Category: Design

Read Graphis blog entries about award-winning design to learn from the pros and get inspired to create your own stunning designs.

The Life and Work Of David Levine

The work of caricaturist David Levine, who died on Dec. 29, 2009 at age 83, graced the…

The Green Movement: Posters For Iran

As Iran gears up to “deliver a telling blow to global powers,” it is the perfect time…

Michael Gericke: Master of Simplicity

The work of Michael Gericke looks simple — bold colors, clean lines, stark contrasts, and uncluttered composition….

Hornall Anderson Shoots and Scores at MSG

As Madison Square Garden undergoes continuing renovations, the New York sports landmark asked Seattle-based Hornall Anderson to…

Ikko Tanaka: “The Emperor of Graphic Design”

Three years before his 2002 death, Graphis profiled designer Ikko Tanaka, one of the founding fathers of…

Italian Printers of the 15th and 16th Century

In the very first issue of Graphis, a small, but exquisite collection of marks was presented to…

Tim Burton’s Frighteningly Creative World

Everyone knows Tim Burton is imaginative. The film director has made some of the most groundbreaking, celebrated films of…

Images For Survival

It’s easy to forget that nearly 65 years ago a B-29 bomber named the Enola Gay flew…

Philippe Apeloig Wins

French designer Philippe Apeloig was recently announced the overall winner of the International Society of Typographic Designers for three posters he…

A New Look For The U.S. Postal Service?

When Newsweek magazine approached Michael Vanderbyl earlier this year with a special assignment to rebrand the U.S….

Erik Nitsche and General Dynamics

In the spring of 1955, U.S. defense company General Dynamics called designer Erik Nitsche in an emergency. For the first International Atomic…

The Global Poster: The Origin of Mass Communication

Posters are a daily visual ritual, whether you live in kinetic urban sprawl or a vast rural…