designcloud: Helvetica and the New York City Subway System The True (Maybe) Story by Paul Shaw  “One of the best pieces of design history I’ve ever read. Impeccably researched and gracefully written, it uses a seemingly prosaic subject as a starting point for a fascinating exploration of the way that graphic design developed as a discipline in the 20th century.” - Michael Bierut, Pentagram
Pop-upView Separately

designcloud:

Helvetica and the New York City Subway System

The True (Maybe) Story by Paul Shaw 

“One of the best pieces of design history I’ve ever read. Impeccably researched and gracefully written, it uses a seemingly prosaic subject as a starting point for a fascinating exploration of the way that graphic design developed as a discipline in the 20th century.” - Michael Bierut, Pentagram

Source: designcloud

426 Notes/ Hide

  1. higutterr reblogged this from utld
  2. sweetmarmalades reblogged this from ikeepthistostaysane
  3. ikeepthistostaysane reblogged this from designcloud
  4. thecircularuins reblogged this from daviandave
  5. salvadornunez reblogged this from daviandave
  6. daviandave reblogged this from gregmelander
  7. vijeshwargandhi reblogged this from designcouncil
  8. pennslanalor reblogged this from designcloud
  9. smilekupcake reblogged this from designcloud
  10. geometricas reblogged this from designcloud
  11. sarahslifegoeson reblogged this from designcloud
  12. discount-womens-dress-shoes reblogged this from adamhaider
  13. deathbivouac reblogged this from gregmelander
  14. s-uzana reblogged this from designcloud
  15. andykoes reblogged this from designcloud
  16. idlebrainedboy reblogged this from designcloud and added:
    I’m really interested in this now. You’d call...success, I guess?
  17. sprintisadisaster reblogged this from jules-houston
  18. desiderates reblogged this from jules-houston
  19. jules-houston reblogged this from dotseurat
  20. dotseurat reblogged this from lafuguedantoine
  21. lafuguedantoine reblogged this from designcloud
  22. jpbrazil reblogged this from designcloud
  23. cestlavieyoungslut reblogged this from lostinaseriesoftubes
  24. deirdrespencer reblogged this from designcloud
  25. This was featured in #Design
  26. designcloud posted this