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Learning How to Grieve in Color

Learning How to Grieve in Color

Part graphic novel and part memoir, Danny Gregory's 'A Kiss Before You Go' recounts the designers' wife's death.

Benjamin Netanyahu Is Not in the Mood for a Portrait

Benjamin Netanyahu Is Not in the Mood for a Portrait

Photographer Platon on how he captured a difficult portrait of the Israeli prime minister

P-O-R-T-R-A-I-T: The Artist Who Draws With Letters

P-O-R-T-R-A-I-T: The Artist Who Draws With Letters

Designer Roberto de Vicq de Cumptich has embraced the possibilities of using fonts to illustrate images.

The Novelty Gifts I Wish I'd Been Given This Year

The Novelty Gifts I Wish I'd Been Given This Year

Now's the time to treat yourself to the junk no one else will buy you.

The Plot to Reinvigorate European Design Journalism—in Print

The Plot to Reinvigorate European Design Journalism—in Print

The newly launched 'GRID' magazine sticks to an old medium but champions new ideas.

Could the King of Disco Art Have Lived Anywhere but New York? Of Course Not

Could the King of Disco Art Have Lived Anywhere but New York? Of Course Not

A new exhibition spotlights James McMullan, whose illustrations have helped defined the city's art scene for half a century.

Checking Out Art Basel, in the Midst of a Backlash

Checking Out Art Basel, in the Midst of a Backlash

Images from this year's edition of Miami's famed, increasingly snarked-at art festival

How Does a Video-Game End Up in the MoMA?

How Does a Video-Game End Up in the MoMA?

The Museum of Modern Art has strict guidelines for which games will make it into its interactive design exhibition.

'Comfort Is Largely a Social Construct': The Unsettled Design Ethos of the Chair

'Comfort Is Largely a Social Construct': The Unsettled Design Ethos of the Chair

Why do we sit? It depends on place and time, says designer Jonathan Olivares.

Graffiti You Can See From Cruising Altitude: The World's Biggest Artworks

Graffiti You Can See From Cruising Altitude: The World's Biggest Artworks

Some visual artists just want to make a big statement—a really, really big one.

Your Belated Obama Campaign Graphic-Design Postmortem

Your Belated Obama Campaign Graphic-Design Postmortem

If 2012's visuals caught less attention than '08's, there was a reason for that, Obama's design director says.

Ecofont to the Rescue: 8 Typefaces Designed to Serve a Greater Purpose

Ecofont to the Rescue: 8 Typefaces Designed to Serve a Greater Purpose

There are fonts for dyslexics, for schoolkids, for mapmakers, and for handwriting-challenged doctors.

'Besos, Frida': Letters From Great Artists to Their Friends and Family

'Besos, Frida': Letters From Great Artists to Their Friends and Family

Here's what happened when 12 visual artists turned to the written word to express themselves.

A Storm in a Jar: 10 Very-Cool Art Installations That Imitate Weather

A Storm in a Jar: 10 Very-Cool Art Installations That Imitate Weather

These artists captured dramatic weather phenomena and moved them indoors.

Can the Rule-Breaking Font Designers of Three Decades Ago Still Break Rules?

Can the Rule-Breaking Font Designers of Three Decades Ago Still Break Rules?

Emigre Fonts have become elder statesmen in a now-crowded field.

Beyond the Banana: 10 Other Album Covers Designed by Andy Warhol

Beyond the Banana: 10 Other Album Covers Designed by Andy Warhol

The Velvet Underground and Nico may have nabbed the most iconic Warhol cover ever, but these other ten shouldn't be overlooked.

From Greek Sculpture to Graffiti, 100 Ideas That Changed Art

From Greek Sculpture to Graffiti, 100 Ideas That Changed Art

These new ideas caused radical transformations in the art world.

The New York Times' Opinion Column Where Words Don't Matter

The New York Times' Opinion Column Where Words Don't Matter

Jeff Scher's animations bring whimsy to the newspaper's otherwise serious section.

From Daguerreotype to Instagram: 100 Ideas That Changed Photography

From Daguerreotype to Instagram: 100 Ideas That Changed Photography

The capture of light is an ever-evolving process.

Pink Army Tanks, Anarchist Ken Dolls: Contemporary Works of Political Art

Pink Army Tanks, Anarchist Ken Dolls: Contemporary Works of Political Art

These artists use their work to deliver a message about the need for social change.

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