Illustrating Spymaster by Helen Fry: A Q&A with Rui Ricardo
Thomas Kendrick (1881–1972) was central to the British Secret Service from its beginnings through to the Second World War….
Design
Nature Inside: Plants and Flowers in the Modern Interior
We seem, today, to be infatuated with indoor plants and flowers. Many of our every day public indoor…
The Visual Activism of David King
Captivating design can be a powerful conduit for disseminating important messages to a wide audience, and in the…
How to Design Beautiful Books – Alex Kirby on Book Design
Don’t judge a book by its cover—or should you? Which books do you navigate towards when entering a…
The Avant-garde and the New Typography
How did Jan Tschichold help to form the New Typography in the early twentieth century? Why were he…
Georg Jensen: Scandinavian Design for Living
A new book, Georg Jensen: Scandinavian Design for Living, accompanies an exhibition of the same name opening at…
Gardens of Court and Country – Celebrating Hampton Court Flower Show
To celebrate this Year’s Royal Horticultural Society Hampton Court Palace Flower Show, the Yale Books Blog is in…
Mapping the Medieval City – Jerusalem 1000-1400 at The Met
Medieval Jerusalem was a vibrant international centre, home to multiple cultures, faiths and languages. Jerusalem, 1000-1400: Every People…
Celebrating London Fashion Week: Isaac Mizrahi, an interview
‘I have been praised but also punished. And it’s because I didn’t necessarily see this as a labour…
Shakespeare – The Poet of Them All
April 2016 marks 400 years since the death of Shakespeare, one of the greatest and most renowned poets…
Art in the World: AAH2016
Look out for special #AAH2016 discounts on Yale art books via @YaleBooks twitter We’re excited by the focus…
Aubrey Beardsley, Oscar Wilde and Salome
Aubrey Beardsley, Oscar Wilde and Salome by Linda Gertner Zatlin, author of Aubrey Beardsley: A Catalogue Raisonné Artistic…
Bringing Modern Architecture to Oxford
By Elain Harwood, author of Space, Hope and Brutalism — It’s very easy to take England’s universities for…
Sculpture Victorious
The exhibition Sculpture Victorious: Art in the Age of Invention, 1837–1901, currently showing at the Yale Center for British…
Interaction of Color: Josef Albers at Somerset House
A new exhibition ‘Form through Colour: Josef Albers, Anni Albers and Gary Hume’ opened at Somerset House this month…