In 1957, a Swiss typographer was commissioned to design something the world had never seen: a typeface with no personality. No historical weight. No meaning of its own. Just letters that got...
Check out our Book Shop: https://bookshop.org/lists/design-docs-library In December 1982, two computer scientists walked out of Xerox’s Palo Alto Research Center with an idea that Xerox didn’t want. Within three years, they had...
Check out our Book Shop: https://bookshop.org/lists/design-docs-library In 1962, a chemist named Lawrence Herbert purchased a failing print division in New Jersey for $50,000. What he built from it became the global standard...
Konstantin Grcic is one of the most influential industrial designers alive. His work sits in the permanent collections of MoMA and the Centre Pompidou. He’s won the Compasso d’Oro three times. He’s...
Arne Jacobsen was a Danish architect who refused to call himself a designer, yet he created some of the most iconic furniture of the twentieth century. The Egg, The Swan, The Ant,...
Hans Wegner designed over 500 chairs in his lifetime. More than 100 went into mass production. One was called the most beautiful chair in the world and appeared in the first televised...
For over 50 years, one map has divided designers, urban planners, and millions of New York City riders. In 1972, Massimo Vignelli reimagined the subway map as a radical, colorful diagram, stripping...
Founded in 1980 during Japan’s bubble economy, Mujirushi Ryohin (no-brand quality goods) built a retail company on three manufacturing principles: material selection, process streamlining, and packaging simplification. This video explores Muji’s design...
Charlotte Perriand played a central role in the development of modern design, yet her contributions were long overshadowed by the architects and institutions she worked alongside. Trained as a designer and deeply...
Few architects shaped American architecture as profoundly as Frank Lloyd Wright. Over a career spanning more than seventy years, Wright developed a body of work that rejected European tradition and helped define...
For more than two decades, Jony Ive shaped how billions of people interact with technology. As Apple’s Chief Design Officer, he helped define the visual and physical language of the iMac, iPod,...
Le Corbusier is one of the most influential architects of the 20th century, and one of the most controversial. His ideas reshaped cities, housing, and modern architecture itself. Towers in parks. Strict...
Eero Saarinen was one of the most influential architects of the twentieth century. His work reshaped the American landscape through buildings that combined sculptural form, structural innovation, and a deep interest in...
Charles and Ray Eames transformed modern design. Their furniture, films, and architecture redefined how people live with objects and ideas. From the molded plywood experiments of the 1940s to the iconic Eames...
Eileen Gray was one of the most innovative and overlooked figures in modern design. Her furniture, interiors, and architecture broke conventions and helped shape modernism as we know it. This video explores...
Marcel Breuer was one of the most famous designers to come out of the Bauhaus. While most know him for his model B3 chair (also known as the Wassily chair), he had...
One of the most controversial things Massimo Vignelli had ever said was that in design we only need a few basic typefaces to be successful. If you don’t know the Vignelli’s, they...
Bauhaus Documentary mentioned in video: Walter Gropius was one of the most renowned designers and architects of the early 20th century. His influence can be seen to this day in many areas...
Ludwig Mies van der Rohe was an architect and designer from the early 1900s who was extremely influential in both fields as well as in the development of modernism, the international style,...
Picture this – It’s a hot summer day, you’re 9 years old and just finished a serious bouncing session at your friend Kevin’s birthday party. Fresh out of the inflatable palace, your...
In this design documentary we learn about the history, legacy, and impact of the german design school called the bauhaus. The Bauhaus was a short lived design school that permanently changed and...
How to create a neural network effect in AI. Use this beginner Adobe Illustrator tutorial to create a fun poster design, packaging texture, or website background. Instagram: @bctld Portfolio: johnbechtold.myportfolio.com Accéder à...
Create a design system in Adobe illustrator to make your product and/or graphic design process more efficient and consistent. Set brand identity can make a design process better and faster. Create an...
In this tutorial we create a lava lamp effect using the gradient mesh tool in Adobe Illustrator. How to make a retro 70s Lava Lamp Effect using this gradient mesh tutorial. Instagram:...
Create 3D shapes in Figma for your UX/UI Project. How to make 3D shapes in Figma for your website. In this tutorial we create a 3D lighting effect by layering figma effects....
Use this method to get better blacks and whites in your poster design, UX design, packaging design, website design, or product design. Avoid making the common beginner mistake of using all black...
In this tutorial we will use Adobe Illustrator to create a post modern look with typography. Post modernism is a recent era of design with an emphasis on maximalism, rejecting traditional design...
Create a custom pattern swatch in Adobe Illustrator. Easily fill any shape with your own custom pattern. How to create a custom repeating pattern in Adobe Illustrator. Design a custom, seamlessly repeating...
Create a wavy text design in Adobe Illustrator. Use this Adobe Illustrator effect to create a retro, groovy text pattern for your poster design, packaging design, product design, or website design. Instagram:...
Easily generate accessible color palettes for your UX or web design project with this color palette generator. For use with Adobe Illustrator, Figma, After Effects, Webflow, or whatever else you may be...