Paul Shaw is an American designer, calligrapher and historian of design who lives in New York City. [1] [2] He has written a book on the history of the design of the New York City Subway system, Helvetica and the New York Subway System: The True (Maybe) Story, on the work of William Addison Dwiggins, and for Print magazine. [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] His book on the New York subway is known as one of the best modern design books. [8] He received the annual SoTA Typography Award of 2019. [9] Paul Shaw is Editor-in-Chief of Codex, Journal of Letterforms and The Eternal Letter Design. [10] His work has won awards from the AIGA Directors Club and the Art Directors Club of New York. [11]
References
- ^ Shaw, Paul; Coles, Stephen. "Character Studies". Print. Retrieved November 6, 2016.
- ^ "Recap of Paul Shaw's San Francisco Lettering Walk". American Printing History Association. Retrieved November 6, 2016.
- ^ "Design discussions: Paul Shaw and the NYC Subway". IDSGN. Retrieved November 6, 2016.
- ^ Steven Heller (January 18, 2013). Writing and Research for Graphic Designers: A Designer's Manual to Strategic Communication and Presentation. Rockport Publishers. pp. 98–99. ISBN 978-1-59253-804-1.
- ^ Shaw, Paul. "The (Mostly) True Story of Helvetica and the New York City Subway". AIGA. Retrieved November 6, 2016.
- ^ Bierut, Michael. "When in Helvetica". Wall Street Journal. Retrieved November 6, 2016.
- ^ Lee, Jennifer. "How Helvetica Took Over the Subway". New York Times. Retrieved November 6, 2016.
- ^ "2 or 3 or 15 Things We Know about Paul Shaw | AIGA Houston". Retrieved April 26, 2022.
- ^ "SOTA Typography Award Honors Paul Shaw". Society of Typographic Aficionados. Retrieved September 2, 2019.
- ^ "Paul Shaw | Parsons School of Design". www.newschool.edu. Retrieved April 26, 2022.
- ^ "Paul Shaw – Type Tales Chicago". www.typemag.org. Retrieved April 26, 2022.
External links
- Paul Shaw on Twitter
-
Official website
- Helvetica and the New York City Subway System (book website)
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Paul Shaw is an American designer, calligrapher and historian of design who lives in New York City. [1] [2] He has written a book on the history of the design of the New York City Subway system, Helvetica and the New York Subway System: The True (Maybe) Story, on the work of William Addison Dwiggins, and for Print magazine. [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] His book on the New York subway is known as one of the best modern design books. [8] He received the annual SoTA Typography Award of 2019. [9] Paul Shaw is Editor-in-Chief of Codex, Journal of Letterforms and The Eternal Letter Design. [10] His work has won awards from the AIGA Directors Club and the Art Directors Club of New York. [11]
References
- ^ Shaw, Paul; Coles, Stephen. "Character Studies". Print. Retrieved November 6, 2016.
- ^ "Recap of Paul Shaw's San Francisco Lettering Walk". American Printing History Association. Retrieved November 6, 2016.
- ^ "Design discussions: Paul Shaw and the NYC Subway". IDSGN. Retrieved November 6, 2016.
- ^ Steven Heller (January 18, 2013). Writing and Research for Graphic Designers: A Designer's Manual to Strategic Communication and Presentation. Rockport Publishers. pp. 98–99. ISBN 978-1-59253-804-1.
- ^ Shaw, Paul. "The (Mostly) True Story of Helvetica and the New York City Subway". AIGA. Retrieved November 6, 2016.
- ^ Bierut, Michael. "When in Helvetica". Wall Street Journal. Retrieved November 6, 2016.
- ^ Lee, Jennifer. "How Helvetica Took Over the Subway". New York Times. Retrieved November 6, 2016.
- ^ "2 or 3 or 15 Things We Know about Paul Shaw | AIGA Houston". Retrieved April 26, 2022.
- ^ "SOTA Typography Award Honors Paul Shaw". Society of Typographic Aficionados. Retrieved September 2, 2019.
- ^ "Paul Shaw | Parsons School of Design". www.newschool.edu. Retrieved April 26, 2022.
- ^ "Paul Shaw – Type Tales Chicago". www.typemag.org. Retrieved April 26, 2022.
External links
- Paul Shaw on Twitter
-
Official website
- Helvetica and the New York City Subway System (book website)
| International | |
|---|---|
| National | |
| Other | |