Paul Shaw (born 1954) 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] 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]
Shaw was born in 1954 in Ann Arbor, Michigan.[12] He's a graduate of Columbia University Graduate School of Arts and Sciences.[13][12]
References
edit- ↑ 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. Archived from the original on July 2, 2022. Retrieved April 26, 2022.
- 1 2 Gray, Christopher (April 29, 2007). "A Man Who Minds His P's and Q's". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved February 16, 2026.
- ↑ "Book Review: "Helvetica and the New York City Subway System" | Columbia Magazine". magazine.columbia.edu. Retrieved February 21, 2026.
External links
edit- Official website
- Helvetica and the New York City Subway System Archived September 25, 2016, at the Wayback Machine (book website)