Ugly E-mails Don’t Stand a Chance

Advantages to Smart Design   In a study at the Heidelberg University Hospital, researchers found that information on prescribing medication was more likely to be read if the e-mails were well-designed and attractive. This also held true when important medical information was sent to a large user group.   The research was conducted by the Department of Clinical Pharmacology of Heidelberg University Hospital, and the findings are...

What Makes for Great Design?

Ingenious Thinking Makes for Design Success   A global design challenge that links college design students, design advisors, and professionals received entries from 27 countries around the...

Ballot Design – The Tiny Little (but Ultra-Important) New Design Niche

Big Improvements Still Needed for Local, State, & National Ballots   The importance of well-designed ballots for elections cannot be understated after the controversial ballot designs in...

Copyrights and the Graphic Designer

The Law and You  Copyright law protects the works of graphic designers and other creative artists and writers, and ensures they will be paid fairly for their original works. It allows designers...

The Future of Graphic Design: Thoughts from an International Symposium

Conference at the London College of Communication   Every few years, a New Views symposium is held to focus on graphic design at the international level. In 2008 the London College of...