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December 14, 2012
by Dan
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Louise Fili on Design Matters

Designer, and former art director of Pantheon, Louise Fili discusses her work with Debbie Millman on Design Matters: Design Matters With Debbie Millman: Louise Fili Interview mp3 Elegantissima, the first monograph of Fili’s work, was published earlier this year by Princeton … Continue reading

November 16, 2012
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The Story of Polaroid on WNYC

New York Magazine editor Christopher Bonanos discusses his new book  Instant: The Story of Polaroid with Leonard Lopate on WNYC: WNYC Leonard Lopate: The Story of Polaroid mp3  (Note: Instant: The Story of Polaroid is published by Princeton Architectural Press who are distributed in … Continue reading

November 9, 2012
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Chris Ware on Bookworm

Cartoonist Chris Ware discusses Building Stories with Michael Silverblatt on KCRW’s Bookworm: KCRW BOOKWORM: Chris Ware Building Stories mp3 Ware will be at the Brooklyn Comics and Graphics Festival tomorrow (November 10) and the Librairie D+Q fifth anniversary party with Charles Burns … Continue reading