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The nation’s most popular news source for graphic design business, ideas, and opportunities.
FEATURE Highlight
Graphic designers are evolving into ‘architects of possibility’ as identities become more expressive, fluid, responsive and dynamic. So say Bill Gardner in the 2026 LogoLounge Trend Report. For more than two decades, Bill’s perspective has commanded attention with sweeping overviews of the past year’s emerging developments in logos and identity — the context and culture from which they arise — some specific manifestations — and the wisdom he imparts along the journey.
Choosing a printer is more than a production decision—it's a values decision. Shane Lukas discusses how local print partners can elevate quality and impact.
BIllerud is the exclusive sponsor of our 63rd annual print survey which finds new challenges for print designers but a reaffirmation of the enduring value of print. Below is information about Billerud’s extensive product offerings and services — they are a global leader in paper and packaging materials made with cellulose fibers. The body of the GDUSA June print survey edition is printed on Influence® Gloss, 60 lb. text from Billerud, high-quality coated No. 3 web paper.
Like all effective packaging, a strategically designed presentation folder gives loose materials coherence, sequence, and logic, turning simple containment into a more deliberate user experience.
This winter, we featured our annual Students-to-Watch selections. Now we offer GDUSA’s favorite graphic design schools and programs preparing the next generation for a dream career in the real world. Our selections are informed, but not formulaic. They reflect years of conversation and collaboration with creative leaders, educators, administrators, hiring managers, recruiters and feedback from the community. The result is a curated, alphabetical roster encompassing the good and great traditional design schools, as well as a strategic selection of first-rate public and private university departments, and carefully chosen online-first programs for undergrads, grad students, and continuing education.
Burgopak has developed packaging for KAST’s new physical payment card that is intended to feel like a natural extension of the global financial platform’s brand: sophisticated, easily accessible, premium.
Final Deadline: Today Friday May 22 midnight. Our American Inhouse Design Awards™ is the original and premier showcase of creative excellence honoring the excellence of inhouse designers and departments at corporations, institutions, non-profits, media, education, government, and more.
Our April 2026 Digital Magazine features our 26th annual Digital Design Awards and the list of 2026 Top Design Schools & Programs. Plus graphic design news, lots of news.
The new release traces the creative company’s evolution from film pioneers to a defining, even transformative, force in modern brand design.
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