What an outstanding mid-afternoon delight here at Schools of Thoughts as David Cabianca announced graphic design as the new porn and rolled out some of his signature luscious prose with a succession of indulgent imagery to prove it’s okay to create some superhot, sticky design every once in awhile.

Among the over-the-top examples were five slides of 2007 AIGA Medalist Ed Fella‘s work, who just so happened to be sitting in the front row. If he was flattered to be included in the too-sexy lineup, he didn’t show it.