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steven heller -lrb- design writer -rrb-

steven heller -lrb- born july 7 , 1950 -rrb- is an american art director , journalist , critic , author , and editor who specializes on topics related to graphic design .
steven heller is author and co-author of many works on the history of illustration , typography , and many subjects related to graphic design .
he has published more than eighty titles and written articles for magazines including `` affiche '' , `` baseline '' , `` creation '' , `` design '' , `` design issues '' , `` design observer '' , `` eye '' , `` graphis '' , `` how '' , i.d. , `` oxymoron '' , `` mother jones '' , `` the new york times book review '' , `` print '' , `` speak '' , and `` u & lc '' .
for thirty-three years heller was a senior art director of `` u & lc magazine '' , a publication devoted to typography .
as of 2007 , he is co-chair with lita talarico of the mfa designer as author program and also co-founder of the former design criticism program -lrb- d-crit -rrb- at the school of visual arts in new york city .
he has collaborated on books with graphic designer , louise fili , who is his wife , as well as with others including the design dialogue series .
