Following up on the release of Issue. 0051, The Arkitip Chronicles present a short video with a behind the scenes look into the creation of a Shepard Fairey piece. The acclaimed artist is in his most natural form, creating one of his stencil masterpieces in a Los Angeles studio.

I just finished up the website and video blog for the Gravity Shop, a next generation bike shop for downhillers, XC mountain bikers and urban/dirt jumpers located on the north shore of Lake Tahoe in Tahoe City. The website uses a customized WordPress CMS and features mountain bike videos, product reviews, a photo gallery and [...]

The largest design trade fair in the East, Interior Lifestyle provides a unique opportunity to see which furniture and textile trends are, indeed, big in Japan. Although tiny when compared to Milan’s Salone Internazionale del Mobile, the event, held June 3 to June 5 at Tokyo’s International Exhibition Centre, featured 630 exhibitors from 30 countries…

Recently, at a conference reception (think wine and cubes of cheese), a well-known and influential member of the academic community said to me: “Design strategy is far too important to be left to designers.” What a pile of crap, I think. I am pissed, but in a moment of cowardice, I sip my wine, chew…

Are not who you might expect. No LeBron or Dwight. No Melo or Kobe. We rank the brains–the right-brain superstars–behind the teams, venues, and deals that are, yes, changing the game.

1. Tim Leiweke, CEO of AEG Worldwide
His company owns and operates professional teams and facilities around the globe, and his latest high-profile projects should transform…