Design Issues cover

Design Issues, Vol. 16, No. 1; 2000. MIT Press. "Design Issues is a peer-reviewed academic journal covering design history, theory, and criticism. The journal typically includes theoretical and critical articles, book reviews, and illustrations. Design Issues was established in 1984 and is published online and in hard copy by MIT Press.[1]"—https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Design_Issues

There doesn't appear to be any further information about the cover design itself, but here is Kirkpatrick's bio featured in the issue:

“Garland Kirkpatrick is a faculty in the graphic design program at California Institute of the Arts where he teaches Social Design. His studio, Helvetica Jones, specializes in print and web-based communications for cultural institutions, and serves, as design advocates for grass- roots and community based groups. His recent projects include research on African American modernism, and the. Ministry Of Information design studio at Watts Towers in Los Angeles, which focuses on African Ameri- can and Latino students with marginal gang affiliation”