Blog: Design history

23 March 2012

Tiger economy

Tiger economy

the events department

A few images from ‘Making Magazines 2012’ at St Bride Library on 16 March
We all had a great time at the sold-out ‘Making Magazines 2012’ conference, held at…

21 March 2012

Graphic design reading lists

Graphic design reading lists

How should we choose texts to guide students through the info-blizzard?
Twenty years ago creating a reading list for graphic design students was relatively easy, writes…

15 March 2012

Noted #32

Noted #32

Conference survival tactics, tales of Hofmann, bus tickets, Pelicans & Arc
Here are some links to things (and Things) that have caught the attention of the Eye…

13 March 2012

Type Tuesday. Baby love

Type Tuesday. Baby love

andy martin, type tuesday

Andy Martin and his affection for the Studio Book of Alphabets
Sometime in the early 1950s (before even I was born) my old man bought a…

7 March 2012

Racism revisited

Racism revisited

Mexico’s advertisers can’t escape their obsession with unfeasible whiteness
Regular Eye readers may remember a thematically diverse series of articles from Mexico that I’ve…

29 February 2012

All about photography

All about photography

On Eve Arnold’s centenary, a powerful photojournalism retrospective
In our ‘celebrity-obsessed’ times there is a danger that Eve Arnold will be remembered solely as…

28 February 2012

Type Tuesday: Iron curtain Vegas

Type Tuesday: Iron curtain Vegas

robert hanks, type tuesday

Ilona Karwińska shoots the lions and mermaids of Polish Cold War Neon
In the mind’s eye, the Eastern Europe of the cold war is painted with a…

21 February 2012

Type Tuesday

Type Tuesday

Reflections of a typographer: Matthew Carter on Modern Typography
Modern Typography: An Essay in Critical History by Robin Kinross, now in its reprinted second edition…

20 February 2012

From ligatures to Lilos

From ligatures to Lilos

john l. walters

A handful of memorable logos from John McConnell’s long career
John McConnell, the subject of Eye 81’s Reputations interview, has been quietly leaving his mark…

17 February 2012

Making Magazines 2012, 16 March

Making Magazines 2012, 16 March

the events department

Magaholics’ field day spans print, digital, indie, mainstream …
Exactly four weeks from today there will be a one-day magazine conference at St Bride…
 
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