Paul Shaw (design historian)

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 (September 6, 2011). "Character Studies". Print. Retrieved November 6, 2016.
^ "Recap of Paul Shaw's San Francisco Lettering Walk". American Printing History Association. August 20, 2016. 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 (December 4, 2008). "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)

[Character_Studies-1] Shaw, Paul; Coles, Stephen (September 6, 2011). "Character Studies". Print. Retrieved November 6, 2016.

[Recap_of_Paul_Shaw’s_San_Francisco_Lettering_Walk-2] "Recap of Paul Shaw's San Francisco Lettering Walk". American Printing History Association. August 20, 2016. Retrieved November 6, 2016.

[IDSGN-3] "Design discussions: Paul Shaw and the NYC Subway". IDSGN. Retrieved November 6, 2016.

[Heller2013-4] 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.

[The_(Mostly)_True_Story_of_Helvetica_and_the_New_York_City_Subway-5] Shaw, Paul. "The (Mostly) True Story of Helvetica and the New York City Subway". AIGA. Retrieved November 6, 2016.

[When_in_Helvetica-6] Bierut, Michael. "When in Helvetica". Wall Street Journal. Retrieved November 6, 2016.

[How_Helvetica_Took_Over_the_Subway-7] Lee, Jennifer (December 4, 2008). "How Helvetica Took Over the Subway". New York Times. Retrieved November 6, 2016.

[8] "2 or 3 or 15 Things We Know about Paul Shaw | AIGA Houston". Retrieved April 26, 2022.

[SOTA_Typography_Award-9] "SOTA Typography Award Honors Paul Shaw". Society of Typographic Aficionados. Retrieved September 2, 2019.

[10] "Paul Shaw | Parsons School of Design". www.newschool.edu. Retrieved April 26, 2022.

[11] "Paul Shaw – Type Tales Chicago". www.typemag.org. Retrieved April 26, 2022.

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