Results within topic “illustration”

The Decade of Dirty Design

Although our lives are more digital than ever, Heller contends that, at the end of the first decade of the 21st century, an analog aesthetic still reigns.

illustration  criticism  typography  graphic design 

'Twas the Icon of Christmas

How did Santa Claus come to be known for his snowy white beard and red suit? Heller looks back at the illustrators who gave life to this now iconic image.

history  illustration  graphic design 

Harvey Kurtzman: Mid-century's Mad Man of Comic Book Art Direction

Harvey Kurtzman took a film director’s approach to creating comics. Dooley reflects on the artist’s legacy and the Kurtzmania that lives on today.

history  exhibition  illustration 

When the Future Was Young, and Cars Could Fly: An Interview with Brett Snyder

Will the American car rise again? Barringer revisits Detroit’s styling designers of the last century.

consumerism  illustration  industrial design 

Picturing the Pulps: An Interview with David Saunders

What was it like to grow up with famed illustrator Norman Saunders for a dad? Heller asks the late artist’s son and biographer.

history  book design  illustration 

Ed Fella

illustration 

Interview with Shepard Fairey: Still Obeying After all These Years

Has the Giant become a brand or is he still a relevant protest symbol? Fairey discusses the importance of being Andre.

illustration  interviews 

The Fall and Rise of Illustration: An Interview with Charles Hively

What on earth prompted a publisher/editor to start a magazine devoted to contemporary illustration in these perilous times? Hively discusses his love of the art and mission to keep it viable.

illustration  interviews 

Has the Right Hand Lost its Cunning?

Do liberals have a lock on illustration? Does the right have viable image-makers? Rothstein looks at the state of partisan illustration.

print design  illustration