Mar 22

Life/Life balance with Hannah Kreiswirth

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…

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Jan 27

2021: A year in review

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,

Design

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2021: A year in review

This year, we look forward to co-creating a more open, resilient, and optimistic tomorrow with you.

Yours truly,

George Eid
CEO, Founder

Sep 26, 2021

Remembering Arnaud Mercier (1972–2011), a decade later

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…

Graphic Design

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Remembering Arnaud Mercier (1972–2011), a decade later

Feb 3, 2021

2020: A year in review

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.

Year In Review 2020

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2020: A year in review

Equipped with openness, resilience, and optimism, we look forward to applying our 2020 learnings as we co-create a more positive future with you.

Yours truly,

George Eid
CEO, Founder

Sep 30, 2020

The strategy of noise and distraction

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. …

Design

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Sep 29, 2020

Lens on the news industry

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…

Digital

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Jul 1, 2020

Lens on arts & culture

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…

Arts And Culture

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Jun 26, 2020

Happy Pride 2020!

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.

Pride

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May 21, 2020

Museums we love

Celebrating International Museum Day — Connecting through art and culture is as important as ever, so for International Museum Day, we asked our colleagues to share their favorite institutions from around the world. If you’re dreaming of places to go and things to do, here is a collection of museums that have inspired us. …

Museums

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May 6, 2020

Lens on education

Designing for human resilience in a digital-first world — By Mark Jarecke, Managing Director, New York Our current lens As we shelter in place during these strange times, our digital experiences have become our primary windows to the outside world. We rely on the utility of digital to keep us informed, entertained, safe and most of all connected. …

Design

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