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June 25, 2021
Milton At Work
A survey of photos of Milton at work in his studio on 32nd Street.
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February 16, 2016
Delpire
Robert Delpire and Push Pin Studio’s mutual admiration resulted in exhibitions in both New York and Paris.
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September 27, 2014
Metropolitan Printing in Push Pin Graphic
One regular advertiser in the Push Pin Graphic was Metropolitan Printing.
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September 21, 2014
Go ask Alice
In 1967, Milton Glaser, Seymour Chwast, and James McMullan produced psychedelic “travel” posters for an issue of The Push Pin Graphic.
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September 14, 2014
Paris in your pocket
Seymour Chwast’s designs for Bic Parfum.
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August 17, 2014
Type cast
Some type-based design from Milton Glaser and Seymour Chwast.
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July 09, 2014
Master strokes
Seymour Chwast’s intricate composition of his illustrations.
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June 19, 2014
Seymour Chwast for Topps
Seymour Chwast takes on Bazooka Joe.
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June 05, 2014
Chwast’s irrational fears
Seymour Chwast’s series of irrational fears for Strathmore Paper.
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April 12, 2014
They might be giants
Icons of culture and folklore are interpreted by the artists of Push Pin.
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April 06, 2014
The hard stuff
And now, the companion piece to the Pushpin beers post. “Any port in a storm.”
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March 30, 2014
For the pleasure and edification of all
Before Push Pin Studios, before the Push Pin Graphic, there was the Push Pin Almanack.
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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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February 07, 2014
Effervescent packaging by Seymour Chwast
A short tour of Seymour Chwast’s designs for beer and soda packaging.
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December 22, 2013
Candies by Seymour Chwast
In the early 1980s, Push Pin Studios produced a line of candies under the name “Pushpinoff Sweets.”
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November 10, 2013
The Mead Library of Ideas
In the 1970s, the Mead Library of Ideas held exhibitions showcasing the best contemporary graphic design; they commissioned announcement posters from designers including Tony Palladino, Chermayeff & Geismar, and Seymour Chwast.
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October 12, 2013
Chairs by Chwast
In the mid-80s Seymour Chwast was approached by Georg Kovacs, Inc. to experiment with furniture in the Pushpin style.
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June 25, 2013
Candy men
Fanciful candy packaging for Audience magazine.
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May 14, 2013
107 graphic designers
The most recent addition to the Chermayeff & Geismar Collection is twelve boxes of old and rare art books, ranging from annuals to architecture; Switzerland to Japan. As always, there were plenty of surprises: one was the catalog for an AGI exhibition from 1976, which featured, alongside reproductions of their work, dramatic photos of the designers.
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May 05, 2013
Esquire’s Gift Catalog
Push Pin’s nutty and sweet Christmas Gift Catalog for Esquire exemplifies the eclectic spirit of that studio.
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