Graphic Design—Now in Production

Since the days of George Nelson, graphic design has been a vital part of the Herman Miller culture — which is why we’re delighted that Brooklyn designer and illustrator Mike Perry‘s one-of-a-kind hand-painted Eames Molded Plastic Chair helps welcome visitors just near the entrance of Graphic Design—Now in Production, an exhibition co-organized by Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum, and the Walker Art Center. Currently on display at New York City’s Governors Island, the show explores the state of graphic design today, looking at genres ranging from books, newspapers, and magazines, to branding, film and television, and posters (a topic near and dear to our hearts this summer). If you’re in the area, the show is on for one more week, and admission is free. Get details here, and in the meantime, check out a few photos from our recent visit.

Screenprints by Minneapolis-based design studio Aesthetic Apparatus

"Annual Reports" on the everyday activities of designer Nicholas Felton

Israeli designer Oded Ezer deconstructs Hebrew letterforms and the Helvetica font

"Iconic TV," a series of posters by Vienna-based designer Albert Exergian

Jeff Canham and Luke Bartels, "For the Birds," hand-painted bird house

Printed work by Ben Terret

Woodblock posters by Anthony Burrill

Field Notes, a Lifework favorite

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