Watch as Ryan McGovern chats about design with Steven Heller, art director for 33 years at the New York Times. Author of over 100 design and pop culture books and countless AIGA publishings. He currently co-chairs the MFA Designer as Author Department, Special Consultant to the President of SVA for New Programs and writes the Visuals column for the New York ...

Watch Ryan McGovern chat about design with Jim Armetta of Alter Image, an industry leader in photography and CGI. Alter Image, located in Chicago's West Loop, resides in a converted screw factory of ample size for perfection at the art of photography.

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

Host, Ryan McGovern leads an informal face-to-face with this imaginative modern renaissance man — a rare breed of designer-illustrator that has influenced and delighted the world of art and graphic design. Glaser’s ever-expanding portfolio of work includes the original “I Love NY” campaign logo (1976) — described as “the most frequently imitated ...

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.

It began as a case of mutual admiration. “We are huge Neenah fans,” he said. “Not only do we believe in the product, but the way—and extent—they support our community with great work and sponsorship is fantastic.” Ahrens followed Neenah on Twitter. When the tweet trail led them to the old-look version of Against the Grain, they were—we’re sorry ...

Mick Hodgson possess the kindness, intelligence and wit that makes good designers great. He is the kind of guy you’d like to sit next to on a long plane ride overseas. Jump aboard for this quick ride into the Mick's agile mind.

This is the last in a series of posts about the work for the Washington Ballet by DC-based Design Army. The book, Wonderland, was produced to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the dance company and to help it raise important operating funds. The results have been sensational.

Against The Grain What is your job as AIGA Social Media Liaison? Mig Reyes A few years back, AIGA had no presence on Facebook, LinkedIn or even Twitter. Without any actual permission, I started all of them. Those social channels grew on their own, and eventually AIGA asked me if I wanted to "officially" represent with the title of Social Media Liaison. So ...

This installment of the Wonderland Behind the Scenes series brings us to Cinderella. We sat down again with Design Army to talk about the process that went into what made this spread special.