Pencil and paper, drawing and writing

At PRINT magazine, Steven Heller talks to Washington University American Culture Studies professor and illustrator DB Dowd.

9/12/19 9/12/19

A notorious mind-weirding origin story

Journalist Jesse Jarnow has some characteristically smart stuff to say about cartoonist Brian Blomerth and his vibrant graphic novel Bicycle Day.

9/6/19 9/6/19

Sue Coe's incisive political art

Activist and graphic artist Sue Coe has been producing some fierce political art for The Nation magazine.

7/19/19 7/19/19

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.

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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.