Proportion—The Language of Graphic Design (Second Edition)

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Hot off the press and now on the shelves—the second edition of “The Language of Graphic Design” by SEGD Fellow, author, educator and designer Richard Poulin has been revised and updated with a new introduction, narrative text and sidebars and over 100 new images with corresponding captions.

Old School, New Traditions at the Collegiate School

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The Collegiate School in New York City traces its roots back to 1628, so when it came time for the K-12 boy’s day school to move into a new and modern building, they enlisted the help of Alexander Isley Inc (New York) to help preserve the past and design future traditions.

It doesn’t happen every day that a client leaves an experiential graphic design project open-ended save for one very specific instruction: No supergraphics. The Collegiate School in Manhattan is no ordinary client.

Interact with Sharks! At the New York Aquarium

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Ocean Wonders: Sharks! at the New York Aquarium, instills a sense of awe as visitors come eye-to-eye with large sand tiger sharks, sandbar sharks, nurse sharks and hundreds of marine species native to New York waters—and a suite of digital interactives created by Unified Field (New York).

Desire by Design

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Titled “Desire by Design,” a new book out this month by Jean-Pierre Lacroix of Shikatani Lacroix (Toronto) examines how desire shapes decisions and the role that design can have in the process, offering interesting history, insights from scientific research and actionable advice.

Young Designers Ask Questions—Mariel Lustig and Michael Bierut

Young Designers Ask Questions—Daisy Corso and Virginia Gehshan, FSEGD

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In this series, SEGD connects young designers with the design leaders they admire so they can ask their burning questions and find answers to help guide them on their career path. In this article, current University of Cincinnati DAAP student Mariel Lustig interviews Michael Bierut, partner at Pentagram (New York).

Art and Science at Dolby Gallery

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Audio technology and compression specialists, Dolby Laboratories (San Francisco) commissioned specialized creative agency Leviathan (Chicago), to create digital artwork for their newly renovated public gallery space.

Honoring 50 Years of UW’s Office of Minority Affairs & Diversity

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The exhibition was a joint project between Kristine Matthews’ Exhibition Design class at the University of Washington and her professional design studio, Studio Matthews (Seattle).

This Way, UPV! CVE Design in the Upper Perkiomen Valley

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It’s amazing what can happen when a whole community rallies around a project. From high school students to state senators, a broad swath of citizens of the Upper Perkiomen Valley in Pennsylvania participated in the creation of a new regional wayfinding system with the help of CVE Design (New York).

Young Designers Ask Questions—Erin Delahunty and Jason White

Young Designers Ask Questions—An SEGD Interview Series

In this series, SEGD connects young designers with the design leaders they admire so they can ask their burning questions and find answers to help guide them on their career path. In this article, current North Carolina State University design studies major, Erin Delahunty, interviews Jason White, executive creative director at conceptual design studio Leviathan.

Stacks and Bike Racks—Austin Central Library Wayfinding

Austin, Texas invested over $125 million and eight years into a new central library, enlisting the help of experiential graphic design firm fd2s, Lake Flato Architects and Shepley Bulfinch Architects to bring the exceptional building to life.

Special Projects Director Steve Bayer	Director Alex Wood	Dermot MacCormack
Wayfinding and User Experience Brandon Walt	Vice President / Principal Tiffany Chen	Senior Designer Brooksany Vettergreen

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