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Recent articles by Nick Bell

AutomonographyIssue 92, Summer 2016
Review

                                                Abbott Miller’s book tells the story of a life in design: starting out – as…                        
Iguana stewIssue 68, Summer 2008
Feature

                                            Ko Sliggers conveyed a complex, subtle message with a seemingly effortless collage.            
Unfurling artwordsIssue 59, Spring 2006
Feature

                                            The Walker Art Center has a new identity – multi-voiced, reflexive – that does exactly what it says            
The steamroller of brandingIssue 53, Autumn 2004
Feature

                                            Art and culture are open to interpretation. Why must we give them fixed identities?            
Self-expression, self-promotionIssue 38, Winter 2000
Feature

                                            Whether these examples arrive under the aegis of a distinguished imprint, drop unsolicited through the mailbox or accompany a portfolio, it is possible – among the unfettered outpouring of naked ambition, personal enthusiasms and obsessive interests – to uncover some fine examples of self expression.            
Reputations: Graphic Thought FacilityIssue 39, Spring 2001
Feature

                                            ‘It’s to do with keeping things simple and having the confidence to present an idea where everything can be understood. You don’t have to be in the know to unravel it.’            
First Things First Manifesto 2000Issue 33, Autumn 1999
Feature

                                            Thirty-three visual communicators renew the 1964 call for a change of priorities            
Nick BellIssue 71, Spring 2009
Feature

                                            
	'The cool allure of Modernist style refuses to die’            
Brand madnessIssue 62, Winter 2006
Opinion

                                            Control too much and it will appear we have something to hide            
Footnotes about identity [WEB ONLY]Issue 59, Spring 2006
Opinion

                                            Notes on identity design (see Picture about the Walker Art Center) by Nick Bell            
SonglinesIssue 46, Winter 2002
Opinion

                                            The Songlines by Bruce Chatwin. Read and appreciated by Nick Bell            

Recent blog posts about Nick Bell

Saturday afternoon fever

2 August 2021
Book design, Photography, Reviews, Visual culture

Muddy Dance is a slender, large-format, velour-covered volume of black and white photographic prints assembled…

An end to the curatocracy?

23 May 2014
Critical path, Graphic design, Information design, Reviews

‘Chaos at the Museum’ burned bright. The event was a rare opportunity to share new visions for the future of exhibition design, writes Nick Bell

The most unusual thing about the London conference ‘Chaos at the Museum’ was that it…