As Tiffany Meyers observes in her overview of the 100 winners, one can’t peg 2009 as the year of any specific color or typographic convention. But the winning projects are reflective of today’s increasingly diverse design discipline. In fact, one has to wonder if there is any longer such a thing as a design discipline—in light of today’s fast-changing and even amorphous practice, the word discipline seems a little out of place.
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Step Out
Step outside the "normal" realm of graphic design to see what's happening in the world around us.
January/February 2009 V25N1
Altering photographic reality has never been easier for pros and amateurs alike, leading many to adopt a malleable approach toward their personal histories.
July/August 2007 V23N4
Museum stores allow us to "own" a piece of the museum experience. But can they reflect their institutions' sensibilities in an increasingly mercantile role?
July/August 2006 V22N4
The American Museum of Natural History’s fantastic illusions of wilderness and wildlife are powerful allies in the efforts to save our endangered environments.
May/June 2005 V21N3
Replacement joints and prostheses can mimic or even improve upon nature's own design, with high-tech materials and sophisticated manufacturing techniques.
March/April 2005 V21N2
Men are demanding their own beautification products, and cosmetics companies are happy to oblige. Designers have responded with with clean, sans serif typography and sleek, but buff, packaging.
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