Christopher Wilson
Recent articles by Christopher Wilson
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Issue 104, Spring 2023
From 1977-92, the Album Cover Albums presented a broad spectrum of record sleeve art, unintentionally raising questions about the way graphic design for popular culture is experienced, interpreted and preserved. By Christopher Wilson [EXTRACT]
Bullet point
Issue 78, Winter 2010
Christopher Wilson is struck by flaws in the graphic analysis of JFK’s death
Reputations: Phil Baines
Issue 69, Autumn 2008
‘I could never subscribe to a particular way of doing things – I was always more pick ’n’ mix. I’d want to take what was good and alter it a little, or, if I thought the ideology was stupid, drop the ideology.’
Reputations: Richard Hollis
Issue 59, Spring 2006
‘The ideal situation is where you sit with the client and design with them. If anything is emphasised, it’s what they want to emphasise. I prefer collaborative effort to doing what I want. It’s diametrically opposite to being an artist.’
Reputations: David King
Issue 48, Summer 2003
‘You develop a visual style as you would a handwriting one … The content is what you concentrate on’
The look of Lolita
Issue 43, Spring 2002
The author ‘emphatically opposed’ showing a girl on the cover. Most publishers ignored him. By Christopher Wilson