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Gran Fury Tag Team: The Graffiti Artists of Show Me a Hero
The graphic designer Chris Capuozzo used photographs of Yonkers taken by his wife during the 1980s in order to achieve verisimilitude for the HBO show’s sets.
Chris Capuozzo Unwrapped: The Subtle Joys of Food Packaging
Celebrating the art of what our meals comes in, from cookie boxes to condiment bottles
Mucca Can Design Help the USPS Make Stamps Popular Again?
The Postal Service's new Forever stamp series, 'Summer Harvest,' targets two kinds of audiences: foodies and nostalgics.
United States Postal Service The Cognitive Benefits of Doodling
Some new books tout the benefits of informal drawing and freehand scribbling—even for the unartistic.
Courtesy of Sunni Brown An Untimely Loss, a Timely Memorial
The great German type designer Hermann Zapf died at age 96, weeks before the 70th anniversary of the UN Charter—whose preamble he hand-lettered more than half a century ago.
Courtesy of Jerry Kelly Beyond Black and White: The Forgotten History of Color in Silent Movies
Filmmakers were using dyes, stencils, baths, and tints as early as the late-19th century.
Courtesy of Jonathon Rosen and Joshua Yumibe ‘They're Grreeaat!’: The Enduring Charm of Advertising Characters
Tony the Tiger, the Jolly Green Giant, and Mr. Clean give a likable human face to their products.
Courtesy of Warren Dotz Revisiting the Work of One of the 20th Century's Best Ad Men
Fresh from the industry’s creative revolution in the 1960s, the art director George Lois helped make some of the greatest advertisements of the modern era.
Courtesy of George Lois / The Atlantic Reviving a Beloved Forbear of the Graphic Novel
An unsung treasure that influenced the likes of Maurice Sendak, the picture book The Juggler of Our Lady will be reprinted for a new generation.
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