Opinion
Editorial Eye 73
This photography special issue is about the way photographs are commissioned, selected, edited, sequenced and otherwise…
The artful charm of the public notice
Critical path, Typography, Visual culture, Monitor
Big, bad, bold and subverted by artists and designers, the public notice returns power to the people
The pleasures of browsing
Rick Poynor plays ‘hotel inspector’ to find a bookshop that understands its books and readers: Sydney’s Published Art. Critique by Rick Poynor
Scrapbook from China
In March, Robert Linsky and I went to China with fourteen MassArt [Massachusetts College of…
An alphabetical catwalk
A window on the world of learning, from school to uni; from postgraduate study to CPD.
Algerian poster project
From 15 to 17 April 2009 I had the opportunity to spend a few days…
Cult of the squiggly
Over-abundant embellishment is spiralling out of control. Time to get out the shears, cries Steven Heller.
Editorial Eye 72
Last summer we tackled the canon of graphic design history in a special issue; this…
Bad timing
In a new Obama-led world order, Omega’s lust for luxury seems as misplaced as a licence to kill. Critique by Rick Poynor