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Graphic language of the wall

Book design, Photography, Visual culture, Critique / Photography

Brassaï’s photographs of graffiti with handwritten typographic treatments made striking, almost punkish paperback covers for Le Livre de Poche

Editorial Eye 94

Typography

John L. Walters

The notion that graphic design is fundamentally a creative business, a form of art undertaken…

Beyond context

Critique / Photography

Rick Poynor

Mysterious equipment, unknown officials and arcane activities combine in a photobook that is testament to the art of selection and editing. Photo Critique By Rick Poynor

The joy and sadness of dust

Critique / Photography, Web Critique

Rick Poynor

A familiar domestic nuisance provides the theme for this ambiguous and labyrinthine exhibition. Photo Critique by Rick Poynor

Editorial Eye 08

This special issue of Eye examines how American graphic design has changed in recent years…

Inner space man

Graphic design, Illustration, Photography, Critique / Photography, Web Critique

Rick Poynor

Mike Halliwell’s montages illustrate J. G. Ballard’s The Atrocity Exhibition with a flair that evokes the late author’s own experiments with cut and paste. Photo Critique by Rick Poynor

Age of the female gaze

Photography, Critique / Photography, Web Critique

Rick Poynor

Girl on Girl – a new survey of 40 contemporary photographers – raises questions about the nature of representation without necessarily answering them. Photo Critique by Rick Poynor