Art Direction

A look back at the year’s most resilient design projects

How a minimalist approach unlocked our ability to create a more detailed representation of the world

How YouTube created a tailor-made font that doubles as a brand ambassador

Gifs, memes, and emoji have quickly become a lingua franca. But what do they say about our collective need to be heard?

… according to Google art directors

From product images to onboarding animations and doodles, Google illustrators describe the finer points of their craft

An inside look at how we design and evolve the branding of our annual design and technology conference

Creative Director Rachel Been on Material Design, new emoji, and the creative power of curiosity

Allo sticker sets balance the universal and unique

How the new Pixel phones find depth in the design details

Carl Kleiner is back with a new set of colorful "paperscapes"

A behind-the-scenes look at our SPAN 2015 reader