Reads tagged with “illustration”
Life of Pi: Croatian Illustrator Takes on a Modern Classic
What perseverance in the face of rejection has to do with tigers and the quest for belonging.
Milton Glaser: To Inform & Delight
What Bob Dylan has to do with civic pride and Ancient Rome’s views on the purpose of art.
The Lists, To-dos and Illustrated Inventories of Great Artists
What a 21-point scale of self-confidence has to do with Adolf Konrad’s carry-on and Picasso’s favorite artists.
Albertus Seba’s Amazing Cabinet of Natural Curiosities
Getting a private viewing of the King Bird of Paradise, or how to set the exchange rate for flying squid.
The Lost Thing: A Whimsical Story about Belonging by Shaun Tan
What a bizarre, fantastical creature can teach us about human nature and social concerns.
Noma Bar’s Minimalist Vector Portraits of Cultural Icons
What Shakespeare’s unanswered questions have to do with Einstein’s unkempt hair and Britpop.
How Alex Steinweiss Invented the Album Cover
A brief history of music for the eyes, or how to go from brown paper to design revolution in 7 pounds.
The Influencing Machine: A Brief Visual History of the Media
What a statue of Saddam has to do with cognitive bias, or how to think critically about improving information.
Of Lamb: A Children’s Classic Retold for Contrarians
What baseball player Manny Ramirez has to do with the fourth-best-selling poetry book in America.
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