Order

We just finished a round of in-person user research in Connecticut! At Civilla, we believe that great design begins with truly understanding the people we serve. That's why we spend time on the ground, listening to community members and frontline staff share their experiences, needs, and challenges. By connecting directly with those who know their communities best, we're able to create solutions that reflect their realities and dreams. Listening, learning, and co-creating alongside the community are at the heart of what we do. How do you engage with your community in your work? 

This week on the #15 Design Podcast in Columbia Front&Center, one of my favorite designers and neighbor, Jesse Reed! We discuss his orderly work at Order, his love of Cinncinnatti Chili, his band Skarkswimmer, his time working with Pentagram and so much more! Available wherever you listen to podcasts!

Earlier this year, we updated our brand identity for the first time in 25 years. We tapped Order., a Brooklyn-based design studio, to help us with the refresh, which includes a complete set of brand standards. You’ll notice a rich new color palette, wordmark set in Söhne (courtesy of Klim Type Foundry), and starring role for our M logo, which was originally designed by Irving Harper in 1946. We revisited the team at Order to reflect on our yearlong design project. Read our interview: https://lnkd.in/gNAxQ7tn

As part of NYCxDESIGN, we’re proud to introduce Ideas magazine, 88 pages that demonstrate how we put ideas into practice at Herman Miller. You’ll find everything from interviews with people in our design orbit and articles about how our classic designs are made to a feature about our test lab, where technicians delight in dreaming up worst-case scenarios and then creating tests to make sure our products measure up. Artist Kelli Anderson’s inventive cover design invites readers to cut up the cover and then “step into” the world of Herman Miller. The magazine’s title is a callback to the thought leadership publication we produced beginning in 1976. During NYCxDESIGN, see archival copies of the original Ideas issues—and pick up your own copy of the new one at our store during our Picnic on Park, 251 Park Avenue South in NYC, 12 - 2, May 21, 22, and 23.

Through my time in the design world, I have learned that the difference between work getting passed or not can simply be how the story was told. I am super hype to be welcoming Jesse Reed of Order and Standards Manual next week to walk us through how he unveils visual identities! Join us at J2's Huddle Space on Thursday May 2nd to gain some insight from one of my favorite designers. https://lnkd.in/eZcNaqTD