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1 November 2011

Blurred boundaries

steven mccarthy

The hybrid state of ‘Graphic Design: Now in Production’

The typeface Union, a synthesis of Helvetica and Arial, is ‘intended for situations where Helvetica…

27 October 2011

Who cares about the LDF?

alex cameron

Will graphics ever become more than 3% of the London Design Festival?

As the dust settles after the ninth London Design Festival (LDF), thoughts are now turning…

25 October 2011

Type Tuesday

christian schwartz, paul barnes, type tuesday

Christian Schwartz and Paul Barnes deep in the archives: Venus 1907-27

With each new development in typesetting, huge numbers of typefaces get left behind. You can…

22 October 2011

Noted #16

noted

The CBS Eye, Maus, points of type and designer trivia from Kevin Finn

More links to sites, articles and other things that grabbed our attention over the past…

20 October 2011

Historical digital

adrian shaughnessy, historical digital

Adrian Shaughnessey on the rise of laptop aesthetics … from 2003

What are the major stylistic trends in current graphic design? wrote Adrian Shaughnessey in Eye…

18 October 2011

Type Tuesday: Private Eye

john l. walters, type tuesday

Matthew Carter’s timeless typographic masthead for Private Eye magazine

Tony Rushton has been art director of satirical magazine Private Eye for 49 of its…

13 October 2011

California dreams

jessica jenkins

Exhibition charts the sunny design aesthetic of the Golden State

I have developed a habit, when travelling, of making a mental snapshot of what strikes…

12 October 2011

Significant others

anne-marie conway

Steven Heller invites designers to come clean about their graphic passions

Steven Heller loves design, but he’s quick to admit it’s ‘not a monogamous relationship’, writes…

10 October 2011

Noted #14

noted

Powerful graphics, Alexey Brodovitch and underground newspapers