Archives

• Carin Goldberg on UlyssesJanuary 20, 2023
• Frank Pavich on JodorowskyDecember 29, 2022
• Walter Gropius at DeCordovaDecember 28, 2022
• Saul Bass on economicsDecember 26, 2022
• Ghosting by Andrea CohenDecember 25, 2022
• Jiří Menzel on compromiseDecember 24, 2022
• Robert Louis Stevenson on livingDecember 23, 2022
• František Vláčil on creativityDecember 22, 2022
• Ursula K. Le Guin on sharingDecember 21, 2022
• Jiří Menzel on new wavesDecember 20, 2022
• Christopher Wilson on ‘Ways of Seeing’December 19, 2022
• A Poem by William MartinDecember 18, 2022
• Fagen and MorriconeDecember 17, 2022
• Studs Terkel’s opening to ‘Working’December 16, 2022
• A Reminder from Smaller BeingsDecember 15, 2022
• Lynda Barry on momentsDecember 14, 2022
• R. O. Blechman on DisneyDecember 13, 2022
• Kurt Vonnegut on farting aroundDecember 12, 2022
• bell hooks on waitingDecember 11, 2022
• Christopher Alexander on adaptationDecember 10, 2022
• Jens Müller on Wolfgang SchmidtDecember 9, 2022
• Elizabeth Sandifer on fandomDecember 8, 2022
• On the key art for Star Wars (1977)December 7, 2022
• Lynda Barry on imagesDecember 6, 2022
• How Heinz Edelmann worksDecember 5, 2022
• Tim Sale on looking outside of comicsDecember 4, 2022
• Hans Hillmann and film postersDecember 2, 2022
• Ken Russell on his filmsDecember 1, 2022
• bell hooks on alonenessNovember 30, 2022
• Lynda Barry in 2022November 29, 2022
• Beatrice Loayza on Céline & Julie Go BoatingNovember 28, 2022
• Art Chantry in Punk PlanetNovember 27, 2022
• Austin Kleon on machinesNovember 26, 2022
• Tim Kreider on AINovember 25, 2022
• Richard O’Connor on clientsNovember 24, 2022
• John Carpenter on creativityNovember 23, 2022
• Kathleen Hanna in Punk PlanetNovember 22, 2022
• Ken Coupland on Saul BassNovember 21, 2022
• Policija by GórowskiNovember 20, 2022
• Lynda Barry on seeingNovember 19, 2022
• Theo Inglis on timelessnessNovember 18, 2022
• Nick Hornby on personal librariesNovember 17, 2022
• Ursula K. Le Guin on perfectionNovember 16, 2022
• Frank Bures on wisdomNovember 15, 2022
• David Byrne on progressNovember 14, 2022
• Wisława Szymborska on Hans Christian AndersenNovember 13, 2022
• Rebecca Solnit on workNovember 12, 2022
• Roger Ebert on tasteNovember 11, 2022
• Václav Havel on fearNovember 10, 2022
• Corita Kent on the commonplaceNovember 9, 2022
• Anne Lamott on successNovember 8, 2022
• James L. Brooks on decencyNovember 7, 2022
• Wisława Szymborska on factsNovember 6, 2022
• Marcel Duchamp on livingNovember 5, 2022
• Kurt Vonnegut on librariesNovember 4, 2022
• Calvin Tomkins on Marcel DuchampNovember 3, 2022
• Robert Louis Stevenson on neglectNovember 2, 2022
• Thoreau on walking in the woodsNovember 1, 2022
• Barbara Kruger on her approachOctober 31, 2022
• Paul Sahre on finding your own wayOctober 30, 2022
• Wendell Berry on divisionOctober 29, 2022
• On design historyOctober 28, 2022
• On Reid MilesOctober 27, 2022
• Christopher Reeve on cultureOctober 26, 2022
• Heather Havrilesky on being regularOctober 25, 2022
• R. O. Blechman on rejected workOctober 24, 2022
• Mariame Kaba on fatalismOctober 23, 2022
• Tschichold vs. BillOctober 22, 2022
• Rick Poynor on Pelham and KingOctober 21, 2022
• Richard Hollis on generationsOctober 20, 2022
• Louise Erdrich on lifeOctober 19, 2022
• Krzysztof Toeplitz on Polish PostersOctober 18, 2022
• Pearce Marchbank on Richard HollisOctober 17, 2022
• bell hooks on conformityOctober 16, 2022
• Lynch on LynchOctober 15, 2022
• Jenny Odell on timeOctober 14, 2022
• R. O. Blechman on David LevineOctober 13, 2022
• Designing The Rolling StonesOctober 13, 2022
• Manifesto for Maintenance ArtOctober 12, 2022
• Heather Havrilesky on your jobOctober 11, 2022
• Toni Morrison on friendshipsOctober 10, 2022
• Jenna Freedman on zinesOctober 9, 2022
• Rebecca Solnit on the pastOctober 8, 2022
• Milton Glaser on historyOctober 7, 2022
• Hollis & Brandt’s design exerciseOctober 6, 2022
• R. O. Blechman on pro bono jobsOctober 6, 2022
• Nikita Gill on livingOctober 5, 2022
• Rick Poynor on collectingOctober 3, 2022
• David Lynch on ageOctober 3, 2022
• Nina on zinesOctober 2, 2022
• John Carpenter on retiring from directingOctober 1, 2022
• Alan Moore on the internetSeptember 28, 2022
• Joe Caroff on the 007 logoSeptember 27, 2022
• H. G. Wells on time machinesSeptember 26, 2022
• A Poem by Rose CookSeptember 25, 2022
• Vaughan Williams on originalitySeptember 24, 2022
• Saul Bass on design basicsSeptember 23, 2022
• David Carson on influencesSeptember 22, 2022
• Chwast on Nicholas NicklebySeptember 21, 2022
• Stefan Sagmeister on bullshitSeptember 20, 2022
• bell hooks on differencesSeptember 14, 2022
• Advice from an Art DirectorSeptember 12, 2022
• William Saunders on David KingSeptember 10, 2022
• Octavia Butler on habitSeptember 8, 2022
• Art Chantry on cultureSeptember 7, 2022
• John Porcellino on doingSeptember 6, 2022
• Susan Orlean on imitationSeptember 5, 2022
• A Poem by Robert L. PostonSeptember 5, 2022
• George Saunders on flawsSeptember 4, 2022
• Sherry Turkle on empathySeptember 3, 2022
• Dan Brooks on cultureSeptember 2, 2022
• Rebecca Solnit on icebergsSeptember 1, 2022
• Art Chantry on successAugust 31, 2022
• Lisa Hanawalt’s adviceAugust 31, 2022
• Dorothy Parker and deadlinesAugust 31, 2022
• Ken Garland on studentsAugust 30, 2022
• Tomi Ungerer on The Three RobbersAugust 29, 2022
• Martin Scorsese on supply and demandAugust 28, 2022
• Enzo Mari on designersAugust 27, 2022
• Henry David Thoreau on lifeAugust 26, 2022
• Aggie Toppins on design historyAugust 25, 2022
• Barbara Kruger on words and picturesAugust 24, 2022
• Goethe on love and hateAugust 23, 2022
• Christopher McQuarrie on qualityAugust 22, 2022
• Ursula K. Le Guin on commodityAugust 21, 2022
• Jon Kabat-Zinn on surfingAugust 20, 2022
• Richard Hollis on plumbingAugust 19, 2022
• John Carpenter on scoringAugust 19, 2022
• James Baldwin on oneselfAugust 18, 2022
• Heather Havrilesky on joyAugust 17, 2022
• Jean Cocteau on the commonplaceAugust 16, 2022
• John Carpenter on Halloween IIAugust 15, 2022
• Schopenhauer on readingAugust 14, 2022
• R. O. Blechman on illustrationAugust 14, 2022
• Martin Scorsese on moviesAugust 13, 2022
• Brian Eno on mediumsAugust 12, 2022
• Albert Einstein on successAugust 11, 2022
• Grant Morrison on fictionAugust 11, 2022
• Debbie Harry by Chris SteinAugust 10, 2022
• Sidney Lumet on the “kitchen sink”August 10, 2022
• Laura Dassow Walls on Marilynne RobinsonAugust 9, 2022
• Drew Struzan on The ThingAugust 8, 2022
• Saul Bass on The Man with the Golden ArmAugust 7, 2022
• Martin Scorsese on movie postersAugust 5, 2022
• Ursula K. Le Guin on peculiaritiesAugust 4, 2022
• Tim Kreider on survivalAugust 3, 2022
• R. O. Blechman on talentAugust 2, 2022
• Félix Beltrán on successAugust 1, 2022
• Liz Phair on inventionJuly 31, 2022
• Antonio Machado on doing things wellJuly 25, 2022
• Art Chantry on working todayJuly 24, 2022
• Susan Sontag on limitationsJuly 23, 2022
• Jiří Menzel on filmmakingJuly 21, 2022
• R.O. Blechman on advertisingJuly 16, 2022
• Ken Russell going about his businessJuly 5, 2022
• Ursula K. Le Guin on sanityJuly 4, 2022
• David Lynch on changeJuly 3, 2022
• Richard Hollis on Robin FiorJuly 2, 2022
• Jay Shaw on how to design fasterJuly 1, 2022
• Saul Bass on design feesJune 27, 2022
• Wiktor Sadowski on Henryk TomaszewskiJune 22, 2022
• David King on form and contentJune 21, 2022
• Milton Glaser on design basicsJune 20, 2022
• Allowables by Nikki GiovanniJune 19, 2022
• April Greiman on sharingJune 18, 2022
• Oscar Wilde on artJune 17, 2022
• Toni Morrison on lifeJune 16, 2022
• Margo Chase on DraculaJune 15, 2022
• Mary Oliver: Don’t HesitateJune 14, 2022
• Wiktor Sadowski on clientsJune 13, 2022
• Peter Saville on The WhitechapelJune 12, 2022
• Richard Hollis on alternativesJune 11, 2022
• John McConnell on cover designJune 10, 2022
• Lou Dorfsman on design philosophyJune 1, 2022
• bell hooks on criticismMay 25, 2022
• Jane Kenyon’s adviceMay 24, 2022
• John McConnell on design reversalMay 23, 2022
• W.E.B. Du Bois on prosperityMay 10, 2022
• Henryk Tomaszewski on postersMay 9, 2022
• B.D. McClay on maintenanceMay 8, 2022
• Wendell Berry on freedomMay 7, 2022
• Heather Cass White on booksMay 6, 2022
• Jenny Offill on certaintyMay 5, 2022
• Affiche magazine on film postersMay 4, 2022
• Paul Bacon on book jacketsMay 3, 2022
• Bob Peak on his careerMay 2, 2022
• The Polish Poster schoolMay 1, 2022
• The Two-Headed CalfApril 30, 2022
• Barbara Kruger on social mediaApril 29, 2022
• Ursula K. Le Guin reassuranceApril 28, 2022
• The Reluctant Celebrity of Sally RooneyApril 27, 2022
• Kaitlin Byrd on timeApril 26, 2022
• Shep Gordon on fameApril 25, 2022
• Linda Holmes on surrenderingApril 24, 2022
• David Koenig on ColumboApril 23, 2022
• Jessa Crispin on improvementApril 22, 2022
• Waldemar Świerzy on being a studentApril 21, 2022
• Stalker on softnessApril 20, 2022
• Ruth Artmonsky on publishingApril 19, 2022
• Ron Moore on Battlestar GalacticaApril 19, 2022
• Bernie Fuchs on illustrationApril 18, 2022
• Archie Boston on problem solvingApril 17, 2022
• Saul Bass on strugglingApril 16, 2022
• Virginia Woolf on happinessApril 16, 2022
• Wolfgang Weingart on typographyApril 15, 2022
• Hilton Als on ourselvesApril 12, 2022
• Lynda Barry on likingApril 10, 2022
• Dickinson on praiseApril 9, 2022
• Studs Terkel on librariesApril 8, 2022
• Charley Locke on commonplace booksMarch 27, 2022
• Questlove on collectingMarch 27, 2022
• Henry Moore on retirementMarch 23, 2022
• Thilo von Debschitz on Joe CaroffMarch 22, 2022
• Mieczysław Wasilewski on Polish postersMarch 21, 2022
• Rebecca Makkai on artMarch 20, 2022
• Amos Kennedy, Jr. on timeMarch 19, 2022
• Waldemar Świerzy on postersMarch 18, 2022
• William Golden on designMarch 17, 2022
• Lynda Barry on loveMarch 14, 2022
• Matthew Specktor on talentMarch 13, 2022
• Lawrence Ratzkin on book jacketsMarch 13, 2022
• Czechoslovak Cinema Posters, 1969March 13, 2022
• Lucinda Cowell & Aaron Michaelson on Teen WolfMarch 13, 2022
• Martin Scorsese on ‘content’March 12, 2022
• Lynda Barry on drawingMarch 11, 2022
• Alena Smith on hopeMarch 10, 2022
• Heather Havrilesky on workMarch 10, 2022
• Martin Scorsese on studyingMarch 9, 2022
• In Conversation: Akiko StehrenbergerMarch 8, 2022
• John Lurie on paintingMarch 7, 2022
• Peter Hook on Unknown PleasuresMarch 6, 2022
• bell hooks on critiqueMarch 6, 2022
• Neal Ashby on the Parental Advisory LogoMarch 6, 2022
• Christopher Wilson on Richard HollisMarch 5, 2022
• George Andrade on City SlickersMarch 4, 2022
• How to Not Be a PerfectionistFebruary 28, 2022
• Matt Zoller Seitz on nothingFebruary 27, 2022
• Robert H. Justman on having lessFebruary 26, 2022
• Martin Scorsese on being an artistFebruary 25, 2022
• George Lucas on being an artistFebruary 24, 2022
• Grace Paley on power and wealthFebruary 23, 2022
• The Carrier Bag Theory of FictionFebruary 22, 2022
• Ann Patchett on compostFebruary 21, 2022
• George Washington Carver on lifeFebruary 20, 2022
• Toni Morrison on jobsFebruary 19, 2022
• Joy James on expectationsFebruary 18, 2022
• Toni Morrison on political artFebruary 17, 2022
• Hope in Jane Campion’s Bright StarFebruary 16, 2022
• John Cage on the empty studioFebruary 15, 2022
• Richard Feynman on changeFebruary 14, 2022
• Bob Gill on the ordinaryFebruary 13, 2022
• Helen Shaver on kindnessFebruary 12, 2022
• Maya Angelou on knowingFebruary 11, 2022
• Annie Dillard on extremesFebruary 10, 2022
• Virginia Woolf on lifeJanuary 8, 2022
• Nam June Paik on technologyJanuary 7, 2022
• Mick Smiley on accomplishmentsJanuary 6, 2022
• Audre Lorde on intentionsJanuary 5, 2022
• Peter Saville on feedbackJanuary 4, 2022
• Toni Morrison on workJanuary 3, 2022
• Gary Panter on social mediaJanuary 2, 2022
• Henryk Tomaszewski on the Polish poster schoolJanuary 1, 2022
• Joan Didion on losing touchDecember 23, 2021
• Illustration: Aspects and DirectionsDecember 23, 2021
• Peter Saville on BeliefDecember 22, 2021
• Scourge of the GurusDecember 22, 2021
• Milton Glaser on poster illustrationDecember 21, 2021
• bell hooks on hopeDecember 18, 2021
• NobodyDecember 18, 2021