Friend, fine artist, teacher, designer and hand-letterer par excellence, Tony DiSpigna’s work is enjoying a much-deserved renaissance with the publication of a beautiful new book and a line of T-shirts with his Spencerian lettering.
Design Books
Posting a Letter and Sending a Telegram
Poczta, illustrated by Franciszka Themerso, addresses technical knowledge, but in itself is also an example of '30s avant garde art and design. The book was published thanks to funding from the Ministry of Culture and National Heritage.
For The Love of Brutalism and Destruction of Buildings
Steven Heller talks with Viken Berberian about the complex narrative in his and Yann Kebbi's graphic novel.
The Many Looks of Death
Celebrate the bicentennial of the publication of Frankenstein with two new books exploring death & the continual resonance of Mary Shelley's story
Get Swissted!
Punk rock meets typography in Mike Joyce's new book "Swissted" and the result is a visual addiction.
Tailor-Fit Jackets
Martin Salisbury's "The Illustrated Dust Jacket 1920–1970" (Thames & Hudson) is an incredible collection of book jackets.
How Frank Miller’s Sin City Got the Deluxe Treatment
Sin City enthusiasts can indulge in the next best thing to owning the original art with Sin City: The Hard Goodbye Curator’s Collection.
Masks: Hide and Sneak
Steven Heller reveals one of his favorite books: "Masks" by Jamie Shalleck, designed by the late Sam Antupit.
Driving MAD Mad
"Behaving Madly" resurrects the many "MAD" magazine imitators that cropped up in the humor and satire boom of the 1950s.
Marcel Wanders and the Rijks Masters
Four years in the making, Marcel Wanders' amazing "Rijks, Masters of the Golden Age" pays homage to the 17th-century masterpieces from the Rijksmuseum.