Feature: Typography
Andy Altmann remembered
Friends and colleagues pay tribute to the designer, co-founder of Why Not Associates and devotee of typographic oddities, comedy and football, who died in October 2025
Truman’s show
The
architectural lettering of these London pubs shows that enduring
visual identities can be built slowly and collectively. Elena
Veguillas tells the story
Type, art and The Beatles
Gordon
House was an invisible star of the 1960s, working with celebrated
galleries and musicians. James Alexander throws new light on his
interdisciplinary practice
Reputations: Samar Maakaroun
‘Lebanon
was bombed. My sister-in-law was evacuated. I can’t just talk about
type and design. Who am I? How phoney would I be if that’s all I’m
talking about?
Type reviews
By Dan Reynolds, Toshi Omagari, Linda Kudrnovská, James Clough and Silvia Sfligiotti
Reputations: Veronika Burian
‘How much can we simplify the shapes without losing clarity, legibility and cultural acceptance?’ Amy Papaelias interviews the co-founder of TypeTogether. Portrait by Suki Dhanda
Dafi Kühne comes to town
A grey London February was enlivened by a visit from the Swiss
letterpress innovator. Report: Richard Ardagh [EXTRACT]
Reputations: Rob Saunders
‘We are in a moment of fascination with everything analogue, especially for designers who spend all day working on screens for screens. For them, it’s refreshing and mind-opening and inspiring in some magical way I can’t fully explain.’ Interview: Eric Heiman [EXTRACT]
Eye type reviews
Six contemporary type reviews by Bryan Edmondson, Dan Reynolds, Mark Thomson, Silvia Sfligiotti, Linda Kudrnovská and Robert Newman
John Randle and his 26 soldiers of lead
As Matrix comes to a full stop, its doughty founder talks to Eye. Photographs by Philip Sayer