With more than 2,500 bold illustrations, the new book “History of Graphic Design, Vol. 1, 1890-1959” (Taschen, $70) showcases advertising, packaging and branding over the decades. The collection ...

Jeff Tompkins is a writer and teacher of English as a Second Language living in New York City. He was born in Hartford, Connecticut, in 1967 and was educated at Brown University and University College ...