MINOR AT HEART
Phase 2's bold 1970s-era hip hop flyers
At AIGA's Eye on Design, writer Jerome Harris looks at the history and range of influences that led to unsung graphic designer PHASE 2’s hand-distributed photocopied flyers for pivotal proto-hip hop parties in ‘70s-era Bronx.
Vibrant as a rainbow
At The Los Angeles Times, Lyra Kilston wrote about midcentury Southern California designer Gere Kavanaugh.
Among them too were women
Unlike their male contemporaries, the women of The New York School don't have anything even remotely resembling a starring role in helping define the Abstract Expressionist movement.
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Dominic Umile lives, writes, and drinks in Brooklyn, NY. His criticism and features have appeared in The Los Angeles Times, the Chicago Reader, Hyperallergic, and more. Send him an email.