Polka Dots and Civil Rights: Doug and Gene Meyer

Curator: Nancy Sharon Collins
date: April 8, 2013
Categories: Design for Entertaining, Environmental Graphic Design
Tags: architecture, editorial design, Fashion, interiors, mid-century design, style

Doug and Gene Meyer: The Longue Vue Installation,” was a decorative arts, fashion and design exhibition curated by Jeff McKay earlier this year in New Orleans. (Note from author: I’m terribly envious of what these bright brothers, a style monger and the spirit of a social activist socialite pulled off in my hometown. This group took a mere retrospective of the Meyers’ work and created a blockbuster event.)

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Spin Magazine Redesign: Everything–Type–Company

Curator: Tina Hardison
date: September 4, 2012
Categories: Brand & Identity Systems Design, Design for Entertaining, Editorial Design
Tags: editorial design, Photography, Typography

Everything–Type–Company (ETC) is a Brooklyn-based design studio founded by Kyle Blue and Geoff Halber. I’m envious of the design duo, who had the chance to redesign one of my favorite magazines—SPIN

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Un Sedicesimo: Pietro Corraini

Curator: Francesco Cavalli
date: August 1, 2012
Categories: Editorial Design
Tags: art, editorial design, Magazine, Pietro Corraini
Un Sedicesimo is a 16 page magazine curated by the Italian publisher Pietro Corraini. 17 centimeters wide by 24 centimeters high. It’s not a traditional magazine; it hasn’t got an editorial office nor a subject nor a fixed design. Each issue has a different author, whose job is to create a 16-page long project.

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