14 April 2010

The stetl and the revolution

The stetl and the revolution

El Lissitzky and Jewish picture books in LA: from fantasy to factory
‘Monsters and Miracles’, an exhibition of Jewish picture books, opened on 8 April at the Skirball…

13 April 2010

Who’s responsible?

Who’s responsible?

steven mccarthy

We need to redefine the ethical implications of design
The web site of the AIGA Toledo’s Response_ability: Ethics and Sustainability in Design Education conference…

12 April 2010

Bound for glory?

Bound for glory?

the events department

Fraser Muggeridge: current exhibition and July typography summer school
Fraser Muggeridge is one of the three designers recently featured in ‘They work with words’…

9 April 2010

Peake’s Wonderland

Peake’s Wonderland

john ridpath

‘And what is the use of a book, without pictures or conversation?’
Lewis Carroll’s surreal Alice books have provided endless inspiration for visual reworkings, leaving behind a…

8 April 2010

Making a difference

Making a difference

the events department

The future’s green, according to the Design Museum
Can designers make a difference? Judging by Sustainable Futures, a new exhibition at London’s Design…

7 April 2010

Berlin snapshots: Pentagram

Berlin snapshots: Pentagram

berlin snapshots

Wide streets, a metropolitan lifestyle … and major clients
Berlin, according to its charismatic mayor Klaus Wowereit, is ‘poor but sexy’. So it may…

6 April 2010

On the road

On the road

Scouring Montana for the last roadside signs of America
The commercial landscape in the United States is dominated by national brand name stores and their…

2 April 2010

Athens snapshots: G

Athens snapshots: G

athens snapshots, john ridpath

‘We live in a country that’s always striving to find its new identity’
Returning to Athens for another snapshot, we were happy to find a copy of Eye…

31 March 2010

Type technology

Type technology

joe newton, veer

How new OpenType software is helping typography go retro
While a number of talented graphic designers have dabbled in type design, creating very charming…

30 March 2010

No wasted space

No wasted space

the form of the book

McSweeney’s celebrates its vision of independent publishing
We’ve always had a soft spot for Timothy McSweeney’s quarterly, which wormed its way into…