Guest Editorial by Jon Hewitt In late 2006 I went to see Alan Fletcher's retrospective at the Design Museum in London. It's the only exhibition, before or since, where I've read every word on every caption for every piece of... View this Entry

In the past few days our 9-month-old daughter has developed a perplexing obsession with books: We'll throw over a pile of a dozen books on the floor and, one by one, she chooses them and asks us to read them... View this Entry

Late last year, a slide show in The New York Times, "Reading Tea Leaves and Campaign Logos" took to the blogwaves like wildfire. In it, illustrator Ward Sutton passed mocking judgment (to great effect) on all of the 2008 presidential... View this Entry

This past Wednesday I gave a presentation at the HOW Conference in Atlanta, GA. As a respite from the pristine show and tells of finished work sprinkled with anecdotes that support the fabulous work on screen I wanted to focus... View this Entry

Like Halley’s comet or the launch of new iPhone ads, it is a momentous occasion when you wake up to a buzzing design (and online) community eager to talk about a logo. The last sighting of something like this was... View this Entry

Every month I receive over two dozen magazines in my mailbox, and Vibe adds to this reading pile. No matter the magazine, no matter the targeted demographic, I enjoy the articles as much as the advertisements. As a carnival showcasing... View this Entry

Guest Editorial by Design Maven Mention the name CISCO and several word association images are conjured in my mind. The Classic 1950s Western Television Series starring Duncan Renaldo, CISCO and Leo Carrillo, Pancho. The other association, WAR, a Prominent Funk... View this Entry

In 2004, Debbie Millman invited me to give a presentation for the Institute for International Research’s Brand Identity and Packaging conference she co-chairs every year in New York. I know nothing about packaging and having just wrapped up a first... View this Entry

I guess it would be hard for Matt Rubel, CEO of Payless Shoesource, a company with over 4,600 retail stores and the nation’s number five shoe seller to build a successful business hinged on a logo that one designer (me)... View this Entry

IRC, YBCA and MasterCard Worldwide... View this Entry