Christopher Wilson

Recent articles by Christopher Wilson

Heavy rotation

Issue 104, Spring 2023

Feature

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

Feature

Christopher Wilson is struck by flaws in the graphic analysis of JFK’s death

Reputations: Phil Baines

Issue 69, Autumn 2008

Feature

‘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

Feature

‘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

Feature

‘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

Feature

The author ‘emphatically opposed’ showing a girl on the cover. Most publishers ignored him. By Christopher Wilson

Dismissal or criticism?

Issue 48, Summer 2003

Opinion

Letter from Christopher Wilson