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Best of #ModernMonday: What Makes Good Graphic Design?

Every Monday, @dwell and @designmilk invite fans and experts on Twitter to weigh in on trending topics in design.

Pentagram Design partner Michael Bierut, Paperless Post editorial director Stephanie Shih, and Hamish Smyth and Jesse Reed of the Standards Manual joined #ModernMonday this week to discuss modern graphic design. Check out a few of our favorite responses, and use the hashtag #ModernMonday to join the conversation next week at 1pm EST / 10am PST.

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How has digital media changed graphic design? @LetUsSuppose: We are increasingly bombarded with messages - graphic design is more important than ever to make sense of information. @paperlesspost: New media allows design to be more dynamic as we interpret it differently across a range of platforms. @thisisheatherc: Digital media requires graphic designers to be more resourceful with 2-D techniques: no embossing or texture on the 'net.
How has digital media changed graphic design? @LetUsSuppose: We are increasingly bombarded with messages - graphic design is more important than ever to make sense of information. @paperlesspost: New media allows design to be more dynamic as we interpret it differently across a range of platforms. @thisisheatherc: Digital media requires graphic designers to be more resourceful with 2-D techniques: no embossing or texture on the 'net.
22 Lipca, original Polish poster by Janowski c. 1973
22 Lipca, original Polish poster by Janowski c. 1973
Paperless Post and Girard Studio have teamed up to create Alexander Girard for Paperless Post, a collection of print and digital greeting cards featuring many of the midcentury designer's most iconic patterns and motifs. The instantly recognizable symbols communicate great sentiment with little or no text, making them a natural fit for the medium.
Paperless Post and Girard Studio have teamed up to create Alexander Girard for Paperless Post, a collection of print and digital greeting cards featuring many of the midcentury designer's most iconic patterns and motifs. The instantly recognizable symbols communicate great sentiment with little or no text, making them a natural fit for the medium.
A Universal Base Table and a pair of upholstered Molded Plywood Dining Chairs, all by Charles and Ray Eames for Herman Miller, are positioned by the window.
A Universal Base Table and a pair of upholstered Molded Plywood Dining Chairs, all by Charles and Ray Eames for Herman Miller, are positioned by the window.
This Bob Dylan poster that Glaser designed in the 1960s was included in millions of albums and became part of MoMA's collection.
This Bob Dylan poster that Glaser designed in the 1960s was included in millions of albums and became part of MoMA's collection.