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Archive for the Tag 'New York Times'

Art & Design | 04 Dec 2010

The Art of Less is More

Italian illustrator Olimpia Zagnoli or OZ, blurs the distinction between illustration and design.  Based out of Milan she loves New York City and creates iconic yet simple illustrations. This young artist brings a unique energy and quirky twist to her colorful and smart designs making them all her own. Olimpia recently illustrated the The New [...]

News | 30 Sep 2010

Four Decades of Art

In the past century, imaginative writers have grown more and more conscious of the darker levels to which human beings can descend, yet their art remains answerable to “what should be’ as well as to ‘things as they are.’ Activists have different priorities than artists do, but they, too, are forced to acknowledge the prevalence [...]

Art & Design &News | 20 Sep 2010

Design is where science and art break even

All The News That’s Fit To Post New York Times graphics are always way ahead, in the way they communicate complex data clearly and intuitively. – – The Visual Display of Quantitative Information How the New York Times Creates its Infographics They’ve won countless awards for their graphic work, but now it’s time to dive [...]

Thought Provoking | 13 Nov 2008

Zen and the Art of Headline Writing

This is an eloquent piece, published in Slate.com, on my daily addiction– The New York Times.. There’s nothing to it, except when there is. A question for New York Times headline writers: Are you not yourselves? You’re no doubt a witty bunch, and yet house style requires you to resist any temptation toward flavorsome puns [...]