Articles of interest for the Graphic Design area

Main illustration of the article Some ideas are too big

Fernando Del Vecchio Some ideas are too big We all have ideas. Some have great ideas. What is the difference between an idea and a big idea?

Pau De Riba What graphic design awards can't see This article analyzes the lack of information available to the design awards jury, and how that compromises their ability to actually evaluate the value of a project.

Milton Glaser Ten Things I Have Learned I'm sharing some things I've learned over the years, which have much to do with what we, the designers, do.

Norberto Chaves Ten principles of graphic design A suggested decalogue of “good practices” for graphic designers.

Norberto Chaves Every logo should be… Twelve supposedly «universal» rules in brand identity design.

Raúl Belluccia And, how my client's brand is doing? To diagnose the “health state” of a client's brand is essential to tackle it's effective redesign.

Joan Costa Birth and Evolution of the Brand in 7 Steps The commercial brand was born 3500 years ago.First it was a sign, then a meaning, later a TV story in 30 seconds. Today, it is a complex social and transmedial phenomenon.

Norberto Chaves A “graphic Houdini” The combined role of programmatic restrictions and creativity in the accomplishment of message effectiveness.

Pau De Riba Invisible Design After the “premium” stage where design acts as quality mark, good design should become a “commodity”, a component of the welfare society we take for granted.

Main illustration of the article The Critical Designer and Material Culture

Nathaly Pinto The Critical Designer and Material Culture Working unreflectively and predominantly for neutral or anti-social programs perpetuates a society characterized by inequalities.

Fernando Del Vecchio The challenge of communicating value A question to which creative entrepreneurs have no answer to: the value of their proposal.

Jorge Luis Muñoz What is social design? Design's social impact is a research area not covered enough by designers.

Luciano Cassisi Logo Functions Not all brands are used for the same purposes. Knowing in detail the functions that they must fulfill, is essential to design them well.

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Fernando Rodríguez Álvarez The citizen designer In the dark days that live Mexico, emerges a discussion about how designers get involved with social conflicts.

Guillermo Dufranc Healthy Food has Changed Packaging Design Since nutritional information became important and popular concern about it grew dramatically, many food brands have foreseen this as an opportunity to build their identity.

Luciano Cassisi Less is Less, More is More The time is coming – to retire the nearly centenary motto «less is more».

Norberto Chaves Corporate Brand: Selling a Design or Transfering a Resource? The advantage of agreeing with the client the sectorial diagnostic and the typological selection before proceeding to the brand's design.

Norberto Chaves Design and message credibility Communicates' design as a mean to the conquest of plausibility: sender and referent transparency.

Norberto Chaves Don't Mess with My Design! The interprofessional critique taboo: insecurity, paranoia and corporatism refuge.

Norberto Chaves With or Without a Logo-Symbol A brand choice conditioned by the profile of the organization and its communication.

Pau De Riba Reality of «Reality» Missing the authenticity of pre-marketing, we have created an equally artificial aesthetic of tradition and handicrafts.

Erik Spiekermann The Seventh Commandment The tribute, robbery and theft of authorship, have blurred boundaries in the design practice.

Fernando Del Vecchio And where are the opportunities? Somebody has a problem and somebody has the answer to that problem, but... ¿How can we do to meet this couple?

Main illustration of the article Felix Beltran

Joan Costa Felix Beltran Magician and master of precise expressive form.

Main illustration of the article Typeface is now considered as intelectual property

Luis Llabrés Typeface is now considered as intelectual property For the very first time, after 10 years of a long legal process, an originally created alphabet is considered «protectable artistic work» by the Intelectual Property Law in Spain

Andrés Gustavo Muglia A navel too big Isn't it too much to ask design to “make the world better”? Isn't there in such request an exacerbation of its goals (and of designers) above its possibilities and concerns?

Guillermo Dufranc The power of beauty in packaging design Design's aesthetic quality increases value for products and brands, making them more desirable.

Norberto Chaves Verbal/Non Verbal as an Identifying Polarity The typological role in identity reference.

Sofia Escudero Holistic and bimodal study in packaging The application of a multi sensorial study of packaging puts us nearer, more accurately, to a brand's global perception.

Jorge Luis Muñoz Social design: definitions Graphic design seeking for understanding between sender and receiver through communication.

André Ricard Fewer Products vs. More Services A possible new horizon for the world and for the Design.

Martín Álvarez Comesaña Sign consumption Culture adherence to the speech of globalization require reviewing purposes and values design assumed.

Milton Glaser Ambiguity & Truth “Make it clear.” This fundamental assumption of communication would seem to be an attainable goal. Objectify the audience, understand their desires—appeal to their interests, eliminate the extraneous and presto “effective communication.” Well, maybe not.

Alvaro Magaña Design: accomplice or ally to consumption? In response to the article “Sign consumption”, the question arises: which is, or should be, design's relationship with economical culture?

Guillermo Dufranc Minimalist Packaging Minimalism requires to decide on what is really necessary from what is not.

Guillermo Dufranc Zero Waste Packaging: Possible or Not? Although to eradicate packaging waste may sound impossible to achieve, sustainability is a path to take and make improvements over time to reduce environmental impact.

María de Mater O’Neill Views and Reflections on Design Education: Local Voices from Puerto Rico Limited inquiry that explored ways of knowing, experiences, and procedures in teaching design in Puerto Rico using a critical reflective practice approach.

Leonardo Correa Web and Graphic Design for Posterity Lots of clients ask us for «modern» designs. How healthy is it for the client's wallet, or our own, to follow imposed trends?

Erik Spiekermann Logos to Go Corporate identity design is changing. There are designers for whom quantity matters more than quality.

Erik Spiekermann It’s Showtime Good and bad Powerpoint.

Erik Spiekermann From the C-Word to the D-Word Designers must take care of the words we use to talk about our work.

Main illustration of the article Are we destined to fail as entrepreneurs?

Marco Rinaldi Are we destined to fail as entrepreneurs? The growing number of creative professionals that venture into entrepreneurship raises doubts and concern.

Jorge Del Toro What Does My Design Communicate? Bad communication is a problem that we experience every day. Design plays an important role in communication and should be congruent.

Guillermo Dufranc The Rise of Craft Beer Craft beers are opting for innovative designs, focusing more on communicating their quality and craftsmanship than denote European tradition.

Main illustration of the article Design on the Edge

Victor Garcia Design on the Edge Marcos García is a talented Argentinean graphic designer and illustrator who uses cutter instead of pencil to produce his amazing designs.

Fernando Del Vecchio A passion for design Who doesn't want to feel passion for what he or she likes, and loves?

Jorge Luis Muñoz Social design cases Social design as a part of graphic design is not only a matter of concepts; it is fundamentally awareness on what is designed and what is done.

Adrián Pierini My Debut as a Design Student Experience and career are based in dedication and hard work.

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