Brooklyn-based arts online magazine Hyperallergic takes a look at the new book “A Visual History of Graphic Design,” which shows how the evolution of graphic design lines up with various historical events. It includes numerous notable events that occurred between 1890 and 1959, including the founding of Pepsi in 1898, the formation of the Disney company in 1923 and the stock market crash in 1929.

For example, there’s a decade map of the 1940s — a time when the U.S. entered and ended World War II. War visuals seeped into popular culture, like how the poster for the 1942 film “Casablanca” adopted the visual language of war propaganda posters.

There’s also a spotlight on designers, companies or inventions that impacted each decade, like those of artistic designer Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec and artist Alphonse Mucha in the 1800s.

The books shows a link between politics and design, such as how Brazil’s first color magazine popularized images directed specifically at the working class. It’s an intriguing premise overall and one that we’ve never seen presented so well visually. How do you think current events are or will influence graphic design?

Photo Credit: A Visual History of Graphic Design by Jens Müller and Julius Wiedemann

Designer Jamie Spencer has done quite a lot of legwork for us graphic designers, and compiled beautiful cheat sheets for all the shortcuts in the latest iterations of the Adobe Creative Cloud. These cheats not only make it easier, but also speed up work flow and reduce time spent searching for that perfect function. Some of these shortcuts aren’t even published in the software!

According to Bloomberg, Apple is planning to bring full versions of the Creative Cloud software to iPad, starting with Photoshop. No definite timeframe is given, but Photoshop is expected sometime in 2019. This will be a huge benefit to graphic designers everywhere! We know we’re excited to be able to do our design work anywhere we feel inspired on the go.

Congratulations to France for winning the 2018 World Cup last weekend! The country is in full celebration mode, with even the Louvre Museum getting in on the festivities. One of the most famous residents of the museum, the Mona Lisa, has been redesigned to show her support for the soccer team of her adopted nation, which has inspired other graphic designers to continue the fun.

A lamp or lighting fixture from Munich-based Ingo Maurer is a work of art — and so is the package design that helps it get from Point A to Point B. The Dieline talks to company designer Axel Schmid about the unique package design process each piece undergoes, and it’s more interesting than it sounds. It involves lots of prototypes and even chucking the boxed-up lamps down a flight of stairs! Read on for more about the clever solutions this forward-thinking company comes up with.