Although not anyone can be a designer, everyone who wants to can learn the elements of visual design: contrast, transparency, hierarchy, randomness, and so on. In fact, it doesn’t even take all that ...

If you need proof that customers have strong feelings about the simplest visual branding symbols, let Exhibit A be a solid blue box behind three white letters. When retail apparel giant Gap decided to ...

As we enter 2025, clarity and accessibility will define design trends, with bold typography and visually striking elements taking centre stage. But what truly makes graphic design the silent ...

Twenty-some years ago, we found ourselves in awe of how computers and the internet changed so many aspects of life. Just when we thought technology had reached its peak, we were also blithely aware ...

A Visual History of Graphic Design by Jens Müller and Julius Wiedemann, published by Taschen (all photos by the author for Hyperallergic) Graphic design has been historically intertwined with ...