Jessica Helfand

Jessica Helfand|Essays

Oh, To Be An English, Um, Person!

Within the space of one hour yesterday, these two images flashed upon my screen — both of them curiously billed as "Englishmen."

Jessica Helfand|Essays

Pretty Pictures, Bad Judgment

If a picture's worth a thousand words, a publically broadcast picture is amplified, multiplied and cast out into a world where it can go anywhere.

Jessica Helfand|Essays

The Bantjes Covers

Marian Bantjes exposes the long process that led to the cover of her new monograph, I Wonder.

William Drenttel|Essays

An Introduction to Graphic Design

Graphic Design 101 by William Drenttel and Jessica Helfand.

William Drenttel|Miscellaneous

AIGA Winterhouse Awards for Design Writing: 2010 Recipients

AIGA and Winterhouse Institute announce the two writers selected to receive the 2010 AIGA Winterhouse Awards for Design Writing & Criticism — including a $10,000 prize and a $1,000 student award.

Jessica Helfand|Essays

The Kindness of Strangers

Vignelli Celebration: If charity begins at home, how can we proclaim new and progressive agendas of social change without examining ourselves, our students, our profession?

Jessica Helfand|Essays

The Kindness of Strangers

Vignelli Celebration: If charity begins at home, how can we proclaim new and progressive agendas of social change without examining ourselves, our students, our profession?

Jessica Helfand|Essays

Fat Chance

There's a long grounding for the appreciation of zaftig beauty in painting and sculpture — from the baroque beauties of Peter Paul Rubens to the geometrically rotund figures of Fernando Botero. So why is it so difficult to talk …

Jessica Helfand|Essays

The Real Skinny on the Real Skinny

The is the first of two essays on the visual nature of body image.

Jessica Helfand|Collections

In the Palm of Your Hand: Dexterity Puzzles

A selection of rare dexterity puzzles from the personal collection of Jessica Helfand.

Jessica Helfand|Reviews

Viva The Villain: A Review of Despicable Me

In an age in which last week’s Bernie Madoff is next week’s BP oil spill, villains are no longer the stuff of fiction. So when a really juicy fictional villain comes along — let alone two — it’s time to go to …

Jessica Helfand|Miscellaneous

Happy Birthday, Steven Heller

A tribute to Steven Heller on his Birthday!