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Unpacking graphic design with Milton Glaser, Paula Scher, Seymour Chwast & more
Design News
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Graphic Design & Illustration
These industry elites drop some priceless gems after illustrious careers in graphic design.
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4 Oct 18
Seymour Chwast set to launch Kickstarter campaign to publish new anti-war book
Design News
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Graphic Design & Illustration
Prolific designer Seymour Chwast plans to crowdfund his illustrative epic, “At War with War”.
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22 Apr 16
Seymour Chwast: Using irony and sympathy in graphic design
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Graphic Design & Illustration
The prolific graphic designer discusses his early years at Pushpin and finding a focus in his work.
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30 Nov 15
Steven Heller: Deconstructing design and the power of logos
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Design Thinking
The art of critiquing design from one of the leading voices in design criticism.
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10 Nov 15
Steven Heller: Design to entertain, illuminate and advocate
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Graphic Design & Illustration
We sit down with Steven Heller to discuss the designer’s role in society and his perspective on different forms of design.
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9 Nov 15
Take Five
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Readers loved graphic design maestro Seymour Chwast's personal history of the evolution of styles this week.
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10 Oct 14
A brief personal history of illustration
Opinion
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Graphic Design & Illustration
The legendary graphic designer Seymour Chwast gives us a bird's-eye view of the period styles that have shaped the industry.
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6 Oct 14
Seymour Chwast on God, sex and war
Talks
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Graphic Design & Illustration
At Design Indaba Conference, renowned graphic designer and illustrator Seymour Chwast speaks about his compulsion to draw.
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4 Dec 13
Conference 2013: Day 1
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Creative Economy
After day one of Design Indaba Conference it's off to a great start. Here are some of the highlights of the day.
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27 Feb 13
Seymour Chwast
Seymour Chwast is a graphic designer and founding partner of Push Pin Studios.
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4 Jan 13
Forces favourites
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Design Activism
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Graphic Design & Illustration
It is said that the real era of SA posters began in the 1980s, a fact largely attributed to the formation of the Screen Printing Project.
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1 Aug 03
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