Steven Heller

Steven Heller is the co-chair of the MFA Design program at the School of Visual Arts and co-founder of the MFA Design Criticism program. More

Steven Heller is the co-chair of the MFA Design program at the School of Visual Arts and co-founder of the MFA Design Criticism program. He writes the "Visuals" column for The New York Times Book Review, "Graphic Content" for T-Style's "The Moment" blog, and The Daily Heller for Print magazine. He is the author or editor of over 140 books on design and popular visual culture.
When Captain America Wears a Turban, What Does He Fight For?

When Captain America Wears a Turban, What Does He Fight For?

Sikh cartoonist Vishavijit Singh says he dons superhero garb to battle stereotypes. More »

My Mentor, the Pornographer

My Mentor, the Pornographer

Al Goldstein, the Screw magazine creator who died on Thursday, could be a deeply unpleasant man. But he was also fiercely loyal, conscientious, and leaves behind a real legacy. More »

The Beauty of Doors

The Beauty of Doors

A new book documents colorful entryways of New York City—and tells a story about art and urban change. More »

Meet the Biographer of a Man Who Never Lived

Meet the Biographer of a Man Who Never Lived

Warren Lehrer is touring the country with a multimedia presentation of his meticulously illustrated chronicle of the fictional fiction author Bleu Mobley. More »

When Design Is Used for Violence

When Design Is Used for Violence

A new MoMA digital exhibit explores the darker consequences of creativity. More »

Typing Out the Brooklyn Bridge

Typing Out the Brooklyn Bridge

One reason to recreate world monuments in letters: to prove you can. More »

Giving Credit to the Guy Who Revolutionized Movie Credits

Giving Credit to the Guy Who Revolutionized Movie Credits

Pablo Ferro's spindly lettering graced classics like Dr. Strangelove. Now, a documentary spotlights his contributions and colorful life. More »

A City Gets Its Own Font

A City Gets Its Own Font

Chattanooga designers have created a typeface meant to give the town more of a cohesive visual identity. More »

What Is Ugly?

What Is Ugly?

A new book interrogates the hideous. More »

The Everyday Magnificence of New York City's Murals

The Everyday Magnificence of New York City's Murals

A new book captures the diverse array of art in plain sight in the Big Apple. More »

Design's Long-Reigning Power Couple

Design's Long-Reigning Power Couple

A new film captures the dynamic that has kept the Vignellis influential for more than six decades. More »

How Many Shades of Grey Are There, Really?

How Many Shades of Grey Are There, Really?

Roy G. Biv: An Exceedingly Surprising Book About Color offers trivia, insights, and opinions about hues. More »

After the Bar Mitzvah: Famous Artists and Writers Re-Interpret the Torah

After the Bar Mitzvah: Famous Artists and Writers Re-Interpret the Torah

Unscrolled brings together a diverse array of talents for a new, often irreverent take on the very old book. More »

When Anarchy Ruled the Funny Pages

When Anarchy Ruled the Funny Pages

A new, large-format book captures the dawn of comics, when the medium had no rules and its messages were surprisingly irreverent. More »

The Lost Art of the McCarthy Hearings

The Lost Art of the McCarthy Hearings

"They looked so evil I had to draw them." More »

How a Type Museum Rewrote Its Fate

How a Type Museum Rewrote Its Fate

The passion and generosity of font fans helped save Wisconsin's Hamilton Wood Type when it was forced to leave its historic factory building. More »

When Toy Guns Looked Like They Could Kill

When Toy Guns Looked Like They Could Kill

Packaging for fake firearms from the '50 and '60s blended striking realism and cartoonish imagery—and, for people who grew up in the era, induces deep nostalgia. More »

The Designer Who Sells the City That Never Sleeps

The Designer Who Sells the City That Never Sleeps

Under Bloomberg, Willy Wong has headed up an aggressive visual campaign to boost New York City's image abroad and at home. More »

The Appetizing Aesthetics of a KIND Bar

The Appetizing Aesthetics of a KIND Bar

Radical transparency comes to snack-wrapper design. More »

The Grand Passions and Radical Dogmas Held in a Typography Book

The Grand Passions and Radical Dogmas Held in a Typography Book

Type Only offers a dazzling, diverse history of images made with words. More »

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