Is Your Design Hero a Top Influence?

America's 50 most influential designers (according to Fast Company), have been compiled into an infographic that categorizes their talent into "thinkers" and "makers" within the most frequent medium they employ. Author, Cliff Kuang, recognizes its shortcomings and welcomes any comments or questions.

The Ever-Changing Facebook

Complaints. Status updates are filled with them every time facebook changes. Messages like "Dear Facebook, If It Ain't Broken Don't Fix It!", and "I'm appalled that the free service that I am in no way obligated to use keeps making changes that mildly inconvenience me." pop up on walls everywhere. In his article "Facebook's Eerie Goal: Why Timeline Changes Everything", Harrison Weber explains why the latest Facebook change is more than just a mild inconvenience.

Spicy Brainstorming

Got a group project? Need to get those creative juices flowing? Stefan Mumaw and Wendy Lee Oldfield share some exercises your team can use to jump start everyone's creativity in 11 Ways to Spice Up a Team Brainstorm.

You Can't Learn Talent

"You can't learn talent." "There is no freedom without structure." "Be yourself." These statements, made by designer Josh Berta, are among 10 pertinent bits of advice he gives to design students in his article How Do You Solve a Problem Like Design School?.

Social Media Gone Awry

Just as a hammer can build or destroy, so can the many networking tools of social media. In the article Social media nightmares and how to avoid them, Brad McCarty shares a few social media horror stories that you surely won't want to repeat.

Commemorating the Fall

The fall of the Twin Towers on September 11 is a memory that will remain with many for a long time. To commemorate the event, the design team at Collins has designed a mark that symbolizes this tragic event.

The Beauty of Type

Watch font designers and graphic designers share their views on the beauty of type in this informational video by PBS.