Visual communication platform Canva is on a mission to empower global design, transforming how millions of individuals approach design by providing tools that have helped them achieve their creative goals. As a designer trained exclusively in Adobe products, I remember the initial reaction to Canva was mixed. Some felt threatened by the idea of anyone […]
Canva’s Brand Refresh Empowers a World of Design
Visual communication platform Canva is on a mission to empower global design, transforming how millions of individuals approach design by providing tools that have helped them achieve their creative goals. As a designer trained exclusively in Adobe products, I remember the initial reaction to Canva was mixed. Some felt threatened by the idea of anyone […]
Custom Type Anchors a Vibrant Identity for Chicago’s Newest Public Park
I love brand systems in which type does the heavy lifting for a significant and meaningful reason. So I was instantly drawn in when I saw the vibrant identity created by Chicago’s Span Studio for the city’s newest public park, South Side Sanctuary. South Side Sanctuary isn’t just any park. It symbolizes reinvestment in the […]
Custom Type Anchors a Vibrant Identity for Chicago’s Newest Public Park
I love brand systems in which type does the heavy lifting for a significant and meaningful reason. So I was instantly drawn in when I saw the vibrant identity created by Chicago’s Span Studio for the city’s newest public park, South Side Sanctuary. South Side Sanctuary isn’t just any park. It symbolizes reinvestment in the […]
Opening Doors, in 2024 as in 2016
Breaking into a career, breaking out from the pack, breaking down barriers, making a breakthrough—why does impending success have to be akin to something breaking? Eva and Marta Yarza, aka the Yarza Twins—PRINT New Visual Artists in 2016—said in that issue that good design is “knowing the rules and breaking them.” As they launched their […]
Opening Doors, in 2024 as in 2016
Breaking into a career, breaking out from the pack, breaking down barriers, making a breakthrough—why does impending success have to be akin to something breaking? Eva and Marta Yarza, aka the Yarza Twins—PRINT New Visual Artists in 2016—said in that issue that good design is “knowing the rules and breaking them.” As they launched their […]