Blog: Design history

9 September 2010

Survivor

Survivor

rick poynor, the form of the book

Romek Marber bears witness to one of the great crimes of the past century
‘Survivor’, Rick Poynor’s latest Critique on the Eye website, is about Romek Marber’s recently published…

16 August 2010

Design for music and dance

Design for music and dance

john ridpath, the events department

Serge Diaghilev’s all-star cast of artists brought the Ballet Russes to life
Music and design meet again next month, when a major exhibition exploring Serge Diaghilev’s role…

16 July 2010

Mirror man

Mirror man

john l. walters, the events department

Roman Cieślewicz shouts, entertains and provokes from the gallery walls
If you see just one design exhibition this summer, make it the Roman Cieślewicz retrospective…

13 July 2010

Back to front

Back to front

michael salu

Why I went to St Bride Library to make Granta’s latest cover
For me St Bride Library has long been an place of fascination and wonder, writes…

2 July 2010

Smash hits and ink

Smash hits and ink

john l. walters

Last call for the ‘Ray Lowry: London Calling’ exhibition in East London
Last night’s ‘London Calling’ auction raised around £18,000 for the Ray Lowry foundation. And there…

25 June 2010

On target

On target

the events department

Looking forward to a Roman Cieślewicz retrospective at the RCA
‘Roman Cieślewicz’, at London’s Royal College of Art from 16 July–7 August, features more than…

13 June 2010

Stop, look, listen

Stop, look, listen

john ridpath, the events department

A preview of Black Dog’s latest exhibition: ‘Modern British Posters’
A new exhibition showcasing the best of British poster design opens at Black Dog Space…

10 June 2010

Civil rights in New York

Civil rights in New York

frederico duarte, the events department

Two current exhibitions with images that ‘steered a drive for freedom’
I learned about two exhibitions on the civil rights movement currently showing in New York…

26 May 2010

Typeface, the movie

Typeface, the movie

sally jeffery

New designers test old methods at the Hamilton Wood Type Museum
Typeface, screened last week at the London College of Communication, is billed by its makers…

22 May 2010

DIY design

DIY design

rob banham

The 9th annual St Bride Library conference, 27-28 May 2010
A lot of design that’s interesting, different – worth talking about – has an element…
 
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