C Magazine

This issue of C Magazine ushers in a new visual design courtesy of Raf Rennie. Serendipitously, for this issue’s theme, we turn the lens to graphic design. This is a field which tends to be regarded as a prosthesis to art, a facet of commerce, an eff

In 1499, Johannes Trithemius, a German scholar and advisor to Emperor Maximilian, sent a letter to his friend Arnold Bostius regarding Steganographia, a new book he was working on. The letter described the work as involving methods to communicate acr

Planned obsolescence is a sub-discipline of design learned at the knee of General Motors. Change is good, the engine of industry purrs; change is opportunity. Every year brings new models to a car dealership near you. Unnoticed amid the accelerative

Self-published, 2018 In Issue 3 of the web-based design journal The Manual, published in 2012, educator, publisher and graphic designer Paul Soulellis’ bio describes him as a “recovering perfectionist.” His contribution, entitled “Design Humility,” i