Paul Shaw (design historian)

Paul Shaw is an American designer, calligrapher, and historian of design who lives in New York City.^[1][2] He has written a book on the history of the design of the New York City Subway system, Helvetica and the New York Subway System: The True (Maybe) Story, on the work of William Addison Dwiggins, and for Print magazine.^{[3][4][5][6][7]} His book on the New York subway is known as one of the best modern design books. ^[8] He received the annual SoTA Typography Award of 2019.^[9] Paul Shaw is Editor-in-Chief of Codex, Journal of Letterforms, and The Eternal Letter Design. ^[10] His work has won awards from the AIGA Directors Club and the Art Directors Club of New York. ^[11]

Paul Shaw in 2018