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Covering Black America

Decades ago, the great artist, poet, musician, and author Gil Scott-Heron famously proclaimed, “The revolution will not be televised.” He was right...It was, however, delivered monthly to newsstands and Black homes within …

Susan Morris|Essays

Observed at DOC NYC 2020

Of the more than 200 films at the 2020 DOC NYC festival, the largest documentary film festival in the U.S., films centering on design and the built environment highlighted the themes of obsession, the passage of time, and the city as …

Jessica Helfand|Audio

Episode 131: Word by Word

With Hrishikesh Hirway: games and puzzles, The West Wing Weekly, soap operas, Home Cooking

Steven Heller|Interviews

The Plot Against America

Steven Heller interviews veteran prop designer Eric Rosenberg, who designed David Simon’s mini-series of Philip Roth’s 2004 novel The Plot Against America for HBO.

Steven Heller|Essays

Let’s Give Thanks for Books About Magazines

If you love print magazines and bemoan their demise Steven Heller has seasonal gift suggestions for you.

Steven Heller|Essays

The Return of Spitting Image’s Savage Puppet Satire

“Now you and I know very well satire only scratches the surface ... That may not be much ... but it is something ... It beats the hell out of swearing at the TV set.”

Steven Heller|Essays

The Novel That Took Me Down Jojo’s Rabbit Hole

Steven Heller interviews the author of "Caging Skies", the novel the new film Jojo Rabbit is based on.

Alan Rapp|Essays

Personal Space

Robert Sommer’s Personal Space: The Behavioral Basis of Design was published in fifty years ago, and its compact title concept — an invisible but perceptible security zone surrounding an individual — caught on.

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.

Michael Bierut|Audio

S6E1: Errol Morris

Errol Morris is a filmmaker whose documentaries include Gates of Heaven, The Thin Blue Line, and American Dharma.

Steven Heller|Essays

A Great Design Staycation: Holiday Magazine

On what defined the incredible art direction of Frank Zachary.

Michael Bierut|Audio

Episode 96: Wither the Magazine

Adam Moss, Tina Brown, and the future of print magazines; Rookie, Design Sponge, and the future of online magazines; Karen Green’s Frail Sister; Anni Albers at the Tate