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June 25, 2021

Milton At Work

A survey of photos of Milton at work in his studio on 32nd Street.

Milton drawing and talking on the phone.

February 16, 2016

Delpire

Robert Delpire and Push Pin Studio’s mutual admiration resulted in exhibitions in both New York and Paris.

exhibition poster with cursive Rs and Ds

September 27, 2014

Metropolitan Printing in Push Pin Graphic

One regular advertiser in the Push Pin Graphic was Metropolitan Printing.

Metropolitan Printing in Push Pin Graphic

September 21, 2014

Go ask Alice

In 1967, Milton Glaser, Seymour Chwast, and James McMullan produced psychedelic “travel” posters for an issue of The Push Pin Graphic.

September 14, 2014

Paris in your pocket

Seymour Chwast’s designs for Bic Parfum.

August 17, 2014

Type cast

Some type-based design from Milton Glaser and Seymour Chwast.

July 09, 2014

Master strokes

Seymour Chwast’s intricate composition of his illustrations.

June 19, 2014

Seymour Chwast for Topps

Seymour Chwast takes on Bazooka Joe.

June 05, 2014

Chwast’s irrational fears

Seymour Chwast’s series of irrational fears for Strathmore Paper.

April 12, 2014

They might be giants

Icons of culture and folklore are interpreted by the artists of Push Pin.

April 06, 2014

The hard stuff

And now, the companion piece to the Pushpin beers post. “Any port in a storm.”

March 30, 2014

For the pleasure and edification of all

Before Push Pin Studios, before the Push Pin Graphic, there was the Push Pin Almanack.

March 25, 2014

Let me hear your balalaikas ringing out

The United States Information Agency deploys its secret weapon in the Cold War: designers and illustrators.

February 07, 2014

Effervescent packaging by Seymour Chwast

A short tour of Seymour Chwast’s designs for beer and soda packaging.

Effervescent packaging by Seymour Chwast

December 22, 2013

Candies by Seymour Chwast

In the early 1980s, Push Pin Studios produced a line of candies under the name “Pushpinoff Sweets.”

November 10, 2013

The Mead Library of Ideas

In the 1970s, the Mead Library of Ideas held exhibitions showcasing the best contemporary graphic design; they commissioned announcement posters from designers including Tony Palladino, Chermayeff & Geismar, and Seymour Chwast.

October 12, 2013

Chairs by Chwast

In the mid-80s Seymour Chwast was approached by Georg Kovacs, Inc. to experiment with furniture in the Pushpin style.

June 25, 2013

Candy men

Fanciful candy packaging for Audience magazine.

May 14, 2013

107 graphic designers

The most recent addition to the Chermayeff & Geismar Collection is twelve boxes of old and rare art books, ranging from annuals to architecture; Switzerland to Japan. As always, there were plenty of surprises: one was the catalog for an AGI exhibition from 1976, which featured, alongside reproductions of their work, dramatic photos of the designers.