Daily Heller - Print Magazine

These Are A Few of My Favorite Spoons

These individually wrapped mini-shovels add the to gelato experience in indescribable ways. View this visual collection of my favorite gelato spoons.

Be Prepared: For a Boy Scout Controversy

The recent Boy Scout controversy reminded of this Handbook for Patrol Leaders, originally published in 1929. There are parts of this Handbook that will make you cringe

Weekend Heller: Street Type, Tattoo Brands, Grafico Stuff

Dig in to this roundup of design news, including the cover of Grid magazine that has everyone talking — a full-body tattoo.

New Gothic Typeface Be Damned

Michael Doret (of Alphabet Soup in L.A.), one of my favorite lettering artists and typeface designers, has been working on a new font that he says is in the spirit of black letter.

Signs of the Autostrada

Steven Heller points out the graphic design details on road signs found along the Autostrada of Italy. Buckle up, and come along for the ride.

Does anybody do color separations the old fashioned way with four or more plates, and therefore, four or more separate color proofs? I haven’t seen color “progs” in ages, until the other day in Rome, under my nose, there these were.

Italian Icons, Known and Unknown

Angelini Design, which produces Italian Ways, is a wellspring of icons that are key to the cultural and commercial heritage of Italy.

Knowing Our Priorities: Butter or Canon

The saying “Guns or Butter” goes back to WWI and is seen in war propaganda and political design, including these war brochures.

Weekend Heller: Fletcher, Sappi, Phantom & Poland

This week’s roundup of design news includes news of the late Alan Fletcher’s archive, information regarding the design grant program Sappi Ideas That Matter, and a phantom twist.

Paul Rand’s Color Endorsement

Paul Rand did not promote himself, but various companies used Paul Rand to promote them. Check out this ad from 1955 involving Du Pont and Mohawk.