Print, A Quarterly Journal of the Graphic Arts was a limited edition quarterly periodical begun in 1940 and continued under different names through the end of 2017 as Print, a bimonthly magazine about visual culture and design.
Sunday, December 31, 2017
Print magazine 1940-2017
Print, A Quarterly Journal of the Graphic Arts was a limited edition quarterly periodical begun in 1940 and continued under different names through the end of 2017 as Print, a bimonthly magazine about visual culture and design.
Friday, December 29, 2017
Thursday, December 28, 2017
Take Two
From History of Cartoons.
Accidents happen and cartoonists are not necessarily aware of every cartoon ever published, but some coincidences do seem troubling.
You be the judge:
Wednesday, December 27, 2017
Drawing Trump
Matt Wuerker on Politico.
Eight of the United State’s top cartoonists show us how they lampoon the president.
Tuesday, December 26, 2017
50 years of Aislin
Three wise men and a drone: 2014 Christmas editorial cartoon card. |
Monday, December 25, 2017
Merry Christmas !
Adrien Hébert, Christmas shopping, between 1938 and 1945, Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec. |
A biography of my great uncle Adrien on the Historica Canada website:
Friday, December 22, 2017
The 2017 United Nations / Ranan Lurie Political Cartoon Award
From the United Nations / Ranan Lurie Political Cartoon Award.
First Prize - $10,000
Andrea Arroyo, Manhattan Times (USA) |
Thursday, December 21, 2017
Comic Strip Readers Fight Back
The latest redesign of the Globe and Mail saw the disappearance of the four comic strips carried by the newspaper.
A week later, no doubt due to protest from their readers, the gag panels have suddenly reappeared.
Wednesday, December 20, 2017
Tuesday, December 19, 2017
Eaten Fish released!
Adaptation of an Eaten Fish cartoon |
After four years in a detention camp, cartoonist Ali Dorani (aka Eaten Fish) has been released.
The young Iranian cartoonist has been the focus of international attention on his plight and the deplorable conditions in Australian-run refugee camps on Manus Island, Papua New Guinea.
Here is the press release on this breaking news.
Here is the press release on this breaking news.
Saturday, December 16, 2017
Cartoonist Lee Judge Leaves the "Kansas City Star"
From The Kansas City Star.
It’s 6 a.m. on Friday, Dec. 15, and I’m about to start my last day at The Kansas City Star.
April 1, 1981 was my first day at The Star, and back then my boss was editorial page editor Jim Scott.
It’s 6 a.m. on Friday, Dec. 15, and I’m about to start my last day at The Kansas City Star.
April 1, 1981 was my first day at The Star, and back then my boss was editorial page editor Jim Scott.
Not long after I arrived in Kansas City, Jim taught me a valuable lesson.
Thursday, December 14, 2017
Women Who Draw
From the website Women Who Draw.
The site "Women Who Draw" is an open directory of female illustrators intended to encourage art directors, editors, publishers and designers to hire women illustrators more frequently.
Wednesday, December 13, 2017
Tuesday, December 12, 2017
Tomi Ungerer in The New York Times
From Tomi Ungerer's website.
The New York Times recently asked Tomi Ungerer, and a variety of other artists, to reflect on the year that’s been for their Turning Points magazine.
How soon, darkness at noon. ©Tomi Ungerer, 2017 |
The New York Times recently asked Tomi Ungerer, and a variety of other artists, to reflect on the year that’s been for their Turning Points magazine.
The magazine explores what critical moments from this year might mean for the year ahead; Ungerer’s contribution reflects on the ongoing destruction of our environment, and the tipping point that 2017 has been for social and environmental crises:
Friday, December 8, 2017
Wednesday, December 6, 2017
I wish I'd drawn... (44)
... this cartoon by the Washington Post's Ann Telnaes.
After President Trump endorsed Senate candidate Roy Moore on Monday, the Republican National Committee flip-flopped and announced support for his Alabama campaign. |
Tuesday, December 5, 2017
Graphic designer Ivan Chermayeff dies at 85
From The Architects Newspaper.
Ivan Chermayeff, one of the founders of the modern profession of graphic design, passed away on December 3 at age 85.
A range of logos produced by Ivan Chermayeff’s agency, Chermayeff & Geismar (Courtesy History of Graphic Design) |
Born in London to design royalty, his father Serge was a Russian-born industrial designer, author, and architect of the De La Warr Pavilion (with Erich Mendelsohn).
Saturday, December 2, 2017
Sexual harassment scandals in cartoons
Michael Cavna in The Washington Post.
Since the unmasking of Harvey Weinstein, the names of other celebrities accused of sexual misconduct have followed with the regularity of a drumbeat growing louder.
Nate Beeler, The Columbus Dispatch |
Since the unmasking of Harvey Weinstein, the names of other celebrities accused of sexual misconduct have followed with the regularity of a drumbeat growing louder.
November brought forth such entertainment and media celebrities as Charlie Rose and Louis C.K., and the month ends with a flurry of such figures as Matt Lauer, Garrison Keillor, Russell Simmons...