It’s been too many years since I’ve seen new work by Guy Billout. He was a foundational part of late ’70s–’90s conceptual illustration—his precise rendering and subtle humor, his use of strict geometry, flat gradients,… Read More »The Daily Heller: The Serene Surrealism of Guy Billout
In the new techno-digital universe that dictates capitalism’s social and political behavior, architecture is increasingly turning to historical images that embody individual and corporate status and identity. Last Castle. Polish Castle-ness: From Wawel to Stobnica,… Read More »The Daily Heller: The Rise of ‘Castle-ness’ as Monuments to Oligarchy
If you were anywhere near Los Angeles this past weekend, you likely felt the city buzzing with all manner of book artists, publishers, and other sorts of print-loving geeks gathered for Printed Matter’s 2026 LA… Read More »Printed Matter Continues to Celebrate Artists’ Books with Annual 2026 LA Art Book Fair
What if the most honest way to change minds isn’t a new campaign, but a new way to see familiar things? Brian Singer, known as “Someguy,” makes work that lures us with beauty and play, then nudges… Read More »The Design Of Beauty and Provocation With Brian Singer
Project 2 by The 2Craigs continues to unfold like a visual chain reaction. Across the course of a year, photographer Craig Cutler and illustrator Craig Frazier take turns building off each other’s work, letting each… Read More »Project 2 | Dialogue: The 2Craigs
Comic or graphic biography and autobiography are not new (I recall as a kid having a well-worn one on Alexander Graham Bell). Yet the genre gets lumped together with graphic novels, which is technically like… Read More »The Daily Heller: On the Biographic of Terry Southern