Today’s inspiring edition of From the Designer’s Desk is a project-specific exposition by Jean Wilcox, award-winning designer and principal of Wilcox Design. Jean Wilcox– I walk by a used bookstore every day on my way to work, and I cannot help but scan the window to see if there might
Laura Lindgren specializes in the design of complex illustrated books for art book publishers, museums, galleries, artists, and trade publishers. Her book designs have received awards from the College Art Association, American Association of Museums Design Competition, Association of Art Museum Curators, AIGA DC, and the New York Book Show,
September’s edition of From the Designer’s Desk brings us wise and enchanting words from the estimable Daphne Geismar, a book and website designer with her own firm. Why did you pursue design, rather than, say, painting or architecture or sculpture? I’m interested in people and their stories. As a designer,
“What happened to July’s installation of From the Designer’s Desk?” we hear you asking. Here’s what: we rolled the July and August posts together into one fantastic, two-part double post from Miko McGinty and Rita Jules. Miko and Rita are, respectively, the Principal and Senior Graphic Designer at Miko McGinty
For June’s edition of From the Designer’s Desk, Jenny Chan of Jack Design takes us from blank slate to finished product, offering technical explanation and emotional insight along the way. Jenny Chan— Recently I noticed that whenever I submit a first round of sample designs, I have the same queasy,
For May’s edition of From the Designer’s Desk we interviewed the talented Jo Ellen Ackerman on her design process. Yale University Press: Why did you pursue design, rather than, say, painting or architecture or sculpture? Jo Ellen Ackerman: When I was young, my father was the manager of a paint department that
The March edition of our From the Designer’s Desk series brings us fresh insight from the inimitable Jeff Wincapaw, design director at Marquand Books. (Special congratulations to Jeff for his work on Building Seagram by Phyllis Lambert, which won the Designers & Books inaugural design book of the year award.) Why
The talented and witty Luke Bulman is the director of Thumb, a Brooklyn-based graphic design firm with a focus on architecture, art, design, and culture. He’s also the latest subject in our illuminating series of blog posts featuring book designers. 1. Why did you pursue design, rather than, say, painting
The second installment in our From the Designer’s Desk series brings you some delightful remembrances from the immensely talented Susan Marsh, a designer specializing in scholarly art books and exhibition catalogues. Why did you pursue design, rather than, say, painting or architecture or sculpture? I think I was born to be