A Little about Steven Heller...
- -Steven is an American art director, journalist, critic, author and editor who specialized on topics related to graphic design
- - He is an author and co-author of many works on the history of illustration, typography and many subjects related to graphic design
- - Published many articles (over 80) and written articles for magazines including Affiche, Baseline, Creation, Design, Design Issues and much more
- - For 33 years he was an art director at the New York Times
- - Currently, he is Co-Chair of the MFA Designer in the Author Department, special consultant to the President of SVA for new programs and he writes the visual column for the New York Times Book Review.
- -His interest in design is playing with type and images to create a fascinating page
- -Influenced by magazines like Esquire, Playboy, Avant Garde and the National Lampoon. He was also influenced by an illustrator, Brad Holland, who persuaded Steven that page layout and type choices actually matter.
Steven describes himself as a workaholic – he’s a very hard worker who also teaches, does symposiums, edit the AIGA journal and writing books and articles. He’s happy when people approve his work, but if someone finds a hole in his work, he’s just as happy as it’s an area for improvement. This helps better his work.
“Criticism is important because it gives us a language (indeed a lens) by which to discuss and view design.”
I agree with this quote and admire it. In order to improve your work and excel in the design field, you have to be able to take criticism and use it to your advantage to re-work your design to make it all that more better.
Steven Heller is important as he has documented and critiqued the history of graphic design, capturing narratives which could have been lost. His work is phenomenal and everyone can learn a lot from seeing his work and interviews.
Some of his books include:
Some of his books include:
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