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The PO-2 concrete fence can be found throughout Russia. Now, on Instagram*.
We'll explain how popular brands use this color from a psychological and marketing perspective.
How The New York Times' font changed, why Gazeta.Ru is making fun of its own logo, and how the BBC's redesign angered taxpayers.
Work by El Lissitzky, 1920.
We'll explore what tire sculptures have in common with outsider art, proto-design, and the kind of freedom that's in short supply.
We explain what tokens are and why selling something you don't have is especially profitable.
We'll tell you how the film logo genre emerged and introduce you to the most interesting logos of recent decades.
We'll explain how art directors, design leads, and product designers can effectively organize project work and avoid crunch time.
How designers use pre-Petrine writing, ancient Nigerian script, and the shapes of Mexican succulents.
We discuss how attitudes toward women in design changed in the 20th century and why it was difficult to get into type foundries.
We'll tell you how the design for an art project for collectors was created.
Art director Stas Zhitsky discusses whether a logo should reflect a business and whether this is even possible.