John Boardley  John Boardley blogs at I Love Typography and is the author of Typographic Firsts. Katy Cowan  Katy Cowan …

Minimalist abstract painting by Hulinska Yevheniia.

Frozen plants; photograph by Rike For consideration or to contribute an image, contact designer@ucda.com.

Give me the boring design jobs By Tobias van SchneiderPhoto courtesy of Apple Inc. You’re a designer. You want to …

Dave Yakley added to exclusive list of UCDA Award recipients The UCDA Award was created in 1995. This beautiful award …

2022 Krider Prize Recipient: Dr. Chip Thomas The UCDA Foundation established the Krider Prize for Creativity in 2009, as a …

The five-step plan to positively tackle criticism of your work By Katy Cowan Let’s get one thing straight. We’re all …

Photo: EGAL (istockphoto)  An umbrella or parasol is a folding canopy supported by wooden or metal ribs that is usually …

By John Boardley Many of the letterforms we use today evolved from pictures of things. Some, like the letter O, …

By Gini Dietrich When I first moved to Chicago, I knew absolutely no one, so I got involved in all …