Please Make This Look Nice: The Graphic Design Process as an Act of Drawing

An exhibition at NYC's The Drawing Center focusing on methodologies, not finished products

In its own way, “Please Make This Look Nice: The Graphic Design Process as an Act of Drawing” is just as much a piece of educational performance art as it is an exhibition. A group of acclaimed designers will take turns producing works at a pop-up design studio, within the Lab gallery at NYC’s SoHo-based The Drawing Center. Equal attention will be placed upon the …

Artist Maira Kalman’s Union Square Cafe Illustrations

Charming, large-scale pieces announce the return of a New York City staple

After 30 years at the corner of 16th Street and Union Square West, Danny Meyer’s celebrated first-ever restaurant, Union Square Cafe, has shifted a few blocks over—the result of his second 15-year-long lease coming to an end and an accompanying price surge. For many New Yorkers, it’s a jarring example of change to our landmark locations. To ease these sensations and demonstrate that the same …

Notes: Bar Culture

Our food and drink editor recalls everything he missed during dry January

Have you ever had a Pickleback? Today, it’s a shot of whiskey (commonly Jameson) followed by a pickle brine chaser. The name of the drink is attributed to a Williamsburg, Brooklyn bar circa 2006 where Old Crow bourbon was used, though some credit a Philly iteration as the first documented, while even fewer claim it made its debut in Texas. Truth be told, it isn’t …