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Story behind the Federal Design Improvement Program explored in new zine

Design Week

On May 26 1971, then-US president Richard Nixon issued a memorandum to the heads of all federal departments and agencies. “We’ve been able to unite designers’ names with their work” There are 40 logos associated with the FDIP in total, and 22 have made it into the zine. The mark, designed by Ethel K.

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Top 10 Friday Five Posts of 2022

Design Milk

Germane Barnes Shares a Fave Jeweler, Artist, Youth Program + More. Germane’s research and design practice, Studio Barnes, investigates the connection between architecture and identity. The studio’s approach examines architecture’s social and political agency through historical research and design speculation.

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Graphic Design Education: An Insider’s Look

Inkbot Design

The ABCs: What You'll Learn in Graphic Design School So, what do they teach in a graphic design program? The Basics First, you’re going to start with the basics of design. Software & Tools No graphic design education would be complete without hands-on experience with industry-standard software and tools.

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This is why I don’t call myself a service designer any more

UX Collective

I was a student of Industrial design at the Budapest University of Technology and Economics when I was approached by the dean — who knew that I spoke Italian — if I was interested in participating in a program between our school and the Politecnico di Milano doing a double degree. I loved the idea!

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The mechanics of non-human personas

UX Collective

Yes, there are important movements like sustainable design, eco design and circular design. Design For The Real World by Victor Papanek / Photo via Twitter We can replace “industrial design” with “interaction design”, “UX design” or “service design” and the quote is still accurate.

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The Provocative and Prescient Work of Archie Boston Jr.

Eye on Design

In 1967, the Boston brothers launched Boston & Boston, one of the first Black-owned creative agencies in the country. After he married, Boston took a position at the ad agency Botsford-Ketchum for eight years, while simultaneously starting his own firm, Archie Boston Graphic Design.

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BIPOC Resources for Creatives

Shillington

Read on to discover a wealth of these amazing resources that support BIPOC (Black, Indigenous and People of Colour), along with important initiatives within the creative community to bring visibility to organizations, creatives around the world and programs aimed at empowering and celebrating creatives of colour. BIPOC Creative Directories.