Creative Juices: For passionate photographer Ilia Varcev, the lens is an extension of his eyes

Ilia Varcev behind his ever-present camera. The vertiginous photograph below is a dramatic record of the topping-off ceremony for One Atlantic Center in 1987....

Matt PorterDecember 16, 2014

Atlanta Hawks revive vintage “Pac-Man” logo and memories of the heady days of its design

Bob Wages with the 1972 logos he designed for the Atlanta Hawks and Atlanta Flames. (Photo ©Paul Wages, 2014) When the Atlanta Hawks unveiled a revised versio...

Matt PorterJune 11, 2014

Behind the Scenes: Designers at Atlanta’s Primal Screen take “Mad Men” into the psychedelic ’60s

AMC’s Mad Men inaugurated the first half of its final season with a new trailer that featured a hallucinogenic fantasy of botanical images and references to le...

Matt PorterJune 2, 2014

Design Sense: “Ride with Respect” marketing campaign helps MARTA improve customer experience, ridership

MARTA aims to reach all ages with its "Ride with Respect" campaign. (Photo by Matt Porter) Design Sense is a new feature discussing the best (and worse) examp...

Matt PorterApril 17, 2014

Barn Razing: Red-roofed Dairy Queen, vernacular landmark, to be bulldozed in Decatur

  Photo by Matt Porter. Since 1985 Nisar Momin and his family have served Dairy Queen soft freeze cones, slaw dogs and other treats to Decatur-area resid...

Matt PorterFebruary 27, 2014