A Book Documenting The Fascinating Visual History of MoMA
A comprehensive chronicle detailing the history and significance of The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) in New York City. It covers the museum’s development
How One Postcard Company Revolutionized Color Photography
Every week, I pick a fascinating book or a magazine from my design library — a collection I've gathered through my travels. This time,
A Comprehensive Study on How Art Deco Style Shaped Every Part of Life in the 1920s
Art Deco was a major decorative style of the 1920s-the perfect expression of the extravagance of Paris during that decade. Renowned for its opulence
Poster Book
A collection of 20th century posters, all reproductions printed originally by Fernand Mourlot, “the master printmaker of France and one of the preeminent color
An Unseen History of Constructing The Empire State Building
In the 1920s The Empire State Building was the center of a “race to the skies” competition between Walter Chrysler, of the Chrysler Corporation,
New York Magazine Book
Since its founding in 1968, New York Magazine has told the story of that city’s constant morphing, week after week. Covering culture high and
A Book About How Grand Central Station Was Built
Grand Central was built in the early twentieth century, and it quickly became a crossroads of rail travel. In 1947, for instance, more than
History of Times Square
Photographs show the Times Square section of New York City as it was in the 1940s and as it is today and focuses on
Stunning Graphic Work by a Less-Known Bauhaus Artist
The oeuvre of Bauhaus artist Alexander “Xanti” Schawinsky (1904-79) encompasses a range of social and political investigations. Schawinsky spent a lifetime relocating–from Switzerland to
New York Rises
New York Rising is an illustrated history of real estate development in Manhattan, a story of speculation and innovation—of the big ideas, big personalities,
A Rare 1930s French Design & Photography Magazine You’ve Never Heard About
Arts et Métiers Graphiques was a bi-monthly art magazine about design and photography published between 1927-1939 in Paris. It was published by major type
Newsprint Book
Photographed by renowned documentary photographer Margaret Bourke-White, this book focusing on the process and the beauty of making newsprint paper, from cutting down trees
A 1960s Visual Study of World-Renowned Architects
I discovered Makers of Contemporary Architecture series, a special boxed set at a recent book auction and I was thrilled to dig into the
Binder Book
This rare 1928 book showcases different methods of book binding and illustrates many stunning examples of binding from the Art Deco era.
A Rare 1940s Book Celebrating Fashion Trade of New York City
Most New Yorkers are familiar with the legendary world’s fairs of 1939 and 1964, but who remembers the New York City Golden Jubilee of
Delirious New York, a Quirky Urbanism Study of The City
Written by Dutch architect Rem Koolhaas, Delirious New York serves as a retroactive manifesto for Manhattan between 1850 and 1960, analyzing the development of
Mammoth of a Book on Art Deco
An in-depth, engaging and copiously illustrated examination of Art Deco and the influences of it and upon it. The Mammoth Book of Classic Science
An Iconic Magazine For Designers
To celebrate one of the world’s most revered graphic design publications’ 75th anniversary, designer Steven Heller curated a collection of 75 Print magazine covers