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Fritz Kahn: The Little-Known Godfather of Infographics

Fritz Kahn: The Little-Known Godfather of Infographics

How a German gynecologist transformed science into visual poetry and laid the foundations of modern information graphics.

A Typographic Tour of New York City at Night

A Typographic Tour of New York City at Night

“No other city in the world stages dusk to dawn like New York City.”

100 Ideas That Changed Graphic Design

100 Ideas That Changed Graphic Design

From visual puns to the grid, or what Edward Tufte has to do with the invention of the fine print.

Maurice Sendak’s Little-Known and Lovely Posters Celebrating Books and the Joy of Reading

Maurice Sendak’s Little-Known and Lovely Posters Celebrating Books and the Joy of Reading

A heartening transaction of literary pleasure.

Elegantissima: The Design and Typography of Louise Fili

Elegantissima: The Design and Typography of Louise Fili

Three decades of typographic magic, graphic elegance, and combinatorial creativity.

How McLuhan, Agel, and Fiore Created a New Visual Vernacular for the Information Age

How McLuhan, Agel, and Fiore Created a New Visual Vernacular for the Information Age

The rise of the experimental paperback and how ‘typophotography’ paved the information superhighway.

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