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How did Central Michigan University's logo end up in the Smithsonian? It’s a chapter of one alumnus’ story that starts in Mount Pleasant and ends in Washington D.C.
Designer of the Smithsonian Sunburst Logo Dies Ivan Chermayeff was a brilliant designer, a gifted artist and the purveyor of a unique visual language, says Smithsonian curator Ellen Lupton ...
Smithsonian magazine, the flagship publication of the Smithsonian Institution, today announced the launch of a new podcast, There’s More to That. Smithsonian magazine covers history, science and ...
Smithsonian Curator Weighs in on Cleveland Indians’ Decision to Retire ‘Racist’ Logo Chief Wahoo, says Paul Chaat Smith, is a prime example of how the appropriation of Native American ...
The new logo uses a font adapted from the city’s subway signs, Graham Clifford, the designer who oversaw the new logo’s creation, tells the New York Times ’ James Barron.
A previous version of the Land O'Lakes logo, featuring Mia, an indigenous woman dubbed the "Butter Maiden" Mike Mozart via Flickr under CC BY 2.0 Just ahead of its 100th anniversary, Land O ...
New York Magazine 's architecture critic Justin Davidson fired off a piece calling the Met’s new logo “a typographic bus crash,” and graphic designers across the Internet took it upon ...
The Smithsonian Institution is releasing 2.8 million images from its massive collection online free for anyone to use. The database will include 2D and 3D images from the Smithsonian’s museums ...
Crimilda Pontes was the Smithsonian’s first official graphic designer and the designer of the Smithsonian’s iconic sunburst symbol.
This national recognition highlights the mural’s transformative impact on the Saginaw community and its role in revitalizing the city’s urban landscape.
For the second time in four years, Smithsonian magazine has been nominated for the “General Excellence, Special Interest” award by the American Society of Magazine Editors (ASME). Given to ...
How did Central Michigan University’s logo end up in the Smithsonian? It’s a chapter of one alumnus’ story that starts in Mount Pleasant and ends in Washington D.C.