Design Juice
Rachel Paese|Design Juice
Nina Katz’s answer to growing anti-trans rhetoric: nine larger-than-life portraits of the people she wants you to meet
An emotional reaction to the rhetoric from the first Trump administration, she painted 9 larger-than-life portraits of trans people. Now, they’re gaining new attention.
Arts + Culture
Ellen McGirt|Books
“What book made you a better designer?”
Your summer reading list
Design Juice
Rachel Paese|Design Juice
In a world that feels impossible to change, emerging designer Deborah Khodanovich is starting small
The RISD MFA student turned her love of gossip into a typeface and a philosophy: that designing for your immediate community is where real change begins
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Ellen McGirt|Interviews
The face, reconsidered
Civic Life
Bert de Muynck|Essays
Walkie talkie: An architect-turned-tour guide on designing presence in Lisbon
Design Juice
Delaney Rebernik|Books
‘Designed Forests’ author Dan Handel says design is behind our experiences in nature
Architecture
Delaney Rebernik|Fresh Ink
