Lucienne Roberts
Recent articles by Lucienne Roberts
Nothing like the real thing
Issue 39, Spring 2001
Went to the conference, visited the exhibition, read the books but didn’t buy the T-shirt…
First Things First Manifesto 2000
Issue 33, Autumn 1999
Thirty-three visual communicators renew the 1964 call for a change of priorities
Being good
Issue 63, Spring 2007
When designers start to question what words such as ‘good’ and ‘bad’ and ‘soul’ really mean, they can’t avoid ethics. And that’s no bad thing.
Read me! Part 2. Literacy in graphic design education
Issue 37, Autumn 2000
‘Relativist’ debates within the profession have extended to the way design and typography are taught. If there are no agreed standards – no absolutes within design – how can one teach? Are we heading towards a state of ‘institutional ignorance’ as tutors have less knowledge to pass on to their students?
Read me! Part 1. Literacy in graphic design
Issue 37, Autumn 2000
Graphic designers are responsible for the communication of ideas through words, signs and pictures. Yet experimentation and new aesthetics cannot emerge without a thorough understanding of reading and writing: if we accept that language is important, we must be prepared to protect it