Art

The episode always begins the same way. A body is found, detectives arrive, and the camera cuts to the courtroom. The doors swing open, mahogany gleams, the seal of the state hovers above the bench, and the audience instantly knows what kind of space this is—solemn, orderly, incontestable. Before a single argument is made, design […]

The following Daily Heller originally ran on May 28, 2015. Tomi Ungerer passed away in 2019. Below, we remember his singular voice. When I was a kid I knew Tomi Ungerer’s work very well from The Underground Sketchbook, which I spent a lot of time copying. Thanks to spending a lot of class time redrawing

But before we do, I want to give thanks and offer a toast to an illustrator who made alcoholic delights so appealing to the eye … Mixed drinks booklets were frequently displayed in my childhood home. I always wondered who created these late 1950s and early 1960s gems. And well, this particular Fleischmann’s Mixer’s Manual

PRINT Magazine’s former editor and longtime contributor, Zachary Petit, has curated our book cover features since 2023. I will do my best to fill his mighty, aesthetically tuned shoes as I catch up with brilliant book cover designs from September, October, and November. What a fall it’s been! We’re starting with a title that’s a

During the vinyl age (roughly the early ’50s through the ’70s), LP album covers played an essential role in music enthusiasts’ first-time listening ritual. This involved delicately removing the 12″ (or 10″) disc from its protective wrapper, then carefully placing it on the turntable while revving the hi-fi up. Each step was key to a

During Hispanic Heritage Month this past September, the Chicago lowrider festival, Slow & Low, turned Navy Pier into a civic space for a living culture. The festival is a public exhibition authored by the community it serves, taking on intensified significance this year amid increasing threats against the Latino community across the US. Curators Lauren M.

Jerry Takigawa is a rare kind of thinker, someone who approaches the world not just with creativity but with deep awareness, humility, and care. His work as an artist and storyteller explores what it means to carry a legacy, reframe pain into purpose, and make meaning in a world that often feels fragmented. In this

Designer and lettering artist Mark Caneso churns out one vibrant, personality-filled typeface after another, so it’s no mystery why he is a regular in our Type Tuesday column. His newest release, Please, is a family of three variable fonts (voices, as Caneso calls them): Please (perfectly proportional and versatile body copy), Please Display (distinctly bold

Debbie Millman’s ongoing project “What Matters,” an effort to understand the interior life of artists, designers, and creative thinkers, is now in its third year. Each respondent is invited to answer ten identical questions and submit a nonprofessional photograph. After embarking on a 31-year odyssey to find himself, unlock the meaning of life and crack

Storytelling is as old as the Lascaux Cave paintings. Imagine prehistorical storytellers illustrating their own tales. That custom, skill and art has not fundamentally changed. Stories are how humans connect, create, and communicate, The Future of Storytelling: How Immersive Experiences Are Transforming Our World (Artisan Books) by Charles Melcher provides an inspiring, colorful road map