History

Sarah Handelman|British Telecom

[MB][BT] Shorthand Science and Magic Lessons

The promotional portrayal of telephone technology.

Owen Edwards|Essays

A Demanding Man: Steve Jobs

Steve Jobs was more like a great architect than a corporate CEO. Yet, there are those who ask, "Isn't the ultimate measure of a human being the way they treat other people?" In the case of Steve Jobs, this requires some reflection.

William Drenttel|Video

National Design Award Trophy

In October 2011, Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum unveiled a new trophy for the National Design Awards. Originally designed as an asterisk in silicon carbide by Winterhouse in 2000, the new glass trophy is by Corning GlassLab.

Alexandra Lange|Essays

TWA: Still Kicking

Not a disappointment: a first thrilling visit to Eero Saarinen's legendary flight center.

Rick Poynor|Essays

Did We Ever Stop Being Postmodern?

Like it or not, argues the V&A's exhibition about postmodernism and design, we are all postmodern now.

Rick Poynor|Essays

Jan Svankmajer and the Graphic Uncanny

Uncanny: Surrealism and Graphic Design opens at the Kunstal in Rotterdam on September 24.

Alexandra Lange|Essays

Thinking in Tumblr

Don't write a book, make a Tumblr.

An Xiao Mina|Essays

90 Years of Chinese Communism: A Multimedia Celebration

How the Chinese Communist Party designed its 90th anniversary commemorations

Rick Poynor|Essays

Funerary Portraits: Snapshots in Stone

The portrait sculptures in the Cimetière du château in Nice resuscitate their subjects with a frequently startling vividness.

Alexandra Lange|Essays

Reading in Public

A new book club with an unusual topic: architecture and design.

Rick Poynor|Essays

Andrzej Klimowski: Transmitting the Image

Andrzej Klimowski, author of a new book, On Illustration, has used the medium to create a compelling alternative reality.

Alexandra Lange|Essays

Making Dieter Rams

Why is Braun still the best?