Although you know it when you see it, it’s hard to accurately describe Memphis design without resorting to specific 1980s pop cultural references. It’s Pee-Wee’s Playhouse meets Miami Vice. It’s Saved ...

In art school in the 1980s, graphic design was for the neat and tidy kids — the ones who knew their way around a ruler and wouldn’t smudge the ink. Ellen Lupton was not one of those kids. A curator, ...

Nostalgic florals to pop culture-inspired neon, the 1980s rebelled against minimalism A complete rejection of minimalism, the 1980s style design is beloved because it came to life through pop culture ...