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…

29 March 2010

Visual ping-pong

Visual ping-pong

john ridpath

Designers in London and Berlin have started a creative conversation.
It’s good to talk, and this year’s Art Of Conversation has started up a unique…

26 March 2010

Pick Me Up at Somerset House

Pick Me Up at Somerset House

claire catterall

Curator Claire Catterall introduces the UK’s first graphic arts fair
I’ve never been one for the more traditional, ‘museumy’ kind of exhibition, writes Claire Catterall…

25 March 2010

Ghostly amphibians

Ghostly amphibians

sally jeffery

Deviant toads and art-science collisions in London
Some tiny, jewel-like translucent toadlets are making a brief appearance at the Royal Institution, in…

24 March 2010

Green USP?

Green USP?

lynne ciochetto

Greenwashing and design in the age of ethical consumption
In the contemporary era of heightened green awareness and ‘ethical consumption’, major companies have quickly…