Inspired District – Saul Steinberg

Inspired District – Saul Steinberg

Second Story Books in Dupont Circle is my favorite bookstore in town. I’ve found a lot of great design stuff there, including copies of Fact, Avant Garde, Graphis annuals from the 60s, and more. And the other day I found a copy of Saul Steinberg’s first book from 1945. Read full article »


This Week @ ripe – November 23rd

This Week @ ripe – November 23rd

It’s coming up on Thanksgiving – the day where we all stop to remember the failed turkey rebellion of 1621, when the delicious birds established themselves firmly atop the poultry hierarchy only to get eaten by hungry Pilgrims Read full article »


This Week @ ripe – November 18th

This Week @ ripe – November 18th

So awhile ago we gave a talk for AMA DC titled “Creating websites that don’t suck,” where we talked about good and bad websites and (gently) poked fun at the bad ones Read full article »


This Week @ ripe – November 11th

This Week @ ripe – November 11th

It’s birthday season at ripe. The studio social calendar is always jam-packed in October and November, as everyone in the studio has their birthdays within about a month Read full article »


This Week @ ripe – November 4th

This Week @ ripe – November 4th

Like lots of modern designers, we’re obsessed with analogue design technologies… letterpress and screen printing being our two favorites. We’ve blogged about them a few times previously Read full article »