11 September 2009

Birth of the Modern

Birth of the Modern

Kemistry Gallery pays tribute to Herbert Spencer’s Typographica
What unites 1960s Modernist graphic designers, the editors of Wallpaper* magazine and Hoxton bloggers? Last…

11 September 2009

Afternoon ‘E’

Afternoon ‘E’

mr edwards

This week Mr Edwards brings you Elvis, Eggnog, etc.
Five down, twenty-one to go. As another week draws to a close it’s time for…

8 September 2009

Dimensional typography

leslie atzmon

The unbearable flatness of being, by Leslie Atzmon
‘One evening Harold decided to go for a walk in the moonlight. But there wasn’t…

7 September 2009

X-ray flix (MTV #2)

X-ray flix (MTV #2)

liz farrelly, paul ayre

The ingredients that went into Rotterdam’s Fantastic Voyage
Following his previous MTV blog, ‘Hands on’, Paul Ayre describes his work on the motion…

4 September 2009

In the pink

In the pink

Paolozzi and Foreman and Bax and Ballard: the ‘jet age’ family of Ambit
Art, fiction, sex, science and politics: artist Eduardo Paolozzi’s contributions to Ambit are the subject of…

4 September 2009

‘D’ time

‘D’ time

mr edwards

Showroom dummies from the pages of Mr Edwards’ Crap Book
It’s Friday so it must be time for the latest double-page spread from Mr Edwards’ Crap…

2 September 2009

We can be heroes

We can be heroes

john l. walters

Pentagram’s monster rock rebrand takes Guitar Hero up to eleven
Eye editor John L. Walters talks to Pentagram’s Michael Bierut about the new ‘brand architecture’…

1 September 2009

Hands on

Hands on

liz farrelly, paul ayre

Adding soul (and soil) to the television test card, MTV EMA part 1
‘Fired up and hired’, Liz Farrelly’s Eye 72 article about MTV includes several examples of…

28 August 2009

In ‘C’

In ‘C’

mr edwards

A non-minimalist spread from Mr Edwards’ Crap Book
The Eye blog presents the latest instalment from Mr Edwards’ Crap Book. Click here (sorry…

27 August 2009

Sam Haskins and other stories

Sam Haskins and other stories

wayne ford

The South African photographer with a graphic edge
‘Sam Haskins is an important photographer. There, I’ve said it!’ This is the first line…