November 2020

About The Cover: For our fourth annual Design in Utah issue, Christian Broadbent has created an illustration of the computer interface that graphic designers use to make magic. Behind it are myriad icons used in graphic design, such those for the golden ratio and grid. You can find more of Broadbent’s work at madetrue.com.

A Giving Culture: Fashion Designer Afa Ah Loo Encourages Sharing...
Fashion Designer Afa Ah Loo creates art as an extension of who he is, while noting that art is there to move people to be better. … read more

Demanding Industries and Underrated Historical Relics: Esko Type Foundry
Peter Esko’s decades of design experience, historical affinity and creative curiosity led him to establish the Esko Type Foundry. … read more

Art for Abolition: Local Propagandists
It’s this sense of community connection—more than the pride of individual creation—that drives Local Propagandists in all that they do. … read more

Takeout Picnic With Diversion: Tacos, Fries and Everything Nice
All in all, Diversion Eatery is a great takeout spot with excellent service and an easy online-ordering system. … read more

Design Brain: Plastic Attack and Yeehaw Studio
During work or play, on and off the clock, Erik DeWaal (of Plastic Attack) and McKenzie Wallace (of Yeehaw Studio) have design on the brain. … read more

Virtualized: Josaleigh Pollett
Josaleigh Pollett and her team have managed to achieve an indie-rock-folk fusion sound that’s smashing and layered with intensity. … read more

Welcome to the Club: An Interview with Far Out Cassette...
In our digital age, one would think physical music is no longer vital, but Nick Anderson of Far Out Cassette Club argues otherwise. … read more

Surmise Clothing Company: Justice Through Paradox
Surmise Clothing Company describes itself as an anarchist collective aiming to express radical ideas through T-shirt and fashion design. … read more

Everything Again: Nate Williams and the Illustration of Life
Nate Williams sees today’s world as one rife in creative possibility, and his passion for creativity is wide-ranging and infectious. … read more

Virtualized: Marny Proudfit
Marny Proudfit and her team poured so much into the record that she felt it needed much more time to give it the release that it deserved. … read more

Sit Down and Gather ‘Round: Colby Wade Carper of Salted...
Colby Wade Carper of Salted Grain thinks of building and designing furniture as a way to express himself—his art is where memories are made. … read more

Sit Down and Gather ‘Round: Justin Brown of Justin Brown...
Designer and craftsman Justin Brown of Justin Brown Designs seeks to merge practicality with beauty in the chairs he creates. … read more