History

The Editors|Books

Erik Spiekermann: Left with no alternative

In today’s extract from the new biography of Erik Spiekermann: Berlin to London

Jessica Helfand|Tributes

Howard Paine: 1929–2014

Remembering Howard Paine, National Geographic art director and stamp designer extraordinaire

Rick Poynor|Essays

Posters by Hans Hillmann for Jean-Luc Godard’s Films

The work of a master of cinematic graphic design

John Foster|Accidental Mysteries

Rabanus Maurus: Poems of the Cross

Mathematical and geometric visual poems from a Benedictine abbot.

Steven Heller|Essays

A Memory of Mickey

Steven Heller remembers Mildred Friedman, who passed away late Wednesday.

Adam Harrison Levy|Essays

An Interview with Picasso

On a Saturday morning in 1945 a young American soldier named Jerome Seckler climbed three flights of stairs to Pablo Picasso’s studio with the goal of being enlightened.

Elizabeth Guffey|Essays

Deborah Sussman: Los Angeles Design Pioneer

Remebering her rise and influence as a woman working in the male-dominated world of postwar design.

The Editors|Essays

Everything We’ve Written About Paul Rand*

*But not every time we've referenced him. That would be a much longer list.

Michael Bierut|Essays

Thoughts on “Thoughts on Design”

On Paul Rand’s 96-page masterpiece, “Thoughts on Design.”

The Editors|Essays

Paul Rand : Observer Emeritus

Celebrating the centennial of a one of our most beloved American design icons.

Rick Poynor|Essays

The Mysteries of France:
A Gothic Guidebook

Guide de la France mystérieuse, illustrated by Roman Cieslewicz, is a surreal beast of a travel book.

Jan Almquist|Essays

Perceiving Deeply

On Teaching to See, A film by Andrei Severny; produced by Edward Tufte.