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Seymour Chwast

  • Unpacking graphic design with Milton Glaser, Paula Scher, Seymour Chwast & more
    Design News > Graphic Design & Illustration
    These industry elites drop some priceless gems after illustrious careers in graphic design. >
    4 Oct 18
  • Seymour Chwast "At War with War"
    Seymour Chwast set to launch Kickstarter campaign to publish new anti-war book
    Design News > Graphic Design & Illustration
    Prolific designer Seymour Chwast plans to crowdfund his illustrative epic, “At War with War”. >
    22 Apr 16
  • Seymour Chwast
    Seymour Chwast: Using irony and sympathy in graphic design
    Video Interviews > Graphic Design & Illustration
    The prolific graphic designer discusses his early years at Pushpin and finding a focus in his work. >
    30 Nov 15
  • Steven Heller
    Steven Heller: Deconstructing design and the power of logos
    Video Interviews > Design Thinking
    The art of critiquing design from one of the leading voices in design criticism. >
    10 Nov 15
  • Steven Heller
    Steven Heller: Design to entertain, illuminate and advocate
    Video Interviews > 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. >
    9 Nov 15
  • Take Five
    Take Five > African Design / Architecture & Interiors / Art & Photography / Graphic Design & Illustration / Product Design
    Readers loved graphic design maestro Seymour Chwast's personal history of the evolution of styles this week. >
    10 Oct 14
  • Seymour Chwast poster.
    A brief personal history of illustration
    Opinion > 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. >
    6 Oct 14
  • Seymour Chwast at Design Indaba Conference 2013.
    Seymour Chwast on God, sex and war
    Talks > Graphic Design & Illustration
    At Design Indaba Conference, renowned graphic designer and illustrator Seymour Chwast speaks about his compulsion to draw. >
    4 Dec 13
  • Conference 2013: Day 1
    Festival News > 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. >
    27 Feb 13
  • Seymour Chwast
    Seymour Chwast is a graphic designer and founding partner of Push Pin Studios. >
    4 Jan 13
  • Forces favourites
    Opinion > Design Activism / 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. >
    1 Aug 03
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