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Print is a bimonthly magazine about visual culture and design. Founded in 1940 by William Edwin Rudge, Print is dedicated to showcasing the extraordinary in design on and off the page. Covering a field as broad as communication itself—publication and book design, animation and motion graphics, corporate branding and rock posters, exhibitions and street art—Print covers commercial, social, and envi

ronmental design from every angle. Engagingly written by cultural reporters and critics who look at design in its social, political, and historical contexts, Print explores why our world looks the way it looks, and why the way it looks matters. Subscribe here:
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In 2009, for the second year in a row, Print received the National Magazine Award for General Excellence in its circulation category, the highest honor a magazine can receive. A five-time winner, Print has been honored numerous times by American Society of Magazine Editors, the Society of Publication Designers, AIGA, The Art Directors Club, and The Type Directors Club. In its 2008 citation, ASME wrote: "Proving that just looking great isn’t enough, Print stands out in a cluttered field with its expansive view of its subject, its relentless curiosity, and its determination to look at design not in a vacuum but as a crucial gateway to popular culture, the environment, even politics." Print's contributing editors include Colin Berry, John Canemaker, Michael Dooley, Cathy Fishel, Martin Fox, Steven Heller, Jeremy Lehrer, Patric King, Debbie Millman, Rick Poynor, Todd Pruzan, Ellen Shapiro, Paul Shaw, Su, Anthony Vagnoni, and Tom Vanderbilt. If you are interested in writing for or advertising in the magazine, please see our 2009 editorial calendar on our website. Advertisers should also consult our Advertising Information and Print Media Kit information page. If you have a question or comment, need help with your subscription, or want to order a DVD or back issue, please see the "Contact Us" page at www.printmag.com.

Two Craigs: 30/52 🧊⁠Join us for this weekly conversation between photographer Craig Cutler and illustrator Craig Frazier...
12/31/2024

Two Craigs: 30/52 🧊

Join us for this weekly conversation between photographer Craig Cutler and illustrator Craig Frazier, whose collaboration is a testament to the unexpected alchemy of creative play. The project consists of one weekly prompt interpreted by the pair for 52 weeks.⁠

Week 30: Cold

Read the full story on PRINT: https://www.printmag.com/illustration-design/two-craigs-week-30/

Words & imagery: Craig Cutler & Craig Frazier

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PRINT Year in Review: 2024 in Type 🔤This year was a wild ride. We’re on the precipice of something we can’t yet articula...
12/31/2024

PRINT Year in Review: 2024 in Type 🔤

This year was a wild ride. We’re on the precipice of something we can’t yet articulate. There’s fast-moving AI (we’ve embraced it, but its impact on our society remains a big fat question mark). There’s our nightmare-ish global socio-political atmosphere (with no end in sight). Closer to home, there’s fatigue and burnout and so much noise.

In our 2024 Typography Report, published in February, Meg Farmer forecasted:

"Designers will turn to type escapism. Typography will be the balm in an increasingly irritated society."

Did typography provide a balm in 2024? Perhaps! This year, our most-loved features celebrated craft and had a little fun. Quite a few of them also discussed typography’s role in communicating and connecting in a version of the world that leans towards access, justice, and progress.

Read the full story on PRINT: https://www.printmag.com/type-tuesday/year-in-review-2024-in-type/

Words: Kim Tidwell
Imagery: Amelia Nash

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The Daily Heller: Bananas Are My Favorite Because They Have Appeal 🍌On this, the 365th day of 2024, I commemorate the ra...
12/31/2024

The Daily Heller: Bananas Are My Favorite Because They Have Appeal 🍌

On this, the 365th day of 2024, I commemorate the rare simultaneity of Christmas and Hanukkah coinciding (at least in the same year) with the $6 million sale of Maurizio Cattelan’s Comedian (aka banana with duct tape) … and simultaneously celebrate the best pun of the year.

A stretch? Perhaps! But I ain’t got nothing else for today’s DH.

So … if you are desperate to find that unusual gift for the host of this evening’s New Year’s Eve fete, I suggest a cultural statement with a peel. For just 20 bucks, light up the seventh night of Hanukkah on the last night of 2024 with Kikkerland‘s Banorah created by E for Effort Design (tested and approved by my colleague Jeff Roth). Guaranteed to kindle the ultimate gasp of holiday spirit.

Read the full story on PRINT: https://www.printmag.com/daily-heller/the-daily-heller-bananas-are-my-favorite-because-they-have-appeal/

Words: Steven Heller
Imagery: Kikkerland Design Inc

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PRINT Year in Review: 2024’s Buzziest Features 🐝It was a wild year. But 2024 was more than Jaguar’s recent and very pola...
12/30/2024

PRINT Year in Review: 2024’s Buzziest Features 🐝

It was a wild year. But 2024 was more than Jaguar’s recent and very polarizing brand campaign. If the roller coaster of a presidential election left us reeling, the Paris Olympics provided a much-needed break from the distressing news cycle. There were bright spots in art and books and women’s sports. On the latter, there was also a head-scratching disaster of a brand roll-out (our first buzzy pick).

In the mess and uncertainty of 2024, our writers found ample fodder for discussion, not least of which are topics around diversifying the design industry. There will always be a home on PRINT for discussions around decolonizing our industry, and we’re happy to report that these topics resonated with you, too.

As an alternative to doomscrolling while we sit around our holiday tables and wait for what 2025 has in store, we present …

Read the full story on PRINT: https://www.printmag.com/design-culture/print-year-in-review-2024-buzziest-features/

Words: PRINT Editorial Team
Imagery: Amelia Nash

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12/30/2024

Begin the Year with Bold Moves 🌷

The 2025 PRINT Awards Regular Rate is open for submissions!

Why not start the year by taking a bold step toward showcasing your creativity, celebrating your achievements, and elevating your career as a designer? Whether you're a seasoned professional or a rising star, this is your chance to gain recognition on a global stage and be celebrated for the ideas and designs that push boundaries.

Why Submit?
✨ Amplify your impact as a designer.
✨ Share your work with the industry’s top talent.
✨ Join a legacy of innovation and excellence.

Submit your project today and make 2025 the year your designs are recognized! Our January 21 Regular Rate Deadline is fast approaching, so don’t wait.

Learn more about the 2025 PRINT Awards: printawards.co

Presenting Sponsor: PepsiCo Design + Innovation

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Chic, But Make it Nice | Samira Nasr 🎙️ Print Is Dead (Long Live Print!) is a podcast about magazines and the people who...
12/30/2024

Chic, But Make it Nice | Samira Nasr 🎙️

Print Is Dead (Long Live Print!) is a podcast about magazines and the people who made (and make) them.

It’s a cliché because it’s true: in the fashion world, you’ve got your show ponies and you’ve got your workhorses. We mean it as a compliment when we say that Samira Nasr truly earned her place at the helm of the 156-year-old institution, Harper’s Bazaar.

Don’t get us wrong. Samira is seriously glamorous—she’s the kind of woman who phrases like “effortless chic” were invented to describe. But she did not cruise to her current perch on connections and camera-readiness alone. Rather, she worked her way up, attending J-school at NYU, then making her way through the fashion closets of Vogue, Mirabella, Vanity Fair, InStyle, and Elle—where we met in the trenches, and got to see firsthand how she mixes old-school, roll-up-your-sleeves work ethic and her own fresh vision.

Listen to the full episode on PRINT: https://www.printmag.com/printcast/chic-but-make-it-nice-samira-nasr/

Words: PRINT Editorial Team
Imagery: Print Is Dead (Long Live Print!), Samira Nasr

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PRINT Year in Review: Artists & Designers, in Their Own Words 🎉Throughout the year at PRINT, we’re in the enviable posit...
12/27/2024

PRINT Year in Review: Artists & Designers, in Their Own Words 🎉

Throughout the year at PRINT, we’re in the enviable position of being able to chat with all sorts of artists and designers about their various practices, projects, exhibitions, openings, book releases, and everything in between. We interview an eclectic swath of creatives we’re captivated by, whom we’re confident you all will be interested to learn more about too. As we close out another fantastic year of fantastic conversations, we’ve rounded up a list of some of our favorites.

Read the full story on PRINT: https://www.printmag.com/design-culture/print-year-in-review-artists-and-designers-in-their-own-words/

Words: Charlotte Beach
Imagery: PRINT Editorial Team

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Design Thinkers Podcast: Brian Collins 🎙️⁠⁠Welcome to the DesignThinkers Podcast! Join host and RGD President Nicola Ham...
12/27/2024

Design Thinkers Podcast: Brian Collins 🎙️⁠

Welcome to the DesignThinkers Podcast! Join host and RGD President Nicola Hamilton as she digs into the archives of the DesignThinkers conference, reconnecting with past speakers about their talks and ideas that have shaped Canada’s largest graphic design conference.⁠

Brian Collins has presented memorable DesignThinkers talks dating back as far as 2006. He is a designer and co-founder of COLLINS, a business transformation company based in San Francisco and New York City. Collins co-founded COLLINS with Leland Maschmeyer in 2008 with a focus not on what they would make, but what they would make possible through design. In this episode, Nicola and Brian talk about some of his past presentations, the importance of language in our work, and riff on the idea of risk-taking.

Listen on PRINT: https://www.printmag.com/printcast/designthinkers-podcast-brian-collins/

Words: Nicola Hamilton, Brian Collins
Imagery: RGD

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The Daily Heller: Jules Feiffer at 95: “Doing the Best Work of My Life” 🖍️Jules Feiffer is 95, and his most recently pub...
12/27/2024

The Daily Heller: Jules Feiffer at 95: “Doing the Best Work of My Life” 🖍️

Jules Feiffer is 95, and his most recently published book is a graphic novel for children titled Amazing Grapes. It is a fantasy about a trio of siblings and multi-dimensional time and space travel, aided and abetted by various degrees of menacing monsters. Each episode in this complex story exposes the kids to untold dangers as they search for their mother, who is stuck between dimensions. It is a chaotic amalgam of characters and narrative twists, and Feiffer—who has written and illustrated conventional children’s books, among novels, plays, screenplays and all manner of imaginative endeavors—has yet to embark on a project as unique as this. He is 95, but making this book keeps him, he says, “7 years old.”

Over 40 years have passed since I worked with Feiffer on a collection of his weekly Village Voice comic strips. He was among the best political satirists. Around age 50, he turned his passion toward children’s books and graphic novels for adults. Now, he has almost completed his graphic autobiography. I can’t wait for it.

Recently I had the opportunity to talk with Feiffer about the work he is doing right now—and his surprisingly infectious optimism, despite suffering from an incurable degenerative macula disease that is stealing his eyesight and that of many other illustrators of his generation.

Read the full story on PRINT: https://www.printmag.com/daily-heller/the-daily-heller-jules-feiffer-at-95-doing-the-best-work-of-my-life/

Words: Steven Heller
Imagery: Jules Feiffer

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Forecasting the Future: Brand & Design Predictions for 2025 🔮Gaze into the crystal ball: it’s 2025, and brands have tran...
12/26/2024

Forecasting the Future: Brand & Design Predictions for 2025 🔮

Gaze into the crystal ball: it’s 2025, and brands have transformed into something far beyond logos and taglines. They’re shape-shifters, community architects, and even emotional confidants. Sounds wild, right? But if you’ve been paying attention to the trends sneaking up on us, you’d know this isn’t just marketing speak; it’s a branding evolution.

This time last year, we declared 2023 as The Year of the Rebrand. Now, with 2024 coming to a close, we turn our gaze to 2025—peering into the horizon of the branding world to uncover what lies ahead.

I’ve spent this year chatting with design pros, dissecting pitch decks, and analyzing emerging campaigns to uncover where the branding industry is headed. Spoiler alert: it’s anything but business as usual. From AI-crafted design systems to purpose-driven storytelling that actually feels authentic for once, brands are showing up in ways that make me want to stand and applaud.

Without further ado, here’s what we’re predicting for brands in 2025...

Read the full story on PRINT: https://www.printmag.com/uncategorized/brand-design-predictions-for-2025/

Words & imagery: Amelia Nash

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How Much Confidence Does Your Team Have in Your Brand? 🧭Nonprofits and foundations have faced a reckoning over the last ...
12/26/2024

How Much Confidence Does Your Team Have in Your Brand? 🧭

Nonprofits and foundations have faced a reckoning over the last few years. They’re about to face another major one now in light of the recent election results.

Once accepted methods of change are being questioned, values are shifting, and new ways of working are emerging. For many of these organizations, it’s harder than ever to know who they are and how to tell their story with confidence.

The tectonic shifts in politics and culture over the last few years have been big, but beyond this particular moment in history, change is a constant. Every 5-7 years, organizations undergo the natural evolution caused by staff turnover, new leaders, and new strategies that meet the moment.

This cycle of change means that it’s important for organizations to regularly reflect on how they present themselves and how they use their brand voice to make sure it authentically conveys who they are and where they’re headed.

Read the full story on PRINT: https://www.printmag.com/branding-identity-design/how-much-confidence-does-your-team-have-in-your-brand/

Words: Deroy Peraza
Imagery: Merit Myers

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Katy V. Meehan Preserves the Past One Layer of Water Color Ink at a Time 🖋️My fascination with old signs has been well d...
12/26/2024

Katy V. Meehan Preserves the Past One Layer of Water Color Ink at a Time 🖋️

My fascination with old signs has been well documented here at PRINT. From my studio visit of printmaker Dave Lefner at his live-in artist loft in Downtown LA, to my coverage of traditional sign painters like John King and Bryan Yonki, I simply can’t help myself. Now, we’ve got another artist who’s dedicated their practice to honoring and preserving old signs to add to the list: Katy V. Meehan.

Meehan has mastered the art of revealing the beauty in the old, rusted, and decaying. Through a meticulous process she’s developed that manually replicates the CMYK inkjet printing process, Meehan reimagines old signs with layer after layer of water color ink and care. “There’s something entrancing about directing the flow of ink as it settles on textured paper,” she writes on her process. “It allows me to capture intricate details and maintain a hint of wild spontaneity.”

Read the full story on PRINT: https://www.printmag.com/designer-profiles/katy-v-meehan/

Words: Charlotte Beach
Imagery: Katy V. Meehan

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The PRINT Team is Excited to Give (or Get!) … 🎁PRINT asked some of the most creative people we know what they are excite...
12/24/2024

The PRINT Team is Excited to Give (or Get!) … 🎁

PRINT asked some of the most creative people we know what they are excited to give (and get) this year. Our final installment of gift ideas comes to you from the PRINT team.

Debbie Millman: Euler’s disk
Steven Heller: More lineal feet of apartment wall space
Amelia Nash: Any item from Base ceramics
Kim Tidwell: A Dictionary of Color Combinations
Charlotte Beach: A mug by ceramicist Jessica Thompson-Lee
Laura Des Enfants: The book "Assembling Tomorrow: A Guide to Designing a Thriving Future from the Stanford D. School"
Deb Aldrich: The Original Bee Revival Kit

Read the full story on PRINT: https://www.printmag.com/design-gifts/the-print-team-is-excited-to-give-or-get/

Words: PRINT Editorial Team
Imagery: Euler’s disk, Steven Heller, Base ceramics, A Dictionary of Color Combinations, Jessica Thompson-Lee, the Stanford d. school, Beevive

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Design Matters: Rick Griffith 🎙️Rick Griffith is a British-West-Indian designer, collagist, writer, educator, letterpres...
12/24/2024

Design Matters: Rick Griffith 🎙️

Rick Griffith is a British-West-Indian designer, collagist, writer, educator, letterpress printer, and optimist futurist. He joins live from the HOW Design Conference to discuss his career and MATTER—a design consultancy, letterpress/typography workshop, and retail bookstore he runs with his partner, Debra Johnson.

Listen to the full episode on PRINT: https://www.printmag.com/podcasts/2024/design-matters-rick-griffith/

Words & imagery: Debbie Millman, Rick Griffith

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From Pen to Print, Meet the PRINT Awards Jurors Shaping Your Story 🏆️We’re Excited To Introduce The Jury Members For Han...
12/24/2024

From Pen to Print, Meet the PRINT Awards Jurors Shaping Your Story 🏆️

We’re Excited To Introduce The Jury Members For Hand Lettering, Illustration, Graphic Novels, and Invitations

Whether it’s a storyline in a graphic novel, an emotional tone in an invitation, or a personalized touch in hand lettering and illustration, these creative disciplines serve as powerful tools for communication, evoking emotions, and leaving lasting impressions. To evaluate the entries, we invited three esteemed jurors — Alice Li, Paul Peart Smith , and Edel Rodriguez — experts with the insight and experience needed to recognize standout work across these creative categories.

Learn more about the 2025 PRINT Awards: printawards.co

Presenting Sponsor: PepsiCo Design + Innovation

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Say Howdy to Santa in Cowboy Boots at Hatch Show Print 🎅You’re in Nashville, Tennessee, walking along Broadway. Music em...
12/23/2024

Say Howdy to Santa in Cowboy Boots at Hatch Show Print 🎅

You’re in Nashville, Tennessee, walking along Broadway. Music emanates from every open door and window, on every floor of every building. You’ve listened to some great bands, bought a T-shirt, and are wearing new cowboy boots or fishnet apparel decorated with sequined guitars. You’ve enjoyed barbeque for breakfast, lunch, dinner, or all three. What’s next?

If your major was American history, or you’re a graphic designer, illustrator, or typophile—or a lover of cool handmade stuff—turn the corner to Rep. John Lewis Way and enter Hatch Show Print (it’s through the lobby of the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum). You’ll see lots of guitars and signage in the unmistakable Hatch Show Print style: clear messages set in BIG sizes of American wood type in bold compositions with several different typefaces, woodcut images, and bright, flat colors.

Read the full story on PRINT: https://www.printmag.com/design-destinations/say-howdy-to-santa-in-cowboy-boots-at-hatch-show-print/

Words: Ellen Shapiro
Imagery: Hatch Show Print

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The Daily Heller: Black Caribbean Craft and Design on the Rise 🎨The beauty, imagination and complexity of the arts and c...
12/23/2024

The Daily Heller: Black Caribbean Craft and Design on the Rise 🎨

The beauty, imagination and complexity of the arts and crafts of Black Caribbean artisans is front and center in Malene Djenaba Barnett’s deeply researched new book, Crafted Kinship: Inside the Creative Practices of Contemporary Black Caribbean Makers (Artisan Books), an eye-massaging showcase of work that has been long-growing in plain sight. The author is a multidisciplinary artist and textile designer whose output has been featured in major publications such as Elle Décor, Architectural Digest, The New York Times and more. She is also the founder of the Black Artists and Designers Guild, a global platform and community of independent creatives. Barnett has Caribbean roots in St. Vincent and Jamaica, and currently lives in Brooklyn.

We spoke about the expanse of influences and inspirations that have contributed to a vital art and design community of kindred spirits, and about raising awareness around Caribbean makers and ceramic art traditions of the Black diaspora.

Read the full story on PRINT: https://www.printmag.com/daily-heller/the-daily-heller-this-design-is-craft/

Words: Steven Heller
Imagery: Malene Djenaba Barnett

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Two Craigs: 29/52 💭⁠Join us for this weekly conversation between photographer Craig Cutler and illustrator Craig Frazier...
12/23/2024

Two Craigs: 29/52 💭

Join us for this weekly conversation between photographer Craig Cutler and illustrator Craig Frazier, whose collaboration is a testament to the unexpected alchemy of creative play. The project consists of one weekly prompt interpreted by the pair for 52 weeks.⁠

Week 29: Dream

Read the full story on PRINT: https://www.printmag.com/illustration-design/two-craigs-week-29/

Words & imagery: Craig Cutler & Craig Frazier

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