Essential album (covers) for International Dance Day
April 29, 2022
Designed for Dancing uncovers the records that shaped American dance culture in the mid-twentieth century.
Tag: Design
Featured book: Reimagining Design
April 6, 2022
Lessons from a Black professional’s journey through corporate America, unlocking the power of transformative design, multidisciplinary leaps, and diversity.
Celebrating 60 years of the MIT Press: Our favorite book covers from the ‘60s
January 1, 2022
Highlighting iconic cover designs from the 1960s to kick off our 60th anniversary celebrations
Featured book: Designing Motherhood
October 7, 2021
Unfolding the histories and real-world uses of designs that have defined the arc of human reproduction, revealing the complicated fight for reproductive justice that hangs in the balance.
How should one price a commissioned project?
May 18, 2021
An excerpt from the Graphic Artists Guild Handbook, 16th Edition.
A Conversation with Michael Bierut and Jessica Helfand on “Culture is Not Always Popular: Fifteen Years of Design Observer”
February 28, 2019
Read an adapted excerpt from the introduction to “Culture is Not Always Popular: Fifteen Years of Design Observer,” featuring a conversation with designer Jarrett Fuller and editors and founders, Michael Bierut, and Jessica Helfand. They will be at The MIT Press Book Store this coming Monday, March 4th at 6:00pm to discuss their new book.
Video Trailer: ‘Culture is Not Always Popular: Fifteen Years of Design Observer’
December 17, 2018
Video Trailer: ‘Culture is Not Always Popular: Fifteen Years of Design Observer’