Commercial Artisan

04/08/2026

Tonight’s the night! Please join us at the Herron IUI Herron School of Art + Design for all things “senior cords!” Talk begins at 6:00 pm / Reception + book signing from 7:00 to 8:30 pm! We’d love to see you!

04/07/2026

Here’s a little sneak peek at the senior cords issue of Commercial Article that we’ll debut at our upcoming . . . LAUNCH EVENT!!!!
Senior Cords—A Dirty, Colorful History
Wednesday, April 8
Herron School of Art + Design
735 W. New York Street / Indianapolis
Please join us!
6—7:00 pm Presentation
Kelly Gallett Richardson
Director and Curator of the Elizabeth Sage Historic Costume Collection in the Eskenazi School of Art, Architecture + Design at Indiana University
Mary Figueroa
Curator of History at the Indiana State Museum and Historic Sites
7—8:30 pm Book Signing and �Reception
Get your copy of Commercial Article and meet the authors.
Cash bar and light refreshments will be available.
Senior cords from the Elizabeth Sage Historic Costume Collection and Indiana State Museum and Historic Sites will be on display in the Grand Hall.
Parking in the Sports Complex Garage adjacent to Eskenazi Hall�will be vailidated (enter Visitor gate).
With generous support from ESL/Spectrum

09/17/2024

Commercial Article 16 is now available!!!
Dale Messick and Brenda Starr:
Breaking Barriers and Hitting Deadlines
Written by Connie Zeigler

For nearly fifty years, Dale Messick wrote and drew Brenda Starr, Reporter, one of the most popular comic strips in the country! As the first syndicated female comic strip creator, Messick was a trailblazer in the male-dominated world of newspaper comics! Now Commercial Article brings you her remarkable story!

And this issue we are joined by podcast superstar Debbie Millman, who shares her own story of how Brenda Starr became a lifeline at a difficult point in her young life!

Get yours now at www.commercialarticle.com !!!!

11/11/2021

New edition of Commercial Article out now!!!! Written by Connie Zeigler, this issue recounts the tremendous impact the Arts and Crafts movement of the late 1800s had on the artists, designers and craftspeople of Indianapolis. Available here now : https://www.commercialarticle.com !!!

03/22/2021

Very happy to share the first few pages of the Year In Review publication we designed for AIA Indianapolis! It’s the 21st year in a row that we’ve been fortunate enough to work with them on this fun document of their activities!

01/18/2021

So happy to have had the opportunity to work with the amazing Kelly Huff and her fantastic Huff Homes team on their bold, new identity!!!

12/01/2020

Noted design historian and educator Steven Heller discusses the new Jan Ruhtenberg issue of Commercial Article in his Daily Heller column! Get yours today — a perfect gift for that hard to please Modernist on your list!!! Available now at commercialarticle.com.

“Commercial Article” shines a light on Indiana's design history, and the latest issue features the fascinating Modernist Jan Ruhtenberg.

11/01/2020

Very happy to announce that Commercial Article is now available at San Francisco’s William Stout Architectural Books, and of course, here: https://www.commercialarticle.com .

09/24/2020

The 13th edition of Commercial Article is now available! This issue tells the fascinating story of founding Modernist architect Jan Ruhtenberg, and how his astounding legacy has been lost to time . . . until now! https://www.commercialarticle.com/product/b-13-br-jan-ruhtenberg-b