History

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Alexandra Lange|Essays

Objects Fall From the Sky

What's more important: crediting a designer or the designer credited?

Chappell Ellison|Essays

Ultraflo: Plumbing of the Future

Once upon a time, Ultraflo was the plumbing of the future.

Mark Lamster|Essays

Gerd Arntz: Design Icon

Gerd Arntz: A design icon who designed icons.

Alexandra Lange|Reviews

How Do You Solve a Problem Like the Eameses?

Alexandra Lange reviews the book The Story of Eames Furniture, by Marilyn Neuhart with John Neuhart (Gestalten, 2010).

Rick Poynor|Essays

In Praise of the East European Film Poster

Czech film posters of the 1960s are some of the most extraordinary graphic creations ever put on paper.

Rick Poynor|Essays

Out of the Studio: Graphic Design History and Visual Studies

Graphic design history’s best chance of development now lies in an expanded conception of the rapidly emerging discipline of visual studies.

Mark Lamster|Essays

The Once & Future Whitney Museum

The Whitney: An Architectural Tour.

Mark Lamster|Essays

British Incursion

Stirling, Foster, and a new association with the Architectural Review.

Debbie Millman|Audio

Alexandra Lange + Jane Thompson

Alexandra Lange and Jane Thompson discuss the power of imagination, Marimekko, Sir Lady Jane and Benjamin Thompson.

Steven Heller|Essays

Designer as Author

In 1954, Alvin Lustig gave a lecture titled “What Is a Designer?” at the Advertising Typographers Association of America. It was his first speech after he lost his eyesight.

Alexandra Lange|Essays

Little Boxes

AMAC Plastic Boxes are back at the Container Store: a rainbow classic sold at Design Research, part of the MoMA design collection, and starting at $0.39.