To redesign or not to redesign... that is the question. Or is it? Sometimes, "improvements" cause more harm than good. Sometimes some logos are not redeemable. Mick Hodgson's new book, Recycling & Redesigning Logos, proves the point. Reviewer Michael Osborne of MOSF call 'em like he sees 'em in this review.

Last week the Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD) hosted a symposium on the future of illustration and graphic design organized by SCAD professor of illustration Julie Lieberman and co-hosted by the departments of design and illustration. The purpose of the symposium was to showcase the work of leading practitioners who view rapid technological changes ...

“Student projects rarely get seen by the public,” said Jerry Burns, director of photography at PC and a leader in Atlanta photography himself. “Their work often exists only within the walls of the school, seen by instructors, peers and recruiters. In this case, we conceived an exhibition and publicity campaign for a leading non-profit that was seen by thousands ...

Winter comes to an end, and publishers publish. “As everyone knows, last year was a bad year in publishing,” Emily said, “But who can afford to dwell on that? It is incumbent on all creative companies to look for new opportunities..."

We check in with 2009 Command X runner up Ryan Fitzgibbon in Palo Alto to see what good things life is bringing him.

Monina Velarde was the Command X, sponsored by Neenah, at at the AIGA Conference in Memphis. We checked in with her to see what she had in mind for 2010.