Graphic Design | smithsonianmag.comhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/rss/tag/graphic-design/RSS feed for Graphic DesignenThu, 12 Feb 2026 12:30:00 +0000Feeling More Hate Than Love This Valentine's Day? Send Snarky 'Vinegar Valentines' to Your Enemies Like the Victorians Didhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/feeling-more-hate-than-love-this-valentines-day-send-snarky-vinegar-valentines-to-your-enemies-180988172/These oft-anonymous messages took aim at pretentious poets, unhelpful salespeople, suffragists and secessionists alikeThu, 12 Feb 2026 12:30:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/feeling-more-hate-than-love-this-valentines-day-send-snarky-vinegar-valentines-to-your-enemies-180988172/Pantone's Color of the Year for 2026 Is a 'Blank Canvas' Called Cloud Dancer—or, in Other Words, Whitehttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/pantones-color-of-the-year-for-2026-is-a-blank-canvas-called-cloud-dancer-or-in-other-words-white-180987805/The hue is the first shade of white to receive the title. Officials at the Pantone Color Institute say it's "a symbol of calming influence in a frenetic society rediscovering the value of measured consideration and quiet reflection"Fri, 05 Dec 2025 19:57:25 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/pantones-color-of-the-year-for-2026-is-a-blank-canvas-called-cloud-dancer-or-in-other-words-white-180987805/The Colorful History of Tarot Is as Mesmerizing as the Decks Themselveshttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/colorful-history-tarot-mesmerizing-decks-themseles-180986811/The original meaning behind the cards, first created 500 years ago, still remains elusive. But that didn't stop our reporter from traveling to Milan in an effort to find outMon, 30 Jun 2025 12:00:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/colorful-history-tarot-mesmerizing-decks-themseles-180986811/Explore Art and Design in 1940s America Through These 250 Paintings, Photos, Posters and Artifactshttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/explore-art-and-design-in-1940s-america-through-these-250-paintings-photos-posters-and-artifacts-180986816/A new exhibition at the Philadelphia Museum of Art examines how artistic expression evolved throughout the war years and the postwar periodWed, 18 Jun 2025 17:38:04 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/explore-art-and-design-in-1940s-america-through-these-250-paintings-photos-posters-and-artifacts-180986816/If You're Nostalgic for Nokia, See the Devices That Defined ’90s Cellphone Design in a New Online Archivehttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/if-youre-nostalgic-for-nokia-see-the-devices-that-defined-90s-cellphone-design-in-a-new-online-archive-180985667/The iconic brand's mobile phones were pop culture mainstays. Soon, a new online archive will bring together thousands of documents, early models and design conceptsMon, 16 Dec 2024 16:43:36 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/if-youre-nostalgic-for-nokia-see-the-devices-that-defined-90s-cellphone-design-in-a-new-online-archive-180985667/What Is Mocha Mousse, the First-Ever Shade of Brown Chosen as Pantone's Color of the Year?https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/what-is-mocha-mousse-the-first-ever-shade-of-brown-chosen-as-pantones-color-of-the-year-180985588/The 2025 hue is an "evocative soft brown" that was selected to suggest the rich flavor of a piece of chocolate or a cup of hot coffeeThu, 05 Dec 2024 21:07:42 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/what-is-mocha-mousse-the-first-ever-shade-of-brown-chosen-as-pantones-color-of-the-year-180985588/Back in the 19th Century, Your Election Ballot Could Double as a Work of Arthttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/back-in-19th-century-your-election-ballot-could-double-work-art-180985220/During and after the Civil War, inventive illustrations allowed Democrats and Republicans to turn American ballots into powerful propagandaMon, 21 Oct 2024 12:00:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/back-in-19th-century-your-election-ballot-could-double-work-art-180985220/Minnesota Reveals New State Flag Designhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/minnesota-reveals-new-state-flag-design-180983510/Submitted by a 24-year-old Minnesotan, the updated flag is expected to fly on May 11Tue, 26 Dec 2023 14:00:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/minnesota-reveals-new-state-flag-design-180983510/Peach Fuzz Is Pantone's Color of the Year for 2024https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/peach-fuzz-is-pantones-color-of-the-year-for-2024-180983407/The gentle, pinkish-orange hue was chosen to reflect a collective desire for respiteMon, 11 Dec 2023 18:34:32 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/peach-fuzz-is-pantones-color-of-the-year-for-2024-180983407/See the Top Contenders for the New Minnesota State Flaghttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/see-the-top-contenders-for-the-new-minnesota-state-flag-180983314/Picked from more than 2,600 submissions, the finalists pay homage to the state's motto and nicknameMon, 27 Nov 2023 14:00:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/see-the-top-contenders-for-the-new-minnesota-state-flag-180983314/