15 October 2010

Twenty-twenty vision

Twenty-twenty vision

nick kapica

The Macpac_20 Concept Store: a visual and spatial design collaboration
A few weeks ago I attended the BEST awards, the premier design awards in New…

13 October 2010

Due process

Due process

jan middendorp

Porto plays host to an inspiring AGI Open conference
This year’s AGI (Alliance Graphique International) conference is taking place in Porto, a spectacular yet…

11 October 2010

Dig for history

Dig for history

Twentieth century Britain, chronicled in the work of Abram Games
Abram Games (1914-96) was one of the twentieth century's most celebrated graphic designers. An exhibition, opening…

11 October 2010

An alphabetical catwalk

An alphabetical catwalk

tania prill

Tania Prill’s student workshop translates typography into fashion
Each year, Professor Niklaus Troxler and his colleagues from the Stuttgart State Academy of Art…

7 October 2010

Who (didn’t) let the dogs out?

Who (didn’t) let the dogs out?

martin usborne

Photographs capturing the silence and longing of dogs trapped in cars
I was once left in a car at a young age. I don't know when…

6 October 2010

Marian Bantjes at St Bride. ‘Curiosity … is the key to the fantastic’ – a night of stars and (I) Won

Marian Bantjes at St Bride. ‘Curiosity … is the key to the fantastic’ – a night of stars and (I) Won

the form of the book

‘Curiosity … is the key to the fantastic’ – a night of stars and (I) Wonder
Last night Marian Bantjes captivated a sold-out audience for her talk at St Bride Library…

4 October 2010

Vive la pernque rerque!

Vive la pernque rerque!

roger sabin

French punk collective Bazooka have their first British retrospective
The Bazooka show at The Aubin Gallery in London’s East End is the first time…

1 October 2010

Cumbrian collage

Cumbrian collage

Russell Mills in Eye 5 and in Ambleside with Walton and Schwitters
‘Weathered surfaces and subtle textural effects, allusions to cycles of natural decay, sensitivity of touch…

30 September 2010

Life-saving graphics?

Life-saving graphics?

steven heller

Tough, durable and informative: posters in the age of HIV / AIDS
Twenty-five years ago the HIV / AIDS virus began killing thousands and infecting hundreds of…

27 September 2010

League of gentlemen

League of gentlemen

rosie walters

The Ivy Look is a cool, coffee-table book for the hip pocket
It’s pretty much official. The 1960s are seriously cool, writes Rosie Walters. They’ve been cool…