On Display is a commentary on the body as spectacle and society’s obsession with body image. Members of the disability, performance, and fashion worlds are often stared at and objectified in their daily lives. On Display addresses our propensity to judge people according to what they look like. 

Heidi Latsky Dance has staged On Display at the United Nations, NYU, The High Line, and the Institute of Contemporary Art in Boston. The company is working on a global initiative to commemorate the International Day for Persons with Disabilities on December 3rd.

Madeliene Morely writes about Point Five’s 2005 redesign with editor Philip Gourevitch:

Under Point Five’s direction, issue 182 of The Paris Review  became the first to be shortlisted for an SPD prize alongside Wired  and The New York Times Magazine. The cover featured an image of drug lord Pablo Escobar’s confiscated gun hidden inside a book. The new look and visual attitude meant it was treated as if it were a major newsstand title, not a maverick literary publication.

The article was a welcome opportunity for Alissa to reminisce about the studio’s five year collaboration:

“Philip’s vision as editor was to introduce more non-fiction and photojournalism into the publication,” she continues. “Our vision was therefore larger in size than the original format. We wanted wider margins to create more breadth for the reading experience.” Their relaunch issue, number 174, featured a photograph of Salman Rushdie as a toddler on the cover. “It captures a moment of innocence, yet alludes to the intensity of his life to come,” says Levin.

Read the full piece here. See more of our print and digital work with The Paris Review here.

Last year, Nautilus won two Ellies: General Excellence and Website. This made Nautilus the first publication ever to win two National Magazine Awards in its first year of eligibility. 

We designed Nautilus’ brand identity and print magazine and continue to be proud Design and Creative Consultants for the award-winning publication. View more of our ongoing collaboration here.

We designed the brand identity and website for this innovative dance company. We continue to provide ongoing creative consulting on exhibitions and multi-media campaigns.  

Photographs by Darial Sneed.

The future looks more like today than we expect: Read Tom Vanderbilt’s fascinating article for Nautilus’ 2050 issue: Why Futurism Has a Cultural Blindspot.

We designed Nautilus’ brand identity and print magazine and we continue to be proud Design and Creative Consultants for the award-winning publication. View more of our ongoing collaboration here.

Maura Fitzgerald’s cover story is about how long-time residents and migrants in the U.S.-Mexico borderlands engage in acts of resistance, even as borders around the world become more militarized. You can read it here. Rachell also illustrated the issue’s stunning cover. 

Blind Spot salons include curated exercises and video prompted dialogue with the goals of creating a healthy environment for discussing race, privilege, and inequality. 

We designed the logo for the Blind Spot and continue to provide ongoing consulting.  Learn more about the project and its founder Russell G. Jones here.
 

Barbara Palmer, Director of Digital Content, describes our goals for the new website:

We wanted to create an online experience that more closely mirrors the print magazine while offering the advantages of an online, responsive platform. We know that readers might start an article in the print edition, pick it up in the middle on their phones, and then share it with a friend via email or on social media. We tried to make all of that as easy as possible. 

It was also essential for the new site to give the magazine’s editors flexibility in their publishing process. We created a user-friendly WordPress CMS, customized to fit their needs, allowing the Convene team to easily and quickly publish content.

The new site also allows Convene content and advertising to be easily be shared with PCMA, the magazine’s parent organization.

The events were in coordination with the NYC Mayor’s Office for People with Disabilities.

We designed the brand identity and website for this innovative dance company. We continue to provide ongoing creative consulting on exhibitions and multi-media campaigns.
 

Brooklyn Bridge Park

Whitney Museum of American Art

The High Line

 Lincoln Center Out of Doors

In Times Square, celebrating the launch of Dance/NYC‘s disability initiative.

Also in the Water issue: Rodney Dekker’s haunting images of drought in the Australian outback accompany Michael Green’s  The Last Drop of Water in Broken Hill.