Designer Things

I used to think all Art Nouveau lettering looked basically the same—flowing, organic, vaguely plant-like—until I spent an afternoon comparing German Jugendstil

Visual contrast isn’t just some design trick—it’s basically how your brain decides what to look at first. I used to think contrast was all

I used to think baseline alignment was just something designers obsessed over while the rest of us squinted at screens wondering why everything felt slightly…

I used to think neon signs were just tacky leftovers from the 1950s, the kind of thing you’d see in old noir films or dive bars that hadn’

I’ve spent more hours than I care to admit scrolling through swimwear brand websites, and here’s the thing—the ones that actually understand

I used to think hieroglyphics were just pretty bird drawings on museum walls. Turns out, the ancient Egyptians were solving the exact same design problems

I used to think ukiyo-e prints were just those wave paintings you see on dorm room posters. Turns out, the influence of these Japanese woodblock prints—produced

When Corporate Colors Actually Mean Something Beyond Just Looking Nice I used to think telecom logos were just random shapes somebody picked in a boardroom.

I used to think Pop Art died with Warhol’s soup cans. Turns out, it just needed better Wi-Fi. The Neo Pop movement—which really kicked off in the

I used to think book covers were just marketing—pretty wrappers to sell the same old stories. Turns out, the evolution of book cover design is actually