Voltaire’s tale of the youth Candide's trials, travels, and misadventures as he searches for his beloved Cunegonde was a publishing sensation in Europe in 1759. The satirical treatments of religion, sexuality, and authority made Candide both a target of censorship by the Vatican as well as a hug...
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Regina Freedman, Hall of Fame director at Interior Design Magazine on the New NYPL lion logo and how well it translates between mediums. ... Regina Freedman nypl new york public library lion logo
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The evolution of The New York Public Library’s new logo - with designers' video responses below. Today's NYPL is about books... and so much more. It is about ready access to information, providing digital content and reaching out to our communities both locally and globally. For a library moving...
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Rachel Abrams, Creative Director at Turnstone Consulting, on The New York Public Library’s new lion logo--which she thinks will "last the test of time." ... new york public library logo lion nypl turnstone
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On January 18th, 2007, Google organized Unbound, an event at the New York Public Library examining how the book business has changed and how it will continue to evolve in our increasingly digital world. Learn more about Google Book Search: http://books.google.com
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Charles Nix, President of the Type Directors Club, reacts to The New York Public Library’s "iconic" new lion logo. ... nypl "new york public library" logo design lion lions
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Oliver Sacks "Hallucinations," LIVE from the NYPL, September 21, 2009. Neurologist and author Oliver Sacks examines how the normal brain, if deprived of perceptual input, may generate illusory sensations—as with the visual hallucinations of the blind, or the musical hallucinations of the deaf. ....
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Barbara Goldsmith Conservation Lab prepare rare historical documents, including maps featured in the library’s major fall exhibition, "Mapping New Yorks Shoreline." Opening September 25, 2009, the exhibition marks the quadricentennial of Henry Hudson's exploration of the Hudson River Valley. Lea...
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by Bullets: A Priests Journey to Uncover the Truth Behind the Murder of 1.5 Million Jews is Father Patrick Desbois story of his heroic mission to investigate the murder of Ukrainian Jews by Nazis during World War II. His team visited the sites of these murders, and interviewed surviving witnesse...
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"Remix: Making Art and Commerce Thrive in the Hybrid Economy," with Lawrence Lessig, Shepard Fairey, and Steven Johnson; LIVE from the NYPL Lite, February 26, 2009. What is the future for art and ideas in an age when practically anything can be copied, pasted, downloaded, sampled, and r...
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