16 December 2011

Five from the archive

Five from the archive

eye editors

A handful of articles from Eye’s back pages. Kinross, Margolin, etc.
While we look forward to launching a new Eye website next year, we’ve been busily…

15 December 2011

Behind the belly band

Behind the belly band

sallyanne theodosiou

What happens when you stick a hyphen into culture?
Rian Hughes’s Cult-ure asks the question ‘What is a book?’ writes Sallyanne Theodosiou. Each spread…

14 December 2011

Healthy competition

Healthy competition

dannalie diaz

Designers compete to produce work (and win donations) for charities
Everyone loves a little competition. Especially when, as with Veer’s Creative Catalyst: Design for Change…

13 December 2011

Type Tuesday

Type Tuesday

christian schwartz, paul barnes, type tuesday

Christian Schwartz and Paul Barnes deep in the archives: Wilson, 1789
Some typefaces defy the classification of time and place. Wilson’s Roman of 1789 is a…

12 December 2011

Fir sale

Fir sale

mike kippenhan

Oregon’s handmade signs herald the coming of Christmas tree stands
With the end of the Thanksgiving holiday in late November, most Americans begin the transition…

12 December 2011

Noted #22

Noted #22

noted

Cigarette packs, Geo-magnetism, inspiration and crafty Modernists
More links to sites, articles and other things that grabbed our attention over the past…

8 December 2011

Metal on metal

Metal on metal

andrew haslam

Andrew Haslam on the way store lettering is ‘routed’ for public display
Profile-cut letters for public signage are usually ‘routed’ by machine, from a cutting guide based…

7 December 2011

Stamp collection

Stamp collection

dannalie diaz

Royal Mail delivers another set of small-scale graphic design
This year’s edition of the Royal Mail Yearbook is another eclectic collection of British graphic…

6 December 2011

Type Tuesday

Type Tuesday

alexander ecob, type tuesday

Stevens Titling from Linotype offers an unexpected brush with wildlife
Typefaces that strive to emulate the idiosyncrasies of hand-crafted letterforms have a patchy success rate…

5 December 2011

Mind and eye ... science and design

Mind and eye ... science and design

henry stanley

CSM Design Science Research Group aims to bridge a gap in understanding
Scientists are often accused of making their work impenetrable. Anatomical slides bearing little resemblance to…
 
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