How does the New York Times Magazine come up with its iconic designs—from covers that depicted Trump as a mylar balloon to online interactive experiments like NYTVR, a virtual reality platform using Google Cardboard? Concluding the 2019 Insights Design Lecture Series, the magazine’s design director, Gail Bichler, discussed working with a team of talented designers and typographers, while collaborating with some of the world’s best creatives, to create this leading publication.
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Watch: Mirko Borsche of Bureau Borsche at Insights 2019
Bureau Borsche believes design is a source of learning, understanding, and joy, and this comes through in its content-driven work. Led by Mirko Borsche, the studio's work seems to float effortlessly between contradictory worlds: the broad appeal of corporate clients such as Nike and BMW; the avant-garde experimentalism of the art world; and the luxurious conceptualism of fashion brands such as Balenciaga. As part of the 2019 Insights Design Lecture series, Borsche discussed recent projects for Zeit Magazin, Die Zeit, Balenciaga, and the Bavarian State Opera, among others.
Watch: Wolff Olins's Forest Young at Insights 2019
A quintessential design thinker, Forest Young is both global principal and head of design at Wolff Olins, the acclaimed branding firm named “one of the most innovative companies of 2018” by Fast Company. At the opening night of Insights 2019, Young discussed projects from work for Uber, Google, and Microsoft to a commemorative poster for Nelson Mandela.
Redefine your understanding of graphic design with the Insights Design Lecture Series, presenting four leading designers from around the world. The 2019 lineup features designer/brand consultant Forest Young, fashion and culture guru Mirko Borsche, prolific illustrator Bráulio Amado, and magazine expert Gail Bichler.
