seven objects.
Read Time
6 minutes
Posted By
Matthew Kennedy
Date
December 20, 2022
Two glass vessels lit from above causing dramatic and intricate patterns of light and shadow to be cast around them.
Year of Glass: 3D-Printed Glass
Neri Oxman's 3D-printed GLASS series may contain answers for the future of the medium and its use.
Read Time
5 minutes
Posted By
Jessica Walthew
Date
December 9, 2022
Close-up view of the back of a wooden chair, a rectangular shape with concave edges and, embedded into it on deer hide, glass beads in white, brown, blue, red, green, and orange forming graphic abstract shapes.
Year of Glass: Contemporary Native American Beadwork
Teri Greeves embellishes traditional woodwork with glass beads to celebrate her Kiowa culture and ancestry.
Read Time
5 minutes
Posted By
Cynthia Trope
Date
November 30, 2022
Glass table formed by a circular top on tripod base composed of three angled, oval legs. Glass iridizes and changes color depending on angle of view.
Year of Glass: Specialty Glasses with Special Effects
Laminated glasses have many practical and aesthetic uses, and, when combined with modern applications of ancient technologies, can have dazzling effects.
Read Time
6 minutes
Posted By
Jessica Walthew
Date
October 27, 2022
The Hewitt Sisters and the Anti-Suffrage Movement
Women's right to vote was a widely debated issue in the United States in the late 19th and early 20th century. Prominent women were on both sides of the debate, which pushed against traditional views of gender and class.
Read Time
7 minutes
Posted By
Matthew Kennedy
Date
October 21, 2022