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March 26, 2014
Department of guest objects
A special guest appearance by Gartenschönheit, a magazine that pre-dates our collections.
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March 25, 2014
Let me hear your balalaikas ringing out
The United States Information Agency deploys its secret weapon in the Cold War: designers and illustrators.
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March 23, 2014
Milton’s menus, part 3: return to Subseries G
Descending into Series II, Subseries G, we take another look at some of Milton Glaser’s logos and menus for restaurants.
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March 23, 2014
Henry Wolf on typography
In 1958 Henry Wolf, newly appointed art director for Harper’s Bazaar, was tapped by the Advertising Typographers Association to write an essay on magazine typography for their bulletin.
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March 21, 2014
Childcraft
In 1970, Childcraft Education Corp. turned to Milton Glaser to design their flagship store at 150 E. 58th Street.
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March 17, 2014
Tscherny’s flag motif
One of George Tscherny’s graphic hobbyhorses was the jumbled appearance of type on an undulating surface.
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March 16, 2014
The Cook
Milton Glaser created this 1965 book jacket for The Cook, a satirical horror novel about a mysterious chef, Conrad Venn, who seduces and manipulates the wealthy Hill and Vail families with food.
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March 15, 2014
Do you see what I see?
A symposium of “provocative visual material” inspired Milton Glaser to come up with some of his own.
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March 10, 2014
Fashion Illustration at SVA
Fashion illustration was a popular pursuit at SVA in the 1960s.
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March 05, 2014
Urban Outfitters’ Slant, part 2
Some remarkable art and writing from the corporate zine.
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March 04, 2014
Auteur, auteur
Andrew Sarris, film critic for the Village Voice and screenwriting lecturer at the School of Visual Arts, delivered a special free lecture in 1968.
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March 03, 2014
That New York
Brownjohn, Chermayeff and Geismar’s expressive typography for The Composing Room.
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March 02, 2014
Spot on
James McMullan is best known for his gorgeous posters for Lincoln Center theatrical productions, but he applies the same care to his spot illustrations for The New Yorker theater reviews.
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February 24, 2014
The world of Windows On The World
The continuing story of the Windows On The World restaurant and its satellites in the World Trade Center, designed by Milton Glaser in 1976 and redone in 1996.
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February 22, 2014
Words and music
Brownjohn, Chermayeff & Geismar’s playful experiments with type placement and scale for Concert Associates.
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February 18, 2014
Another side of the Visual Arts Gallery
Folk art at the Visual Arts Gallery in the early 1970s.
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February 16, 2014
Outside the box
Everything that enlarges the sphere of human powers, that shows man he can do what he thought he could not do, is valuable. – Samuel Johnson
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February 16, 2014
Ciba graphics
Chermayeff & Geismar interpreted scientific data for Ciba Pharmaceuticals.
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February 12, 2014
Significant figures
Milton Glaser’s menagerie of figures for the School of Visual Arts, 1971.
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February 09, 2014
Dim sum
The Nom Wah Tea Parlor, the venerable Chinatown dim sum purveyor that uses Milton Glaser’s illustrations on its menu, reopened in time for the Chinese New Year.
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