Reviews
A concise history of the New York subway, a visual archive of century's worth of underground signs (some of which are still in use), and an impressive study of the conflict between the purity of design and the messiness of the real world., "A concise history of the New York subway, a visual archive of century's worth of underground signs (some of which are still in use), and an impressive study of the conflict between the purity of design and the messiness of the real world." The Wilson Quarterly, "[D]esign projects are rarely tidy; they're much likelier to be muddled, chaotic, and to be determined by flukes, gaffes and compromises as much as forethought. It's always refreshing to come across an unexpurgated account of the messy reality, and the American design historian Paul Shaw has produced a particularly thoughtful and engaging example in his new book, Helvetica and the New York City Subway System ." -- Alice Rawsthorn The New York Times, "Mr. Shaw makes clear in one of the best-researched books on modern design to date, this most New York of places is today a realm dominated by a Swiss typeface specified by a pair of Italian designers. There isn't better testimony to the city as a melting pot or to the strange turns that any major design project inevitably takes." -- The Wall Street Journal, "[D]esign projects are rarely tidy; they're much likelier to be muddled, chaotic, and to be determined by flukes, gaffes and compromises as much as forethought. It's always refreshing to come across an unexpurgated account of the messy reality, and the American design historian Paul Shaw has produced a particularly thoughtful and engaging example in his new book, Helvetica and the New York City Subway System ." Alice Rawsthorn The New York Times, A concise history of the New York subway, a visual archive of century's worth of underground signs (some of which are still in use), and an impressive study of the conflict between the purity of design and the messiness of the real world.-- The Wilson Quarterly -- [D]esign projects are rarely tidy; they're much likelier to be muddled, chaotic, and to be determined by flukes, gaffes and compromises as much as forethought. It's always refreshing to come across an unexpurgated account of the messy reality, and the American design historian Paul Shaw has produced a particularly thoughtful and engaging example in his new book, Helvetica and the New York City Subway System . -- Alice Rawsthorn , The New York Times -- Mr. Shaw makes clear in one of the best-researched books on modern design to date, this most New York of places is today a realm dominated by a Swiss typeface specified by a pair of Italian designers. There isn't better testimony to the city as a melting pot or to the strange turns that any major design project inevitably takes. -- The Wall Street Journal --, "[D]esign projects are rarely tidy; they're much likelier to be muddled,chaotic, and to be determined by flukes, gaffes and compromises as much as forethought. It's alwaysrefreshing to come across an unexpurgated account of the messy reality, and the American designhistorian Paul Shaw has produced a particularly thoughtful and engaging example in his new book, Helvetica and the New York City Subway System ." -- AliceRawsthorn The New York Times, "Mr. Shaw makes clear in one of the best-researched books on modern design to date, this most New York of places is today a realm dominated by a Swiss typeface specified by a pair of Italian designers. There isn't better testimony to the city as a melting pot or to the strange turns that any major design project inevitably takes." The Wall Street Journal, "A concise history of the New York subway, a visual archive of century's worth of underground signs (some of which are still in use), and an impressive study of the conflict between the purity of design and the messiness of the real world." -- The Wilson Quarterly, Mr. Shaw makes clear in one of the best-researched books on modern design to date, this most New York of places is today a realm dominated by a Swiss typeface specified by a pair of Italian designers. There isn't better testimony to the city as a melting pot or to the strange turns that any major design project inevitably takes., "Mr. Shaw makes clear in one of the best-researched books on modern design todate, this most New York of places is today a realm dominated by a Swiss typeface specified by apair of Italian designers. There isn't better testimony to the city as a melting pot or to thestrange turns that any major design project inevitably takes." -- The Wall StreetJournal, "A concise history of the New York subway, a visual archive of century's worthof underground signs (some of which are still in use), and an impressive study of the conflictbetween the purity of design and the messiness of the real world." -- The WilsonQuarterly, [D]esign projects are rarely tidy; they're much likelier to be muddled, chaotic, and to be determined by flukes, gaffes and compromises as much as forethought. It's always refreshing to come across an unexpurgated account of the messy reality, and the American design historian Paul Shaw has produced a particularly thoughtful and engaging example in his new book, Helvetica and the New York City Subway System .
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