Super-Modified: The Behance Book of Creative Work

The creative art and design discovery hub's print selection of stunning works

Since 2006, Behance has been the platform for emerging creators with vision and desire. More than a place to store one’s work, it’s a tool for discovery employed by agencies and organizations the world around. An acquisition by Adobe in 2012 only increased awareness for the makers within. And now, the creative team at Behance has selected hundreds of works that take art and design …

New Edition of Paul Rand’s Thoughts on Design

The seminal text on graphic design reappears after over 40 years out of print

In 1947, art director and graphic designer Paul Rand published a striking manifesto on the nature of design itself. This essay would directly impact the world of graphic design for ages. In fact, its applications (in addition to Rand’s graphic design work) remain powerfully resonant today. While Rand would go on to revise the book’s art in the ’70s, his update never saw the presses, …

Autoban: Form. Function. Experience.

Istanbul's design studio releases a book documenting their most impressive work since starting in 2003

As arguably the fourth largest city in the world, Istanbul is a cultural hub of Turkey—and the region. For exactly this reason, it’s also the home of Autoban, the highly admired design studio (founded in 2003 by Seyhan Özdemir and Sefer Çağlar) known for creating furniture, interior atmospheres and architecture in a unique style that’s equal parts Asian and European, traditional and modern. To celebrate …