Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Mid-century modern design has been an enduring trend since its conception and thanks to its timeless appeal, it doesn't seem to be ...

Late 1970s to Early 1980s | Design Education and Archiving—The Intellectual Assets for the Future That Masaru Katsumi Sought to Leave Behind1. In the Shadow of Commercial Frenzy: A Sense of Crisis ...

Expo '70 Osaka and the Explosion of 'Environment and Total Design'1. Late 1960s: The Peak of High Economic Growth and the Onrushing 'Century of Information'In the late 1960s, the Japanese economy was ...

A page from the 2014 reissue of the New York City Transit Authority Graphics Standards Manual showing a diagram explaining the use of arrows in wayfinding signage in subway stations (photo courtesy of ...

Pioneers of German Graphic Design is a weighty 400-page tome by Jens Müller, on how art, minimalism, and commerce spawned a new form of visual communication. The book, published by Callisto, is the ...

Twenty-some years ago, we found ourselves in awe of how computers and the internet changed so many aspects of life. Just when we thought technology had reached its peak, we were also blithely aware ...

The origins of type and typography -- From Gutenberg to Bodoni -- 1. The nineteenth century: an expanding field. The Industrial Revolution and the rise of urban mass culture : New technologies ; ...

American graphic design is rooted in the histories of printing, which enjoyed a symbiotic relationship with advertising. When the making and selling of goods became an bona fide industry in the ...

One nice thing about being a journalist in the printing industry is that I sometimes receive pre-publication review copies for interesting books I never would have known about – nor likely, would you.