Steven Heller
Begging Your Pardon, Mr. President
In a world where many innocent people are incarcerated without parole, other guilty ones are pardoned and set free and animals are...
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Steven Heller
Nov 22, 20172 min read
When Ornament Was Queen
For more than 30 years the Crystal Palace had been regarded as the funniest of all Victorian jokes. Considered Queen Victoria’s folly, it...
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Steven Heller
Nov 21, 20171 min read
Driving MAD Mad
Those of you who grew up on the early MAD magazine—first edited by Harvey Kurtzman in 24 issues as a comic book format and then, after...
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Steven Heller
Nov 20, 20172 min read
The Color-Coded Blame Game
At the same time the Nazis were mass-murdering Jews, Gypsies, partisans and millions of innocent civilians during World War II, the...
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Steven Heller
Nov 18, 20171 min read
Weekend Heller: Living Design as an Entrepreneur
This is the season for applying to graduate school. Don’t box yourself in. Don’t leave any opportunity to chance. Discover what SVA’s MFA...
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Steven Heller
Nov 17, 20173 min read
Marcel Wanders and the Rijks Masters
Four years in the making, Marcel Wanders‘ Rijks, Masters of the Golden Age (2016) pays homage to the 17th-century Dutch masterpieces from...
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Steven Heller
Nov 16, 20172 min read
Jan Sawka and the Grateful Dead
Stemmel Auctions will auction Grateful Dead memorabilia and art by the late Jan Sawka, from the collection of Hal Kant and his widow,...
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Steven Heller
Nov 15, 20174 min read
Book Publishing, 21st-Century Style
The book publishing industry is nearing a crossroads. Although printed books have experienced steady growth and digital books are holding...
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Steven Heller
Nov 14, 20172 min read
Know What a Poster is? Want to Make One?
Teresa Sdralevich is a designer, illustrator and author with solid experience leading workshops. She is a regular guest at design...
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Steven Heller
Nov 13, 20171 min read
Learning Design From Pulps
I confess that I learned just about everything I know about how to design from crappy ads in pulp magazines, including the ones below....
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Steven Heller
Nov 11, 20171 min read
Weekend Heller: What is Midcentury American Modern?
We’ll tell you on Nov. 20 when AIGA/NY presents “Meet The Moderns” at The New School John L. Tishman Auditorium. Tickets can be ordered...
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Steven Heller
Nov 10, 20173 min read
Mieczyslaw Berman’s Polish Prop-Art
While studying graphic design and typography at the School of Decorative Arts in Warsaw, Mieczysław Berman (1903–1975) was attracted to...
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Steven Heller
Nov 9, 20172 min read
Homage to Joseph Binder
This is a short homage—for no other reason than today I’m reminded of his work—to Vienna-born artist and designer Joseph Binder...
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Steven Heller
Nov 8, 20174 min read
Real Trump/Fake Trump/Same Trump
Did you know that laughter can cure cancer? (Read this.) Laughing also helps most people cope with the stress of everyday existence....
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Steven Heller
Nov 7, 20172 min read
The Magic Hat
It is normal to admire the way someone looks on the street. Sometimes one is inspired to even offer a compliment, although more often...
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Steven Heller
Nov 6, 20173 min read
Civil Liberties Has a New Look
Scott Stowell and Open started work on a new ACLU identity last fall, but the ACLU started the process of bringing their communications...
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Steven Heller
Nov 4, 20171 min read
Weekend Heller: AIGA’s Ink on Paper
Over the past three years, AIGA’s Eye on Design blog has offered a fresh and intelligent perspective on the world’s most exciting...
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Steven Heller
Nov 3, 20175 min read
Design in Indiana
Jon and James Sholly began Indianapolis-based Commercial Artisan in 2003. James says they are “the principals, staff and the custodial...
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Steven Heller
Nov 2, 20171 min read
History as Type Specimen
Just when you think that graphic design/typographic history is old news, Emigre re-engages the discourse—or at least how it is framed. To...
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Steven Heller
Nov 1, 20171 min read
What Hat Size is Your Letter?
What do you get when you combine an alphabet with the heads of odd persons? Well, LetterHeads is the latest heady volume by Stefan G....
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The method is still the same: appeal to weakness, bolster myth, and massage fantasy.- Steven Heller
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