Results tagged “Steven Heller” from Grids

Barack Obama: Portraits of a President

Barack Obama: Portraits of a President is a new Kickstarter project created by art director (and longtime SPD friend and colleague) Richard Baker. He'll be using the funding to sponsor an event that will feature some noted illustrators (Edel Rodriguez... MORE

From the SPD Archives: Publication Design 20, 1986

The SPD Publication Design annual has been the state of the art representation of magazine design since the first book was published in the mid-1970s. This issue of Publication Design 20, published in 1986, featured the best editorial design, illustration,... MORE

Farewell to an Icon: Steve Jobs (1955-2011)

We lost a great one yesterday. Here, the design community reacts to the impact that Apple co-founder Steve Jobs had on themselves and design along with a look at how magazines have covered his early death. Personally, Steve gets my vote to get into... MORE

The SPD 45 iPad App: Reviewed

SPD has been getting some nice notices for its new design annual iPad app, which was released last week. Here's what folks have said:Steven Heller: "The first of its kind: the hardcover design annual re-invented for the iPad." Joe Zeff:... MORE

Celebrating 'On Language'
Part 2

In 2005 The New York Times Magazine began showcasing a different artist's interpretation of each week's 'On Language' column. Five years and well over two hundred contributors later, the space has become a weekly showcase for contemporary typography. On Thursday,... MORE

A Fine Thanks

Last week I attended what I thought was going to be a retrospective exhibit of 10 years of editorial and design excellence at Metropolis magazine. As a relatively new New Yorker, and a long-time fan of the magazine's creative director,... MORE

Celebrating 'On Language'

In late 2005, The New York Times Magazine's On Language column, a weekly reflection on current usage of the English language (traditionally written, since 1979, by William Safire), took a new visual turn. Instead of simply typesetting the headline each... MORE

Best! Books! Ever! (Part 5!)

This list makes 25! More great design books from your friends and peers--purchases you need to make to fill up that Herman Miller bookcase. If you have a book you'd like us to include, contact me at ganderson@spotnyc.com...... MORE

Best! Books! Ever! (Part 3!)

Now that I've exhausted the patience and goodwill of my coworkers, I've moved on to colleagues' favorite design reads. Please note that we're now on numbers 11 through 15. It's like Julie and Julia! Can we make it to 100... MORE

Best! Books! Ever! (Part 2!)

Again, Andrea Dunham and I are on a crusade to solicit your thoughts on the one design book you make sure to keep handy at your desk (or night table, if you're really into it...). Before polling the masses, I... MORE

Designing Obama

An interesting note about sustainable printing from the new "Designing Obama" project:... MORE

O So Good

Steve Heller just completed an excellent Q&A with Obama logo designer Sol Sender; check it out here, on the Times' Campaign Stops blog. ... MORE

Results tagged “Steven Heller” from Speaker Series

JAMES VICTORE
Norman Rockwell Is My God

After our first, sold-out Speakeasy, we're back again on Monday, October 27th with a night of cocktails and conversation with James Victore, hell-bent on world domination. Clearly he knows that path leads straight through SPD. Join us for a talk... MORE