Blog: Book design

29 September 2011

Loose arrangement

Loose arrangement

alexander ecob

A book in a box that obliges readers to interact. Also available as a hectic app
Publisher Visual Editions has established a reputation for publishing titles that exploit the benefits of…

23 September 2011

Graphic designers in Barcelona

Graphic designers in Barcelona

the events department

This year’s AGI Open has the theme: ‘What. How. Why.’
There’s just over a week to go until this year’s AGI Open in Barcelona (…

15 September 2011

Typotranslation: à l’infinitif

Typotranslation: à l’infinitif

the form of the book

Richard Hamilton turned Duchamp’s notes into typographic form
‘It’s as though a science textbook has been put into type by an intoxicated typographer…

22 August 2011

Picture book

Picture book

john ridpath

A new publication from Newport’s Photographic Art graduates
For Eye 77’s education piece, ‘Out of the Darkroom’, I spoke to academics involved in…

12 August 2011

Noted #6

Noted #6

noted

Giants of design and publishing, plus vision, sound and ragtime
More links to sites, articles and interviews that grabbed our attention this week. Laurence King…

9 August 2011

Type Tuesday

Type Tuesday

alex cameron, type tuesday

Scholarly and beautiful, a 1918 book by typographer Frederic W. Goudy
Frederic W. Goudy was one of the most prolific type designers of the twentieth century…

13 July 2011

Magic library

Magic library

maureen chowdhury

J. K. Rowling’s Pottermore site aims to put reading (and readers) at its heart
7000 people bustled through the streets of Leicester Square and Trafalgar Square for the final…

16 June 2011

Letter to Jane

Letter to Jane

alan baines

Graphic Design course director Alan Baines writes to the CSM bosses.
The student protests at University of the Arts, Central Saint Martins (CSM) have highlighted problems…

7 June 2011

Canapés, alcohol and tea in Iran

Canapés, alcohol and tea in Iran

john l. walters

Olivier Kugler wins the top prize at the V&A Illustration Awards 2011.
Awards ceremonies tend to follow a familiar pattern, writes Eye editor John L. Walters. Plenty…

4 June 2011

Critique commentary

Critique commentary

rick poynor

Rick Poynor selects DVD covers from the Criterion Collection’s film list.
In ‘Commitment to content’, my latest Web-only Critique, I have written about the design of…
 
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