Steven Heller

Steven Heller is the co-chair of the MFA Design program at the School of Visual Arts and co-founder of the MFA Design Criticism program. More

Steven Heller is the co-chair of the MFA Design program at the School of Visual Arts and co-founder of the MFA Design Criticism program. He writes the "Visuals" column for The New York Times Book Review, "Graphic Content" for T-Style's "The Moment" blog, and The Daily Heller for Print magazine. He is the author or editor of over 140 books on design and popular visual culture.
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. More »

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. More »

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. More »

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. More »

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. More »

'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. More »

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. More »

The Next Frontier for Touring Musicians: Living Rooms?

The Next Frontier for Touring Musicians: Living Rooms?

The young, talented songwriter Gideon Irving is building an audience by playing in unusual venues. More »

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. More »

'Vote Then Bitch': The Campaign to Get Complainers to the Polls

'Vote Then Bitch': The Campaign to Get Complainers to the Polls

A playful ad series celebrates griping as a form of political involvement. More »

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. More »

When Dallas Met Tokyo Met Mars: Gary Panter's Lost 'Dal Tokyo' Comic

When Dallas Met Tokyo Met Mars: Gary Panter's Lost 'Dal Tokyo' Comic

The acclaimed artist's early-'80s, post-apocalyptic drawings return in a new compilation book. More »

The History of Graphic Design Weighs 10 Pounds and Has Handles

The History of Graphic Design Weighs 10 Pounds and Has Handles

'The Phaidon Archive of Graphic Design' compiles 500 artifacts into a reference book... er, box. More »

Matching Good Designers With the Greater Good

Matching Good Designers With the Greater Good

The volunteer group aims to help urban improvement projects by connecting them with designers to engineer their marketing campaigns. More »

Pow! O-Man and Milt Rhomboid Battle in Comic Veteran's Satirical Strip

Pow! O-Man and Milt Rhomboid Battle in Comic Veteran's Satirical Strip

Robert Grossman has invented campy cartoon counterparts for presidents ever since Nixon. More »

The College Where the Next Garry Trudeaus Go to Get Trained

The College Where the Next Garry Trudeaus Go to Get Trained

Seven years in, the Center for Cartoon Studies is expanding its facilities—and still handing out unconventional diplomas. More »

Designing the Font for the Tallest Building in the World

Designing the Font for the Tallest Building in the World

Calligraphy-inspired modern typography design is increasingly in demand in places like Dubai. More »

The Ever-Playful McSweeney's Enters a New Game: Children's Books

The Ever-Playful McSweeney's Enters a New Game: Children's Books

Dave Eggers's publishing house is now producing whimsical picture books for children. More »

What's Campaign Season Like for a Political Cartoonist?

What's Campaign Season Like for a Political Cartoonist?

Pulitzer-winner Tony Auth says Mitt's fun to draw but that his sketches usually lean pro-Obama. More »

The Man Who Designed Obama '08 Talks Campaign 2012

The Man Who Designed Obama '08 Talks Campaign 2012

Scott Thomas says Romney could learn some lessons from the visual language of his opponent. More »

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Picking up the Pieces After the Tornado in Moore, Oklahoma

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