Graphis Blog

Posters

Give A Hand to Latin America Films: Poster 2023 Gold Winners

Gold is gorgeous with these Poster 2023 winners, all of which support the arts by promoting music, film, and video.

New Talent

Parking Lot Collage + California On Fire: New Talent Entries

For posters, it takes smart choices to fill up the surface in a way that is artistic while also making a point. Thankfully, design students past and present seem aware of this, as shown by their work!

Photography

Golden Brown Gifts + A Haunting House: Photography 2023 New Entries

The Extended Late deadline for the Photography 2023 competition is tomorrow, so enter your photographs while you can and have it judged alongside these great works!

Journal

It’s a Bird, It’s a Plane, It’s… a Ship?! AirYacht in Graphis Journal #374

A pair of Swiss engineers recently unveiled the AirYacht, which is just what it sounds like—a 197-foot superyacht that is transported ever so lightly across the globe in midair, rather than on water.

Posters

Striking Simplicity:
Platinum & Gold Winning Posters

This week’s 2022 Poster winners show us that elaborate images aren’t always the most effective way of conveying a message. Sometimes, less really is more, as these winners prove with their simple yet striking designs.

Case Study

The Burning Man Survival Guide: How Good Design Keeps Burning Man Alive

This Survival Guide is essential reading for every Burning Man participant. As the “Man” gets ready to fire up at Black Rock City in Nevada this August, designer Arin Fishkin shares insights on this essential guide as cult and culture collide once again.

Type

Monotype Type Trends Series: Flux: Var.

Variable type is one of the most transcending type changes since Gutenburg invented the printing press. Flux: Var. is the de facto perception of Variable type. Learn how it packs many styles into a single file on our blog.