Designer: Vol. 47, No. 2 (Summer 2022)
This issue is also available as a downloadable PDF.
FEATURES
ONE-OF-A-KIND COLLEGES DESERVE ONE-OF-A-KIND MAGAZINES.
By Zehno
When Bryn Mawr College teamed with Zehno, the goal was to redesign the magazine and its companion website to be unapologetically Bryn Mawr.
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ASK THE EXPERT: EDITOR NANCY BROKAW
By Shane Shanks
Wise up with the smartest people in the higher ed business: Nancy Brokaw, editor of Bryn Mawr magazine, shares how the school’s singular campus culture shaped the redesign with Zehno.
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HOW DESIGNERS CAN HELP BRANDS TO STAND OUT BY TEARING UP THE RULE BOOK
By Max Ottignon
Since farmers started branding livestock in 2000BC, branding’s primary role has been to make a product, service, organization or cow uniquely identifiable. Why, then, is so much of modern identity design so indistinguishable? And how can we fix it?
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CHANGING YOUR GAME
By Ella Rue
In August of 2021 New Jersey City University (NJCU) opened its satellite campus in Fort Monmouth, in Monmouth County, New Jersey to expand bachelor’s and master’s degree offerings along the Jersey Shore, and now offer the only affordable four-year programs in that area. NJCU@Fort Monmouth serves Ocean, Monmouth, Mercer, and Middlesex counties...
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DEPARTMENTS
OBJET D’ART: GAZING BALL
A gazing ball is a mirrored sphere typically displayed atop a conical ceramic or wrought iron stand as a lawn ornament
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STORYTELLING AND VISUAL DESIGN
By Vanessa Harris
Ellen Lupton took time to answer some questions about her book
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IMPOSTER SYNDROME
By Katy Cowan
Three easy tricks to help you beat imposter syndrome
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TYPE TERMINOLOGY
By Paul Dean
Part 4: Numerals and Punctuation
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DESIGN BRIEFS
News and information to help you through your day
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BIG PICTURE
Photograph by Andi Pantz
Queen Anne’s Lace
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PARTING SHOT
Monoprint by Dorothea A. Bilder
Internationally acclaimed artist and was a professor of fine art
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CONTRIBUTORS
The talented people contributing to this issue
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