Blog: Graphic design

31 October 2008

Gastrotypographicalassemblage

Gastrotypographicalassemblage

archive

Lou Dorfsman’s mural for the CBS cafeteria, from Eye no. 20 vol. 5
Lou Dorfsman died last week at 90. The Web is full of tributes (old and…

30 October 2008

Q&A with William Hall

Q&A with William Hall

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New technologies haven’t changed the creative process
Another dialogue about the function of graphic design history. Read our Eye 68 Q&A with…

29 October 2008

Missing link

Missing link

esther cleven

The Netherlands begins to value its design history – with a new society
Though many Dutch designers are world famous, few Dutch design historians are, writes Esther Cleven…

24 October 2008

The hero of Flight 404

The hero of Flight 404

Synaesthesia, auto-changers and the final trip: Robert Hodgin at FOTB
Flight 404’s Robert Hodgin has worked out the ideal format for his life – as a…

22 October 2008

Q&A with Barbara Ehrbar

Q&A with Barbara Ehrbar

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I’ve started being bored by graphic design . . . new things are rare
New post! Read our Eye 68 Q&A with Barbara Ehrbar on the Eye site. Above…

20 October 2008

The Independent: too gaudy for words

The Independent: too gaudy for words

rick poynor

An exclusive, Web-only Critique by Rick Poynor for the Eye blog
I always liked the idea of The Independent and there have been a couple of…

19 October 2008

Q&A with Pedro Inoue

Q&A with Pedro Inoue

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‘Design history is deeply linked with local culture’
Talking about graphic design history. Read our Eye 68 Q&A with Pedro Inoue on the…

17 October 2008

Drowning in debate

Drowning in debate

neil mcguire

Scottish designers look for some local alternatives to Awards Madness
A Statement of Existence (or The Scottish Design Non-Awards Non-Hierarchical Statement of Existence, to give…

15 October 2008

Kyle Cooper

Kyle Cooper

john l. walters

Graphic design and typography go to Hollywood
You have to hand it to Kyle Cooper, writes John L. Walters. The celebrated movie…

14 October 2008

On the slab

On the slab

the type department

A hard-working 1970s typeface comes back from the cold
From the type department. Another strong feature of the New York Magazine anniversary issue (see…