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AIGA Awards 2015 Medal to former Black Panther Party Art Director (and Revolutionary Artist) Emory Douglas

[This article and interview was originally published on the SPD site in 2009 to coincide with the Emory Douglas exhibit at the New Museum in NYC.]The fiercest and baddest art director of all time is Emory Douglas, who as Minister... MORE

New York magazine vs. The Social Network: An 'Inspired' Poster?

Ladies and gentlemen of the jury: On the left, the April 13, 2009 cover of New York magazine, "Facebook Revolt," with a photograph of Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg. On the right, the poster for the upcoming Facebook movie, The Social... MORE

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Matt Willey: The Wrestler

From Matt Willey, Creative Director at Studio8 Design in the UK and that meticulous detailer of the process of page design (still one of our favorite videos at HQ), thoughts on some classics from the poster vault:I wrote a short... MORE

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DWI: Under the Influence with Today's Most Arresting Illustrators

Some fun additions to our upcoming DWI: Do It With Illustration night next Tuesday: since we're showing the AI25 Anniversary Timeline movie at 6:45PM, Yuko Shimizu will be signing 25 of her AI25 posters, while they last, starting at 6:30PM... MORE

Modern Victore

We are very happy to announce that James Victore (yes, of SPD Speakeasy fame) has just had a selection of his posters chosen for inclusion in the permanent collection of the Museum of Modern Art. Five of his pieces are... MORE

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Andre Jointe: Beautiful Decay

One thing that I've kept my eye on for some time now are aging and disintegrating posters. What starts out as an immaculate cinema, theater or museum poster ends up looking like a collage of different typography, colors and textures... MORE

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Posters With a Punch

For inspiration with a shot of adrenalin, check out "Modern Dog: 20 Years of Poster Art (not canine-related)." Robynne Raye and Mike Stassburger, the principals at Seattle-based Modern Dog, have been breaking design molds since 1987. This book, beautifully displaying... MORE

Design Inspires Change

It's not every day we get to brag about one of our dear friend's spectacular pieces of typography that's not only beautiful and innovative, but world-aware, but today is indeed one of those happy occasions. Marian Banjtes has just completed... MORE