Opinion
Editorial,
John L. Walters
Information design, the main focus of this issue of Eye, has given rise to some soul-searching…
Contents,
the editor
Eye 78 Winter 2010Features 8 Critique: A soul adrift in neon limbo The credits of Gaspar…
Typography,
Visual culture,
Rick Poynor
The stroboscopic credits of Noé’s movie suck the viewer into an immersive maelstrom of lettering. Critique by Rick Poynor
Design education,
Education,
Max Gadney
Max Gadney argues that information design should be a compulsory part of every graphic design course
Features
John L. Walters
‘I did absolutely anything that came my way, which I’ve done throughout my life. But what I know about design, as opposed to wood engravings or illustrating, I learned from stamps – my interest in refining an idea down to an absolute minimum.’
Lance Knobel
How Dave Eggers’ design ethos contributed to the success of his publishing ‘empire’, McSweeney’s
Mark Porter
Mark Porter on an interactive site that reveals the urban energy of New York
Christopher Wilson
Christopher Wilson is struck by flaws in the graphic analysis of JFK’s death
Ken Garland
Ken Garland hails the ultimate buying guide for the anti-capitalist revolution
John L. Walters
John L. Walters on the break-ups and tearful reunions of Rock Family Trees
Fraser Muggeridge
Fraser Muggeridge reads a trusty manual that shows how to fix almost anything
Andrew Losowsky
Andrew Losowsky on the ‘nonsensical authority’ of the Approval Matrix
A new V&A display and a book trace the method of visualising data pioneered by Otto Neurath in the 1920s
John L. Walters
Joost Grootens, whose background is in multimedia and architectural design, is reinventing the atlas for the 21st century
Rick Poynor
The dictionary framework allows readers to find random nuggets of information, forging connections that reflect the arbitrary nature of life.