Cut That Out: Collage in Contemporary Design

The most innovative uses of collage today, from 50 leading contemporary graphic designers across 15 different countries-including Hort, Mike Perry, Stefan Sagmeister, Matthew Cooper, and many others. Collage-a term coined by Picasso and Braque at the beginning of the twentieth century-is undergoing a vibrant resurgence, and it's not hard to see why. Destructive yet sustainable, digital and lo-fi, thriving on mass media and a sense of nostalgia-the catchphrases for collage are as contemporary as the bands that are using it on their record sleeves. New Yorker art critic Peter Schjeldahl calls it "The most consequential visual-art form of the twentieth century." Today, designers are combining traditional techniques and methods with digital technology to encompass assemblage, photomontage, mixed-media installation, digital manipulation, and even tapestry and video to create truly dazzling work for personal projects, clients, and commercial campaigns alike. Curated by Ryan Doyle and Mark