Issue 110

Opinion

Editorial Eye 110
Graphic design, Typography, Visual culture, Editorial, John L. Walters
Andy Altmann’s enthusiasms live on: in his books ... and literally written in stone …
Modern lovers
Design history, Graphic design, Magazines, Rick Poynor
Manchester’s The Modernist champions mid-century design and architecture. Critique by Rick Poynor

Features

Reputations: Samar Maakaroun
Interview by John L. Walters
‘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, art and The Beatles
James Alexander
Gordon House was an invisible star of the 1960s, working with celebrated galleries and musicians. James Alexander throws new light on his interdisciplinary practice
Empire of posters
John L. Walters, Stefan Sagmeister, Noel Douglas, Liza Enebeis, Jonathan Barnbrook, John Warwicker
A recent Berlin exhibition and its hefty catalogue demonstrate the enduring power of Japanese designer / artist Tadanori Yokoo, who turns 90 this year
Truman’s show
Elena Veguillas
The architectural lettering of these London pubs shows that enduring visual identities can be built slowly and collectively. Elena Veguillas tells the story
Andy Altmann remembered
Mark Sinclair, David Jenkins, David Ellis, Chrissie Charlton, Gordon Young, Gert Dumbar, Justine Tabak, Andy Stevens
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