Steven HellerFeb 2, 20181 minSlab ModernityDid you know that beton is a form of concrete? It is the German word for a certain concrete, which has French origins. That may be why...
Steven HellerFeb 1, 20183 minPeter de Sève’s Treasure TroveAn inspiring new exhibit titled “Under the Influence; The Private Collection of Peter de Sève” is currently on view at the Society of...
Steven HellerJan 31, 20182 minOrange Is The New Black and BlueLast week, the creative agency Wieden+Kennedy announced its latest gallery collaboration, with renowned Cuban-American artist Edel...
Steven HellerJan 30, 20183 minNightmares In The DaytimeAs though to underscore the criticism of Poland’s new restrictive and hypocritical Holocaust Blame Bill, The emotionally charged animated...
Steven HellerJan 29, 20182 minWhen France Fought the Viet MinhBefore the U.S. was entangled in a tragic war aimed at preventing the dominoes from falling in Vietnam, the French fought the Viet Minh...
Steven HellerJan 27, 20181 minWeekend Heller: Davis’ Che 50 Years YoungOne of the most controversial subway posters to hang in NYC was an advertisement for Evergreen Review. It was a famously searing portrait...
Steven HellerJan 26, 20181 minArt Trumps Ban“Before We Were Banned” is a group exhibition curated by Brooklyn‑based Iranian duo Kiana Pirouz and SVA MFA Design “Venture” student...
Steven HellerJan 25, 20181 minWhen The Old Was New(s)Dozens of trade magazines were published before, during and after the turn-of-the-century in the U.S. Representing the Arts & Crafts,...
Steven HellerJan 24, 20182 minLid ChicI imagine we all have our favorite takeout coffee cup lids. Once, one size fit all and looked a lot like the cardboard variety used on...
Steven HellerJan 23, 20184 minCuba-Viet Nam Exhibition: Art Solidarity Across OceansFrom time to time, The Daily Heller shares this space with an interesting article by a guest contributing writer. I have long admired...
Steven HellerJan 22, 20181 minThe Seal of Good GraphicsGood Housekeeping, one of the so-called seven sisters of women’s magazines, was founded on May 2, 1885 by Clark W. Bryan. It was a...
Steven HellerJan 20, 20181 minWeekend Heller: Swarte Takes Back His CityYou’ll all recall that New York City was originally a colony of New Netherland that was established by the Dutch West India Company in...
Steven HellerJan 19, 20181 minWrappers With A PeelThe Victoria & Albert, one of the world’s great museums for all kinds of popular culture, published in 1985 Orange and Lemons: Fruit...
Steven HellerJan 18, 20181 minSteel Yourself For GirderMemphis was sold in the U.S. through Melbert Cary, Jr’s Continental Typefounders Association under the name Girder. According to type...
Steven HellerJan 17, 20181 minJohn Heartfield, Art DirectorThe Malik-Verlag was the left-wing publishing house in Berlin founded by John Heartfield and his brother Wieland Herzfeld. During its...
Steven HellerJan 16, 20181 minCochin: A Type Name To RememberOne of the more elegant French typefaces ever designed, Les Cochins, was produced in 1912 by Georges Peignot for the Paris foundry G....
Steven HellerJan 15, 20181 minThe Three Stooges On Client RelationshipsThe Three Stooges (Moe, Larry, Curly, Curly Joe and Shemp) were not the brightest lights in the design thinking chandelier (they couldn’t...
Steven HellerJan 13, 20181 minWeekend Heller: A Sobering JobEver wonder what goes into all those luscious mixed drinks that were so popular in the late 1950s and early 1960s? Mildred Sophie Porter...
Steven HellerJan 12, 20181 minAngry LinesPictured below is a special edition of De Groene Amsterdammer, designed by Jan van Keulen and signed by artist Leen (LJ) Jordaan. De...
Steven HellerJan 11, 20182 minDecency Goes To The DogsThe Society for Indecency to Naked Animals, or SINA, was a satire on propriety initiated by comedian and prankster Alan Abel from 1959 to...