The crowning glory of FoursquareIt’s not just the pride of becoming Mayor that keeps Foursquare fans checking in, it’s also the cute and quirky design of its badges. Forbes interviews their designer Mari Sheibley.
Graphic design
The London 2012 Olympic logo: still ugly
The organisers of the London 2012 London Olympic Games promised their widely-panned logo would grow on us. It hasn’t, says design critic Alice Rawsthorn.
VIDEO: How to design a book cover in two minutes
Watch as a book cover designer Lauren Panepinto weaves some Photoshop magic on the jacket for a new novel. Ooh, it takes a montage…
Turquoise: the colour of 2010
The big colour of 2010 will be Pantone 15-5519 TCX, also known as ‘turquoise’. According to Pantone, the colour “evokes thoughts of soothing, tropical waters and a languorous, effective escape from the everyday troubles of the world”
The best book covers of the decade
The Book Cover Archive names its top 10 book cover designs for each year of the noughties, from the sweet to the stylish to the downright strange.
How a logo is created: from go to ‘woah!’
A graphic designer offers a behind-the-scenes look at how a professionally designed logo is created, from the client’s brief to the unveiling
The most controversial magazine covers of all time
They’re the cover stories that made cover stories: some of history’s most shocking and scandalous magazine covers, from Hitler as TIME’s Man of the Year to Ellen’s “coming out” to Michelle Geller’s “zombie arm” in Seventeen.
How to design a movie poster
Danish designer Joaquim Marquès Nielsen takes readers through the long and fascinating creative process of conceiving, designing and creating an eye-grabbing poster for a friend’s short film project.
VIDEO: How a Wired cover is born
Wired magazine’s Creative Director Scott Dadich explains how the magazine’s design and editorial team conceptualise and create their eye-popping, super-sleek covers.
Websites: before they were famous
Before Facebook, Google, YouTube and others were the sleek, cutting-edge sites they are today, they went through the same awkward early years many online ventures do (The Drudge Report is arguably still there). Here’s how 20 top websites looked when they first launched.
The secret stories behind 12 famous brands
Where did the Playboy bunny come from? Who designed MTV’s iconic ‘M’? Why has a can of Campbell’s soup looked the same for almost a century? Fast Company introduces the names and stories behind the image.
M is for Murder, Meth, Melbourne
Melbourne has a new logo, and the locals aren’t happy about either the price tag or the new look. Culture mulcher and graphic designer W. H. Chong weighs on the much maligned big M.
