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Garage band
The hand-made work of Le Gun finds expression through parties, installations, a website and a big ’zine
Images over time
The rich pre-history of motion graphics is filled with inspiration for screen-based image-makers
Back to basics in Basel [extract]
Basel School of Design's First Summer Program was a life-changing experience
Omnivore: Perspective and embellishment
Karen Hsu and Alice Chung of Omnivore use ornament to add meaning to a client brief
Mooren and Van der Velden: Argyle charm
The Dutch design duo see decoration as a way to convey messages that are not direct statements
Denise Gonzales Crisp: The decorational
For Denise Gonzales Crisp, typography has the deepest tradition of the decorative within graphic design
Marian Bantjes: Ornamentality
For Marian Bantjes the most powerful ornament comes out of obsession and long hours of intense labour
Advertising and the globalisation of aspiration
Global visual culture is dominated by the values of the industrialised West
Bookshelf photo shop
Iconic book cover images create a surreal, alternative history of twentieth century photography