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A Living History of Indigenous Graphic Design
In his essays, exhibition, and video, Hyperallergic Fellow Brian Johnson sheds light on the overlooked history of Indigenous graphic arts.
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New York’s Fashion Institute Students Tailor Solutions to World’s Problems
The 2024 FIT graduation show explores themes of environmental collapse and sustainable solutions, oppressive systems, and holistic community care.
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The Forgotten History of Bourne and Allen’s Mid-Century Textiles
A new show seeks to restore a pair of modernist weavers to a place of prominence in British design history.
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Madrid’s Enterprising Heritage Seen Through Its Signs
With their exhibition of signs, Madrid collective Paco Graco has created a catalyst for conversations about the city's past, present, and future.
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Women Chairmakers Get a Seat at the Table
Seating Assignment centers 15 female designers who are pushing the boundaries of the traditional furniture object.
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When Book Covers Outshine Their Pages
Judging a Book by its Cover at Manhattan's Grolier Club pays homage to the highly specialized art form.
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Deb Sokolow’s Wackadoodle World of Design
Sokolow’s overarching concern in her current exhibition, Visualizing is with the coercive potential of built environments.
News
The Best Memes Roasting the “We ❤️ NYC” Campaign
A graphic designer on Twitter created a hilarious send-up of the universally reviled logo, and the rest is history.
News
Italy’s Commercial Posters Are Works of Fine Art
A new exhibition at Manhattan’s Center for Italian Modern Art looks at the cross-pollination between avant-garde art and commercial posters in post-WWII Italy.
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Inside an Artist’s 1960s Time Capsule in Greenwich Village
Covered in wood paneling and filled with wacky Surrealist art, the former home of Sonja Alaimo captures the late painter’s sensitivities.
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Artwork That Transforms Into Desk Goes Viral
Dutch designer Robert van Embricqs took Instagram by storm with his modular furniture.
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Ezhishin, the First-Ever Conference on Native North American Typography
The conference organizers set out to see what Native practitioners are making, and what they’re needing or wanting in the realm of type.