A scholar of design who researches brand campaigns critiques the social media platform’s new look.
Viewed over decades, the Supreme Court’s record on religion-related cases is more complicated than recent headlines suggest.
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Kelsy Burke, University of Nebraska-Lincoln and Emily Kazyak, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Two sociologists break down how cases related to plaintiffs’ beliefs and LGBTQ+ rights have fared in federal courts over several decades.
Barbara Kruger, ‘Untitled (Your body is a battleground),’ 1989, photographic silkscreen on vinyl 112 x 112 in. (284.48 x 284.48 cm).
Courtesy the artist, The Broad Art Foundation and Sprüth Magers
Barbara Kruger’s ‘Untitled (Your body is a battleground)’ has seamlessly transitioned to social media, inspiring a new generation of media-savvy artists and activists.
Each set of images takes less than a minute for DALL-E 2 to generate.
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The text-to-art program DALL-E 2 generates images from brief descriptions. But what does it mean to make art when an algorithm automates so much of the creative process itself?
You never know where Uncle Sam will make an appearance.
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The iconic image may have originated with a meat supplier named Samuel Wilson. Or not.
Elliott Zaagman from Michigan casts his ballot in the Democrats Abroad global presidential primary at Foreign Correspondents’ Club of Thailand, March 3, 2020.
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An international volunteer team of marketing, branding, graphic design and media experts collaborated to position Vote From Abroad as a destination for out-of-country American voters.
Two illustrators for the CDC created an iconic image that would become ingrained in the minds of millions.
Alissa Eckert, Dan Higgins/CDC
Far from alarmist, images of the coronavirus seem to communicate patience and trust in science – both of which will be needed in the coming weeks and months.
Detail from a poster for the Codesa talks.
Judy Seidman
A retrospective exhibition displays the key works from the life and times of activist and artist Judy Seidman. She has used political posters as a galvanising force in the fight against injustice.
The perceived authority is important in helping us determine how trustworthy a graphic is.
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Through their text and graphic design, business-school logos are signs that “speak” to their stakeholders and the public at large, communicating identity, values and promises.
The old Toblerone chocolate design (top) and new, gappier design (below).
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The generation of designers broke out of their studios and took the business world by storm. Their skills could also be turned to bigger world problems.
Big heritage shows facing the tyranny of diehard fans can end up taking no risks. The story of how the 12th Doctor’s screen credits came about is an object lesson in how to turn this around.
When is a map not a map? When it’s a diagram.
Roger Wollstadt
What makes a design “classic”? That it stands the test of time through continued use, critical recognition and popular approval? Or is it simply that its vision and innovation results in it being regarded…