Monika Parrinder
Recent articles by Monika Parrinder
You can’t bomb a virus
Issue 65, Autumn 2007
In the early 1990s at the Design Museum café, mentally flitting from the coffee-machine’s slick Gaggia…
Activism follows anger
Issue 93, Winter 2016
How do you channel anger into effective activism? This question remains urgent in an era…
They design themselves
Issue 67, Spring 2008
A2’s work is based on conceptual rigour, a feel for print process and a unique flair for bespoke typefaces
The myth of genius
Issue 38, Winter 2000
The myth of genius – which promotes the artist as a lone, (even mad) pioneer – emerged when craftsmen first strove to become respected members of an elite. But before designers get too excited about winning the status of the artist, perhaps some caution is required.
Recent blog posts about Monika Parrinder
Optimism and purpose
2 May 2019
Design history, Graphic design, Posters, Visual culture
The wartime posters of Abram Games retain their persuasive power. Review by Monika Parrinder
This big retrospective exhibition of wartime posters by Abram Games at the National Army Museum…