Hello and welcome to Briefly Creative. Today we explore why graphic design education needs a shake-up. Designer and educator David Reinfurt’s 2019 book A New Program for Graphic Design sold out its first print run in three weeks, and now it’s in its third edition. Unlike a typical textbook, it’s built from lectures on Typography, Gestalt, and Interface at Princeton, capturing a dialogue-driven, meandering style that invites us to see design as a broad lens on the world.

Now comes A Co-Program for Graphic Design, born from Reinfurt’s pandemic-era Zoom courses on Circulation, Multiplicity, and Research. By weaving in guest voices and recorded sessions, it expands our idea of what design can be. As Reinfurt says, “The point is to get disoriented, not oriented.” This new approach challenges students to embrace uncertainty, experiment across media, and rethink the boundaries of design education.

Stay tuned for more stories that reshape our creative world. Thanks for listening.
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