{"product_id":"june-2026-issue-design-50-digital-edition","title":"June 2026 Issue: Design 50 (Digital Edition)","description":"\u003ch2 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDesign 50 2026\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Architects and Fashion, Graphic and Furniture Designers \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWho Shape Chicago \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e\"Design in Chicago moves between disciplines, neighborhoods, communities and scales—shaping everything from the spaces we inhabit and the objects we live with to the systems, stories and experiences that connect us to one another. The people on this list are not simply making things. They are building platforms, preserving histories, challenging conventions, creating access and rethinking what design can do—and who it’s for.\"\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cb id=\"docs-internal-guid-3dbb1ab0-7fff-700a-82b2-dc4fa92fef2e\"\u003e (Vasia Rigou)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ch2 dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch2 dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Rewrite Stuff\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eStarting life and finding deaths in journalism's legendary boot camp\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIt’s been thirty-six years, but I still have nightmares about City News. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe nightmare is always in some impossible urban landscape—an M. C. Escher vision of Chicago where streets loop back on each other so I never get to my assignment. And I can’t find a payphone. And the mayor will be done talking by the time I get to 3200 South Halsted. Or was it north? Help!\"  (\u003cstrong\u003eMary Wisniewski\u003c\/strong\u003e)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003ch2 dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDesigning the Decade\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNotes on ten years of art direction at Newcity\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\"The magazine’s identity has shifted over the last half-decade to become more of an arts journal, highlighting longform features, deep historical dives and cultural guides alongside contemporary reviews, profiles and cultural analysis, with the average page count almost doubling in the past couple years. It’s the sort of content that, frankly, you don’t see in print much anymore. As art director, I’ve worked to build a visual identity for Newcity that’s as dynamic, progressive, versatile and striking as the work we feature, built on a foundation of type design and classic magazine layout.\" \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cb id=\"docs-internal-guid-8804756d-7fff-9840-1f18-2136bcf40749\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e(Dan Streeting)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003ch2 dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eArts \u0026amp; Culture\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eArt\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAt the deep end of a bottomless pool: “Willem de Kooning: Drawing” opens at the Art Institute\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan\u003e+ \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHow Hugo França turns abandoned wood into magnificent art\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDance\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA riotous journey with Physical Theater Festival\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDesign\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eChicago, 2126\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFilm\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBleak moments in cinema\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLit\u003c\/strong\u003e : \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBarrovian Books is finding the somewhat lost art of bookbinding to be a fine business\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMusic\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAlynda Segarra is the rail-riding folk hero\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv 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