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.
Herb Lubalin
My Debt To Herb Lubalin
Without a clue as to what typography entailed, Steven Heller was drawn to how Lubalin used letters & typefaces to create patterns that read as words & headlines.
The Look of the Word: Alan Peckolick, 1940-2017
PRINT remembers iconic design and typography great Alan Peckolick, who died last week at age 76.
25 of the Best Recently Released Design Books
Here, for your reading and visual pleasure, we present PRINT's annual list of design books released over the past year.
A Headline That Changed Politics
Steven Heller reflects on a famous Fact magazine headline, and ponders how it resonates today.
Been There, Lubalin’s Done That!
Herb Lubalin did not invent the idea of using a type case as a framing device for typographic illustration, but he did do it long before most others.
Typography Lessons From the Masters
Print explores the 1964 typography-focused issue art-directed by Aaron Burns, revealing pieces by Paul Rand, Herb Lubalin, Jan Tschichold and more.
32 Beautiful/Bizarre Graphic Design Ads From the ’70s
Print continues its quest to document vintage printer and graphic design ads through the decades. Here, we feature the trippy and gorgeous ads of the 70s.
Duodenum in a Vise?
“How do you symbolize spasm?” asked David J. Herzbrun in the January – February 1958 issue of Print magazine. “A knotted rope? A clenched fist? A duodenum in a vise?” Then he noted, “It had all been done before.” So began a fascinating photo-essay that traced the development of one of Herb Lubalin’s most...
Looking Back: Working with Herb Lubalin on U&lc
Herb Lubalin was not only a boss, but was a mentor and father-figure to Ellen Shapiro. She, along with Ilene Strizver and Jason Calfo, talk about working with the legendary Herb Lubalin at U&lc.