Steven Heller

Jean-Emmanuel “Valnoir” Simoulin pushes the limits of art

The designer sews patches onto his back

Steven Heller, Imprint Wednesday, Jul 18, 2012 3:51 AM UTC
Entertainment Imprint, Art, Design, Music

Remembering Roy Kuhlman

The graphic designer and art director has a vibrant legacy

Steven Heller, Imprint Monday, Jul 9, 2012 12:00 AM UTC
Entertainment Imprint, literature

Shepard Fairey gets his sticky fingers on the Stones

The artist created a logo for the ageless rock band's 50th anniversary

Steven Heller, Imprint Friday, Jul 6, 2012 12:00 AM UTC
Entertainment Imprint, Art, Music, Rolling Stones

War swept under and over the rug

Afghans have woven the scars of war into their textiles

Steven Heller, Imprint Wednesday, Jul 4, 2012 12:00 AM UTC
Entertainment Imprint, Entertainment, Crafts

Italy’s Fumetti

Curiously sophisticated pulp comics

Steven Heller, Imprint Tuesday, Jun 26, 2012 12:00 AM UTC
Entertainment Imprint

Would you buy a logo from this man?

Bill Haig knows a thing or two about designs that persuade

Steven Heller, Imprint Saturday, Jun 23, 2012 12:00 AM UTC
Entertainment Imprint

[Paul] Randisms

Seeing beauty in the world's ugliest places

Steven Heller, Imprint Tuesday, Jun 19, 2012 12:00 AM UTC
Entertainment Imprint

Fascist report cards

Be glad your report cards didn't come from Mussolini's government

Steven Heller, Imprint Friday, Jun 8, 2012 12:00 AM UTC 21
Entertainment Imprint

Artisinal pencil sharpening

A political cartoonist discovers that the pencil is mightier than, well, anything

Steven Heller, Imprint Thursday, Jun 7, 2012 12:00 AM UTC 11
Life Imprint

Bare bones spelling

Francois Robert has created extraordinary alphabets using the human skeleton

Steven Heller, Imprint Thursday, May 31, 2012 12:00 AM UTC
Entertainment Imprint

Our bodies, our products

A look back at the long tradition of creating memorable trade characters from the objects they sell

Steven Heller, Imprint Monday, May 28, 2012 12:00 AM UTC
Entertainment Imprint

When nuclear terror reigned

Old handbooks about atomic annihilation allow a fascinating glimpse into some of our greatest fears

Steven Heller, Imprint Friday, May 25, 2012 12:00 AM UTC
Entertainment Imprint, History

Selling Zionism in the 1920s

The Palestine Poster Project reveals attempts to entice settlers into what is now Israel

Steven Heller, Imprint Thursday, May 17, 2012 12:00 AM UTC
Entertainment Imprint, History, Israel

Paul Rand’s forgotten ads

Despite being witty and smart, much of the famed art director's work was never preserved

Steven Heller Thursday, Apr 26, 2012 12:00 AM UTC
Entertainment Imprint

The quaint days of skin mags

Despite seeming relatively tame today, Playboy and the like fought the early censorship battles in '50s and '60s

Steven Heller, Imprint Thursday, Apr 5, 2012 12:00 AM UTC 13
Life Imprint

The return of Nazi-plundered art

A Berlin museum is ordered to give a Jewish man thousands of rare prints seized from his father

Steven Heller, Imprint Thursday, Mar 29, 2012 12:00 AM UTC 13
Life Imprint, Design

The golden age of print advertising

These vintage window posters were once the first line of promotions for films, plays and dances

Steven Heller, Imprint Tuesday, Mar 20, 2012 12:00 AM UTC
Life Imprint, Design, Advertising

America’s original fast food

Through press manipulation and worker exploitation, United Fruit Co. transformed the once rare banana into a staple

Steven Heller, Imprint Wednesday, Mar 14, 2012 12:00 AM UTC
Life Imprint, Advertising, Design

The strange evolution of medical art

A new book traces these illustrations, both squeamish and divine, through the ages

Steven Heller, Imprint Wednesday, Mar 7, 2012 1:00 AM UTC
Life Design, Imprint

Designing the news

A look at one artist's mission to create a poster inspired by the headlines every day for a year

Steven Heller, Imprint Thursday, Mar 1, 2012 1:00 AM UTC
Life Imprint, Design

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