Icograda President Leimei Julia Chiu invites members and design stakeholders everywhere to participate in World Communication Design Day 2012.

DIMAD, an Icograda Member from Spain, shares with us the response put forth by READ a recently formed national design network of which they are a member. This response was developed in light of recent controversy over the logo presented by the Madrid Olympic Committee in their bid for the 2020 summer games.

Letter.2, the second international competition organised by ATypI, was a celebration of typographical excellence held in Buenos Aires in October 2011. It brought together a jury of experts who had the difficult task of selecting the decade's best designs within the framework of an exciting conference attended by a large number of delegates from across the region. Víctor García shares his impressions.

As we mark the one year anniversary of 3/11 in Japan, it is a time to reflect, remember and acknowledge the resilience of the human spirit. And to recognise the potential of design to improve the quality of life.

Stig Hogdal (Sweden) passed away on 12 January 2012 at 98 years old. He served on the Icograda board from 1977-1979, and from 1981-1985 as President and Past President. He was the designer of the original Icograda Excellence Award trophy. Friends and colleagues from the Icograda network have shared their remembrances of him throughout the last week.

In response to signing the Memorandum of Agreement with Icograda, Christian Guellerin, President of Cumulus, sent this letter with greetings and a vision of the future paved by the two organisations.

On the occasion of its 60 anniversary, Designers Society of Slovenia share their views and goals as a mature design organisation along with key developments in the history of the society.

Víctor García seeks a positive definition for type families composed of pictograms, symbols and other elements beyond language representation. He explores current terms, which fail to represent the whole category and proposes more descriptive terms.

Robert L. Peters reviewed Maggie Macnab's new book Design by Nature: Using Universal Forms and Principles in Design. The book examines the versatility of nature, describing how it can inspire beautiful and compelling designed communications.

As Apple marks the first sales of the iPhone 4S on 14 October 2011, a day that has become a tribute to founder Steve Jobs, Icograda President Russell Kennedy reflects on Jobs' legacy - the impact of his vision and innovation on the communication design profession.