Fire is a wonderful tool when used properly, but as we all know it can quickly get out of control. Here’s a look at fire-prevention pamphlets from 1959 and 1962, and we discover that even Hippies can start fires.
Gone are the days when font choices were regular, italic, and bold. Today you can use super families of fonts that contain variations in width, weight, style, and more. Here are some tips for using super families.
Before mini-vans and SUVs, the preferred method of family transportation was the station wagon, complete with folding way-back seats, domed roofs, and cool names.
In 1939 the world was in turmoil and the economic conditions in the United States were greatly challenged, but young boys were still trying to have fun and learn a few things along the way.
We take our inches and feet for granted these days, but of course it was a twisted route that brought us to a system of modern measurement. Here’s a brief comic-book history from 1949.
The Sixties seem to be enjoying a comeback, thanks in part to the television show "Mad Men." Here’s a look at some images from women’s magazines from the era. Are we sure we want to glorify those times?
Copyediting and proofreading are important to the integrity of the production of any publishing project, yet the two are often confused. What's the difference between copy editing and proofreading? What does each task entail? And why do they matter?
For Friday the 13th, here's a unique collection of images that I've kept nearby over the years. What thematic relationship do they have to each other? Nothing, except they all were found within a five-foot swath around my desk.
Fiats have always had a sexy image, much like the country that makes it. But this classic Italian car brand has a tarnished reputation in America, due to its unreliability. Now, thanks to the cute new Fiat 500, many Americans are seeing Fiats for the first time. Will it be amore?
At the turn of the 19th century, gardening was a very popular past time, as seen through these seed catalogs from the period. Plus, they were great examples of the type and lithography used at the time.
There they were, at the bottom of a poorly marked box: a series of American Printer magazines from 1946, complete with a five-part primer on how to set good type. In this typographic treasure trove, we learn that many lessons are timeless.
On the surface, James Montalbano's Insouciant font is a charming, sprightly typeface that belies the technical rigor required to create it. Here Montalbano explains how this 10-weight family came to be and why upright script faces are challenging to design.
Before there was Photoshop there were sable brushes, retouch grey paints, gelatin and wads of cotton. But despite a difference in tools, many of the basics of photo retouching remain the same.
Many prolific artists did cover illustrations for pulp magazines and pulp paperbacks, often under pen names due to the sometimes lurid subject matters. One of the more prolific, and talented, is Mort Künstler. Welcome to a world of brave men and racy women.
