Souvenir as Art by Saundra Marcel

Vacations are finite, but a souvenir is forever. Marcel considers the value of travel mementos, for journeys both real and imagined.

Reflections on a Penguin-iversary by Phil Patton

Although many great artists have created covers for Penguin, Patton favors the uniform paperbacks that have defined the publisher from the start.

The Curse of “Things I Have Done” Lists by Steven Heller

When a great idea gets copied ad infinitum , can it ever be effective again? Heller takes aim at bulleted, Sagmeister–inspired life lessons.

Champion of Magazines: An Interview with Andrew Losowsky by Sue Apfelbaum

The odds may be stacked against print magazines, but Stack America is doing its part to support creative, independent publishers, one curated package at a time.

Sleight of Eye by Angela Riechers

Having spent many hours “fixing” photographs for clients, Riechers bemoans the practice of using Photoshop in place of creative photo art direction.

Babel Revisited by Ralph Caplan

What language are you? Ralph Caplan considers how languages?within design disciplines and among cultural groups?can unite and divide.

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