8 January 2009

Glove in a cold climate

Glove in a cold climate

ivan chermayeff

Ivan Chermayeff’s collection of abandoned mitts from Eye 54
Back in December 2004 we published a little ‘Collection’ piece about Ivan Chermayeff’s ‘Abandoned gloves’…

6 January 2009

Riches and embarrassment

Riches and embarrassment

rick poynor

New Critique by Rick Poynor, published in Eye 70
A book of Swiss competition winners makes a virtue of its cold and awkward design…

24 December 2008

Careful with that AK47, Mikhail

Careful with that AK47, Mikhail

liz farrelly

Paper assault rifles and the well crafted design of fear
Looking for the ideal holiday-time craft project, asks Liz Farrelly, something to keep your brain…

20 December 2008

Writing on the wall

Writing on the wall

jessica jenkins

Naples takes its Mafia anguish to the streets
Today, on 20 December, Naples leads Italy on to the streets to protest about political…

19 December 2008

Phil’s top type hits

Phil’s top type hits

the type department

Or … ‘Now that’s what I call typography, vol. 1’
Chris Wilson’s recent Reputations interview with Phil Baines (Eye 69) pointed out that his early…

18 December 2008

Reasons to be cheerful, part 2

Reasons to be cheerful, part 2

John L. Walters

A message from Barney Bubbles in the small print? Or just Ian?

I received an exciting package through the post the other day, a mint copy of Ian Dury’s ‘What A Waste’

17 December 2008

Northern Dreams

Northern Dreams

Gentlemen’s entertainment in eastern Wyoming
Speaking of the ‘Aesthetics of emptiness’, Mike Kippenhan also sent us this picture of Northern Dreams…

16 December 2008

What’s that sound? Who’s that girl?

What’s that sound? Who’s that girl?

Eye’s latest cover features Goldfrapp and Replica
People have been asking what’s on the cover of the latest Eye (no. 70, vol. 18…

15 December 2008

As if obstacles were not an issue

As if obstacles were not an issue

Good magazine hosts a problem-solving event in LA
Is design really about problem-solving? And if so, how often are those problems really serious? An…

12 December 2008

Reasons to be cheerful, part 1

Reasons to be cheerful, part 1

Spreads from the original Eye no. 6 article about Barney Bubbles
Something for the weekend. Here, by popular demand, are all the spreads from the original sixteen-page…