Designer Interview

Designers and Books Series – Elizabeth Resnick

Elizabeth Resnick is a Professor Emerita, former chairperson of the Graphic Design Department, and current part-time faculty at Massachusetts College of Art and Design, Boston, Massachusetts, since 1977. She ran her own independent Boston design studio from 1973 to 1996, working with many high-profile clients and is a passionate design curator who has organized seven comprehensive design exhibitions. I interviewed Elizabeth about her journey in the field, her early influences and some of the many items in her collection.

Design Archive Feature, Magazines & Publishing, Members Only Content, Regional Histories

• America
• Mid Century Modernism, American Modernism

The Mid Century Cover Designs of Interiors Magazine

Interiors was an American magazine published by Whitney Publications, New York and ran from 1940. Before being relaunched as Interiors, the magazine was originally called The Upholsterer which ran from 1888 until 1940.

Advertising Design, Design Archive Feature, Designer Profiles, Members Only Content

• America, Austria
• Art Deco, Commercial Modernism

The Art Deco Cover Designs of Joseph Binder

Joseph Binder translated machine-age aesthetics into refined Art Deco compositions. These magazine covers have become prime examples of American commercial modernism.