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.
Two Twins, One Design Career

Two Twins, One Design Career

Identical illustrators Anna and Elena Balbusso are winning praise by working together. More »

The Ultimate Poster Gallery

The Ultimate Poster Gallery

The Reinhold Brown collection in New York City provides a tour of poster history. More »

John Wilcock: The Puppet Master of '60s Underground Newspapers

John Wilcock: The Puppet Master of '60s Underground Newspapers

A conversation with the man who co-founded The Village Voice and wrote the first biography of Andy Warhol More »

A D.C. Newsletter Gets the Visual Bite to Match Its Watchdog Content

A D.C. Newsletter Gets the Visual Bite to Match Its Watchdog Content

The Washington Spectator's redesign has been a long time coming. More »

The Bustle and Beauty of New York City, Rendered by a Master Designer

The Bustle and Beauty of New York City, Rendered by a Master Designer

Christoph Niemann's 'Abstract City' captures life in a metropolis through clever visual gags. More »

The State of American Illustration, Bound in a Book

The State of American Illustration, Bound in a Book

The new edition of an annual graphic-arts compendium hints at a renaissance in the medium. More »

Does a Bicycle Book's iPad App Show the Future of Publishing?

Does a Bicycle Book's iPad App Show the Future of Publishing?

The dazzling 'Cyclepedia' app shows the digital potential for visual books. More »

How One Kitchen Table in Brooklyn Became a School for Coders

How One Kitchen Table in Brooklyn Became a School for Coders

At the studio of Amit Pitaru and David Nolen, small groups get together every week to discuss and study a new subject. More »

The First Graphic-Design Text Book, Updated for the New Design World

The First Graphic-Design Text Book, Updated for the New Design World

As the profession moves into a new era, its premier reference adapts. More »

Fantastical Fake Machines, Rendered With a Historian's Eye for Detail

Fantastical Fake Machines, Rendered With a Historian's Eye for Detail

'Frank Reade: Adventures in the Age of Invention' tells of steampunk adventures using faux-documentary imagery. More »

Creating New Nostalgic Packaging by Reusing Old Label Designs

Creating New Nostalgic Packaging by Reusing Old Label Designs

A designer and bath products maker team up use vintage consumer art to sell new items. More »

How AIDS Was Branded: Looking Back at ACT UP Design

How AIDS Was Branded: Looking Back at ACT UP Design

A conversation with a member of the "propaganda wing" of the early AIDS-awareness movement More »

The Revenge of the Paperback Book

The Revenge of the Paperback Book

A new book series attempts to revitalize the printed word with innovative design. More »

A Real Book Made of 101 Fake Books

A Real Book Made of 101 Fake Books

What happens when a novelist composes a novel about a novelist's many novels? More »

Bill Griffith: The Man Who Made Zippy a Pinhead

Bill Griffith: The Man Who Made Zippy a Pinhead

Talking with the 'Zippy' creator about the 42-year-old comic character featured in a new anthology More »

In Britain, a Massive 'Carpet' of Words

In Britain, a Massive 'Carpet' of Words

Creating the second wonder of the typographic world, in Blackpool, was no easy feat More »

From Mobil to Chase Bank, 6 Iconic Logos and How They Came to Be

From Mobil to Chase Bank, 6 Iconic Logos and How They Came to Be

The three principals at legendary design firm Chermayeff & Geismar talk about their favorite creations and what makes them so significant More »

Designs for Women: GirlApproved Adds Balance to a Man-Made World

Designs for Women: GirlApproved Adds Balance to a Man-Made World

Heidi Dangelmaier's firm was built with the help of high school girls, and it has already attracted clients like Playtex, Unilever, and Rubbermaid More »

Peter Sis Tackles the Adult Picture Book in 'Conference of the Birds'

Peter Sis Tackles the Adult Picture Book in 'Conference of the Birds'

The MacArthur Fellow and Newberry Medal winner wrote dozens of kid's books with his own children in mind -- but now they've left the nest More »

Khoi Vinh's Mixel, an Art-Making Tool and New Social Network

Khoi Vinh's Mixel, an Art-Making Tool and New Social Network

With Mixel, the former design director of New York Times Digital is convinced that he has an app that can attract millions of amateur artists More »

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Picking up the Pieces After the Tornado in Moore, Oklahoma

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