Media

Maya P. Lim|Reviews

Never Use Futura

It could have been Never Use Comic Sans. Or Never Use Arial. Or—dare I write it?—Never Use Helvetica. Instead, Douglas Thomas chose Futura.

Michael Bierut|Essays

I Love the 80s

Miami Vice: the quintessential postmodern design artifact, in all its glory and all its disgrace.

Michael Bierut|Essays

Now You See It

There was a message hidden in the illustration on the cover of the New York Times Book Review. At least I think it was hidden. Did you see it? Why didn’t I?

Ken Gordon|Essays

Jane Jacobs Took It to the Streets

So much of our legendary urbanist’s accomplishments involved bringing the design of cities down to earth from the soaring views of modernists.

Steven Heller|Essays

Designing for the Masses

The ultimate case for anti-design: The Communist Manifesto

Michael Bierut|Essays

Learning to Draw with Jon Gnagy

“Mike looks like he might be a real artist!”

Maya P. Lim|Books

Joan Miró: I Work Like a Gardener

“To work like a gardener was to create life itself—the autonomous life of a visual universe that, in [Miró’s] words, was a world set in motion.”

Maya P. Lim|Books

Bruno Munari: In the Darkness of the Night

Bruno Munari’s classic In the Darkness of the Night is made with materials that build mystery and tension.

Maya P. Lim|Books

The Signs of Barcelona

A glimpse inside Louise Fili’s newest book.

Juliette Cezzar|Books

The Future of Graphic and Communication Design

A look at how our roles as designers are ever evolving.

Steven Heller|Essays

Chris Ware’s Really Big Novelty Book

The first time I was introduced to Chris Ware’s work was at R.O. Blechman’s Ink Tank office on West 46th Street.

Chris Ware|Books

I Loved to Draw

An excerpt from Chris Ware’s new Monograph.