A conversation about creating impactful digital brands and products with AREA 17 Group Branding Director, Carolyn Centeno Milton. In recent years, cultural institutions have grappled with how to retain their distinctiveness in an increasingly digitized world, particularly in the face of renewed conversations about exclusivity and accessibility. As AREA…

A Podcast interview with AREA 17 Partner and COO Work to live or live to work? What if you weren’t forced to choose, and work is embraced as a positive contribution to life? As the world debates the future of work, it’s time that we stop pitting work against…

2021 was a time of renewal and reinvention, an occasion to reexamine what we want for our future. Today, I am happy to share our 2021 Year in Review with you. It’s filled with the stories of how the pandemic shaped our year and what it means for the future of our craft, impact, and soul. This year, we look forward to co-creating a more open, resilient, and optimistic tomorrow with you. Yours truly,

Today marks a decade since the passing of Arnaud Mercier, AREA 17’s cofounder. To reflect on his life and career, we’ll use the words of ADG-FAD, the Association of Art Directors and Graphic Designers based in Barcelona. For the 50th-anniversary edition of the Laus Awards, ADG-FAD wrote a beautiful tribute…

Last year was historic in countless ways. As we welcomed and warmed up to a fresh year, we reflected on 2020 and what it meant to us, our clients, and our community. I’m happy to share our 2020 Year in Review with you. It’s filled with insights, launches, pretty plants, and a whole lot of heart. Equipped with openness, resilience, and optimism, we look forward to applying our 2020 learnings as we co-create a more positive future with you.

Media attention and voter behavior in the 2020 US election — By George Eid, CEO and Founder We’re entering what will be the climax of a charged election season in the United States. …

Designing for human resilience in a digital-first world — By Alexandre Bommelaer, Managing Director, Paris For the previous entry in this series, see our Lens on arts & culture Preface The media industry is more than ever in danger. The economic and social consequences of the health crisis we are currently experiencing worldwide are impacting a sector already profoundly affected…

Designing for human resilience in a digital-first world — By Mark Jarecke, Managing Director, New York For the previous entry in this series, see our Lens on education. A pivotal moment for cultural institutions Museums and cultural institutions around the world are in crisis. Stay-at-home orders, social distancing, and the halting of global transportation and tourism as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic have caused…

Sharing our LGTBQ+ influences — In celebration of Pride, we have taken a moment to reflect on just a few of the writers, thinkers, artists, and creators in the LGTBQ+ community that influence our lives and work.