Reads tagged with “history”

The Natural History of Evolution, in Stunning Black-and-White Photographs of Animal Skeletons

What a flamingo, a capybara, and a guinea pig have to do with the beginnings of recorded time.

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The Strange Friendship of Arthur Conan Doyle and Harry Houdini

A glimpse of early-20th-century spiritualism, or how the supernatural became a conduit for the deeply human.

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The 11 Best Art and Design Books of 2011

From the Periodic Table to Craigslist, or what the greatest graphic designer of all time has to do with Moby-Dick.

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Charade: Lessons in Creative Vision from a 1984 College Student

What Goethe has to do with pioneering animation.

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We Love You, Beatles: Vintage Children’s Illustration Circa 1971

Can’t buy me love, but you can buy me this vintage treasure.

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The 11 Best Photography Books of 2011

What the world’s last living nomads have to do with Victorian strongwomen, tweed, and the unseen Beatles.

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Oscar Wilde: The Rise and Fall of the 20th Century’s First Pop Celebrity

“He had a musician’s sense of a sentence.”

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Steve Jobs and NeXT: Rare PBS Documentary circa 1986

A startup sentiment sandwich from the master chef, or why “reality distortion” helps sales but hurts design.

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PANTONE: A Color History of the 20th Century

From Gatsby to Apple, or what the 1939 New York World’s Fair has to do with the evolution of color theory.

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Destino: A Salvador Dalí + Walt Disney Collaboration Circa 1945

‘A magical display of the problem of life in the labyrinth of time.’

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Reads tagged with “history”

What a flamingo, a capybara, and a guinea pig have to do with the beginnings of recorded time.

A glimpse of early-20th-century spiritualism, or how the supernatural became a conduit for the deeply human.

From the Periodic Table to Craigslist, or what the greatest graphic designer of all time has to do with Moby-Dick.

What Goethe has to do with pioneering animation.

Can’t buy me love, but you can buy me this vintage treasure.

What the world’s last living nomads have to do with Victorian strongwomen, tweed, and the unseen Beatles.

“He had a musician’s sense of a sentence.”

A startup sentiment sandwich from the master chef, or why “reality distortion” helps sales but hurts design.

From Gatsby to Apple, or what the 1939 New York World’s Fair has to do with the evolution of color theory.

‘A magical display of the problem of life in the labyrinth of time.’

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