Illustration

Alexandra Lange|Essays

A World of Paste and Paper

Today's obsession with digital renderings sparked two exhibitions that suggest a handmade, but far from quaint, corrective.

John Foster|Accidental Mysteries

The Voynich Manuscript

Accidental Mysteries for July 14, 2013 focuses on the rare and undecipherable Voynich manuscript.

Alexandra Lange|Essays

An ABC of the ABCs

Were you a child? Did you read books? Then the NYPL's "ABC of It" serves as a portal back in time.

Observed|Books

Flowering Pages

A little-known but remarkable collection of treasures from The Garden Club of America illustrates the activities of the premier American gardening association over the course of a century.

Rick Poynor|Essays

The Age of Wire and String Rebooted

Granta’s new edition of The Age of Wire and String by Ben Marcus is a landmark of experimental illustration.

Debbie Millman|Audio

Wendy MacNaughton + Caroline Paul

Wendy MacNaughton and Caroline Paul on a journey from advertising to Rwanda to illustration, and from Stanford to firefighter to author.

John Foster|Accidental Mysteries

What’s Inside?

Accidental Mysteries for February 17, 2013 focuses on what's inside: anatomical drawings.

Debbie Millman|Audio

Sophie Blackall

Sophie Blackall discusses learning to draw, painting vs. illustration and her favorite postings from Craigslist.

Debbie Millman|Audio

Marion Deuchars

Marion Deuchars on the expressiveness of hand lettering, how drawing is an intensive form of looking, and the need to be messy when creating art.

Alexandra Lange|Essays

Dot Supreme

On the enduring power of the simplest shape, from corporations to children’s books.

Rick Poynor|Essays

The Museum of Communicating Objects

Orhan Pamuk’s The Innocence of Objects is an illuminating guide to his Museum of Innocence in Istanbul.

Rick Poynor|Essays

Brian Eno’s “Music for Films”

On Brian Eno and a competition to design an alternative sleeve for Music for Films