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Paul Shaw is an American designer, calligrapher and historian of design who lives in
Helvetica and the New York City Subway System
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Paul Shaw is an American designer, calligrapher and historian of design who lives in New York City
New York, often called New York City (NYC), is the most populous city in the United States, located at the southern tip of New York State on one of the world's largest natural harbors. The city comprises five boroughs, each coextensive w ...
. He has written a book on the history of the design of the New York City Subway
The New York City Subway is a rapid transit system in New York City serving the New York City boroughs, boroughs of Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, and the Bronx. It is owned by the government of New York City and leased to the New York City Tr ...
system, ''Helvetica and the New York Subway System: The True (Maybe) Story'', on the work of William Addison Dwiggins, and for ''Print'' magazine. His book on the New York subway is known as one of the best modern design books. He received the annual SoTA Typography Award of 2019. Paul Shaw is Editor-in-Chief of Codex, Journal of Letterforms and The Eternal Letter Design. His work has won awards from the AIGA Directors Club and the Art Directors Club of New York.
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*Helvetica and the New York City Subway System
(book website) {{DEFAULTSORT:Shaw, Paul Living people Reed College alumni Design history 21st-century American historians 21st-century American male writers American graphic designers Historians of printing Year of birth missing (living people) American male non-fiction writers