27 July 2009

The Form of the Book 6

The Form of the Book 6

fraser muggeridge

Fully Booked vs. Jan Tschichold’sThe Form of the Book; it’s a knockout
In the red corner we have The Form of the Book by Jan Tschichold in…

27 July 2009

Frontline’s big, bold newsprint

Frontline’s big, bold newsprint

john l. walters

A quality, quarterly broadsheet made by moonlighting journalists
Sitting next to a self-absorbed Telegraph reader on the train last week I was reminded…

23 July 2009

Yellow Submarine models

Yellow Submarine models

paul west

From Paul West’s Collection article in Eye 47. Heinz Edelmann RIP
We published this little Collection piece by Paul West of Form in Eye no. 47…

22 July 2009

Covers galore

Covers galore

the picture department

Alternative designs for the front and back of Eye 72
It can be a long process. Here are the designs we used. To buy a…

21 July 2009

Eno’s Apollo

Eno’s Apollo

the movie department

Sound, vision and another blue-green world at London’s Science Museum
Last night saw the first ever performance of Eno’s Apollo, played live at the Science…

17 July 2009

Out of the box

Out of the box

the post room

Another mysterious package from the wacky world of design
Sometime, stuff turns up at the Eye office that nobody knows what to do with…

16 July 2009

Pictures for rent

Pictures for rent

the back issue department

Spreads from Abbott Miller’s article about stock photography in Eye 14
In this article from Eye no. 14, Autumn 1994, designer J. Abbott Miller discusses the…

15 July 2009

Off the wall

Off the wall

noel douglas

Just a little fun? Or advertising that plumbs new depths of cynicism?
If Lee and Dan’s fake suicide bomber ad* ‘for’ Volkswagen a few years back seemed…

13 July 2009

Trouble getting through the door?

Trouble getting through the door?

mike radcliffe

Brand agencies can teach designers a thing or two about storytelling.
Some graphic designers’ portfolios are effective tools that help them to find new work, writes…

11 July 2009

Trillion-dollar brainwave

Trillion-dollar brainwave

the video department

Video clip about the SA campaign for the Zimbabwean newspaper
Here’s a short video item about the Zimbabwean’s multi-trillion dollar campaign. See Sean O’Toole’s article…