Blog: Graphic design

27 January 2011

Going overground

Going overground

lulu pinney

Lulu Pinney on GlobalVision’s friendly tube map for the Piccadilly line
Great moments in information design (continued). Compared with most other London Tube lines the Piccadilly…

24 January 2011

Inky fingers

Inky fingers

the type department

Letterpress workshop makes a grand day out for screen-weary workers
It may seem a little late to be blogging about the studio holiday treat, but…

20 January 2011

Shots in the air

Shots in the air

catherine griffiths

Just thirty-six frames for a (typo) exercise in photographic restraint
Back in 1986, before Wellington Polytechnic had computers, writes Catherine Griffiths, Visual Communication Design students…

19 January 2011

Rip and recycle

Rip and recycle

alexander ecob, books received

A tear-out-and-frame approach to sustainable graphics
Many regard climate change as a problem, but there are precious few who conquer their…

18 January 2011

Brit Insurance Design Awards

Brit Insurance Design Awards

john ridpath, the awards department

Bantjes, Shandy, Flipboard and E.Chromi make the (long) shortlist
London’s Design Museum announced the shortlist for this year’s Brit Insurance Design awards this morning…

17 January 2011

Scarlet letter

Scarlet letter

alexander ecob, the post room

Lenticular stamps celebrate the work of Thunderbirds and Stingray creator
Generations of British children grew up enthralled by the puppet creations of Gerry Anderson (above)…

13 January 2011

Its name is Rio

Its name is Rio

alexander ecob

The 2016 Olympic Games identity is a logo that dances on the sand
Amidst the excitement and excesses of the festive season, you’ll be forgiven for not noticing…

10 January 2011

Circle logic

Circle logic

the music department

Subjective mapping meets ‘data accuracy’ in The Floating World
The artwork for The Floating World, a new instrumental electronic album by Inch-Time is by…

7 January 2011

Darkness in Shoreditch

Darkness in Shoreditch

alexander ecob

Power cut brings a new slant to ‘taking the lights down’ on Twelfth Night’
I pen this (literally) from my own personal pool of ghostly light writes Alexander Ecob…

4 January 2011

Boudewijn Ietswaart, 1936-2010

Boudewijn Ietswaart, 1936-2010

feike de jong, jan middendorp

A Dutch designer rediscovered and now remembered for his letterforms
Just before Christmas, Dutch designer and illustrator Boudewijn Ietswaart passed away at his home in…
 
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