Blog: Reviews
17 March 2025
Lost in the wash
For Asbury, purpose is the opposite of creativity: ‘Purpose is a closed mindset: it decides the goal in advance.’
1 February 2025
Sparking fear
Joy and Fear offers a snapshot of modernity … [it] functions as a manual and audit on how the world works now …
19 November 2024
Books received #59 (catalogues)
This ‘books received’ focuses on a trio of graphic design catalogues.
11 November 2024
A feast for the eye
Japan House London’s ‘Looks Delicious!’ is an incredible journey through a feast of Japanese food replica artistry and expertise.
25 September 2024
Books received #58
The history and visual language of trademarks; an activist approach to underrepresented voices; and the work of Marion Bataille.
26 July 2024
They showed backbone
Spinorama is an exhibition of book spines in East London. Simon Esterson takes a sideways look
5 July 2024
Seven artefacts in search of a museum
‘Design Discoveries: Towards a Design Museum Japan’ is a free exhibition currently showing at Japan House London …
25 June 2024
Single track to a wide territory
This year’s ATypI conference in Brisbane, Australia was the smallest ATypI in several decades, writes John Berry
14 December 2023
Science visualisation masterclass
Building Science Graphics both recognises and responds to the growing need for scientists and designers to work together