Illustration

Michael Bierut|Slideshows

James Victore: Straight Up

"Few designers have done more to render typography foundries irrelevant than Victore. The human hand, his hand, is always in evidence." Michael Bierut on James Victore's work.

Christopher Mount|Essays

Wild at Heart: Tadanori Yokoo

Essay adapted from the catalog for "The Complete Posters of Tadanori Yokoo," an exhibition running through September 12, 2010, at the National Museum of Art in Osaka, Japan.

Rob Walker|Essays

When Funny Goes Viral

Taking Lulz (Sort of) Seriously.

Gerry Shamray|Essays

Harvey and Me

A remembrance of comic artist and graphic novelist Harvey Pekar by an illustrator who worked with him throughout his career, fellow Clevelander Gerry Shamray.

Ernest Beck|Reviews

Edward Koren in Retrospect

Essay on The New Yorker cartoonist Edward Koren.

Ken Botnick|Essays

The Subtle Technology of Indian Artisanship

How India's craftsmen offer lessons in design thinking.

Steven Heller|Reviews

Home Is the Sailor, Home from the Sea

In 1943, Margaret Wise Brown, the children’s book author signed a contract with Harper & Brothers to publish The Fathers Are Coming Home.

Rick Poynor|Essays

Man in a Bowler: Illustration after Magritte

By copying Magritte’s subject matter and method, illustrators ended up making a great artist look hackneyed.

Alexandra Lange|Essays

Bad Taste True Confessions: Erté

True confessions about my own bad taste. I loved Erté. Did you?

Rick Poynor|Essays

A Dictionary of Surrealism and the Graphic Image

An alphabetical guide to graphic designers influenced by Surrealism and to some key Surrealist concepts.

Debbie Millman|Audio

Sara Blake

Debbie Millman talks to Sara Blake about collaborating with her sister, creating portraits of 100 girls and illustrating NBA players.

Alexandra Lange|Essays

Playing With Design: Fredun Shapur

Add Fredun Shapur to the pantheon of modern designers making winning and sculptural objects for children.