Category: Interviews

Steven Heller|Interviews

Arthur Szyk Forever Relevant!

“To call [Arthur] Szyk a ‘cartoonist’ is tantamount to calling Rembrandt a dauber or Chippendale a carpenter.”

Steven Heller|Interviews

Posters of Caution and Hope From Chernobyl

An interview with Oleg Veklenko, a Ukrainian graphic designer conscripted into the cleanup and mitigation near the exploded Chernobyl nuclear reactor in the first “hottest” two months of accident.

Steven Heller|Interviews

Probable Improbabilities

Steven Heller talks to “Possibilitist” Steven M. Johnson about the reality of his absurdity and his new book Vehicles of the Imagination.

Steven Heller|Interviews

Movie Props: Ready for Their Close Up

Derrick Kardos may have one of the best jobs in graphic design.

Steven Heller|Interviews

Dan Fern Sees The Horizon

Steven Heller talks to illustrator, educator, and artist Dan Fern about his paintings and collages and the ways by which he weds the fine and applied arts.

Steven Heller|Interviews

Behind the History of Illustration

The History of Illustration by Susan Doyle, Jaleen Grove, and Whitney Sherman is an ambitious, 592 page volume that covers the field of illustration on all continents, technology in all its forms, and conceptual and representational …

Steven Heller|Interviews

These Times Deserve The Times!

Steven Heller interviews art director for special projects at The New York Times Magazine Group and NYT Magazine Labs, Deborah Bishop.

Jordan MacInnis|Interviews

Object Lessons: Artist Sarah Illenberger on the Importance of Instagram and Cliché

Jordan MacInnis talks to Sarah Illenberger about her work in 3D installation, photography, sculpture, and set design.

Lily Hansen|Interviews

“Let’s Do Business our Way”: How Director Rob Petit Forges his own Path

“Without risks, you end up making stuff that’s grey and disappears.”

Lilly Smith|Interviews

Chain Letters: Celene Aubry

“The natural path to solving any design problem is rarely straight.”

Lily Hansen|Interviews

Toy Designer Luc Hudson Explains Why Openness Fuels Innovation

“When you’re unafraid to share you don’t really get stuck.”

Lilly Smith|Interviews

Chain Letters: Melissa Deckert + Nicole Licht

"We really enjoy the ideation stage of a project because it is where we can be thoughtful and considered, but also allow ourselves to entertain crazy ideas."