Eye Magazine

Opinion: Visual culture

Editorial Eye 110

Graphic design, Typography, Visual culture, Editorial

Andy Altmann’s enthusiasms live on: in his books ... and literally written in stone …

Editorial Eye 109

Photography, Technology, Visual culture, Editorial

We are all subject to the dominant technologies of our age, consciously or otherwise.

The first brand mag?

Design history, Typography, Visual culture

The chance discovery of a set of bound volumes revealed a treasure trove of trade marks. By Andy Altmann

Heroes of wealth and power

Magazines, Photography, Visual culture, Critique / Photography

An essay published in Mack’s new ‘Discourse’ series accuses three prominent photographers of creating propaganda for global capitalism. Photo Critique by Rick Poynor

Godard becomes ‘Godard’

Book design, Photography, Visual culture, Critique / Photography

In 1961, the new wave director posed for a German fashion photographer. The publicity pictures that followed are as self-reflexive as his films. Photo Critique by Rick Poynor

Instant object of desire

Photography, Typography, Visual culture, Critique / Photography

A Polaroid photo’s aura of ephemeral uniqueness lies in its small white frame and supercharged surface. Photo Critique by Rick Poynor

Scalpel sharp

Graphic design, Music design, Photography, Visual culture, Critique / Photography

A UK retrospective examines the explosive photomontages of feminist artist Linder, from the shock of her punk collages to pictures that juxtapose provocation with flowers and dance