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Recent articles by Steve Rigley

New eraReview
Era 05. World Design Congress. 22-28 September 2005, Helsinki, Gothenburg, Oslo and Copenhagen. Reviewed by Steve Rigley
Refreshing but inscrutably exoticIssue 69, Autumn 2008
Review
3030: New Graphic Design in China brings together 30 designers, most of whom were born around the end of the Cultural Revolution (1966-76) …
Buying timeIssue 79, Spring 2011
Feature

                                            
	With shorter, more commercially driven degrees under serious consideration, Steve Rigley argues that design students need more space to speculate and make mistakes.            
Design’s wayward cousinsIssue 68, Summer 2008
Feature

                                            
	Humble and often vulgar, chapbooks offer an illuminating window into the medieval world.            
Revolutionary material in the fleshIssue 55, Spring 2005
Review

                                                Glasgow’s Hunterian Gallery is home to a collection of James Abbott McNeill Whistler’s portraits, yet…                        
Andre’s mug: inspiring prank, global brand… or a one-hit wonder?Issue 62, Winter 2006
Review

                                                The hard-sell intro to Supply and Demand will, no doubt, have many digging into their…                        
Thinking in solid airIssue 57, Autumn 2005
Feature

                                            Design educators are finding that letterpress nurtures creativity and visual abstraction. By Steve Rigley            
Digital cut and paste from IndiaIssue 53, Autumn 2004
Review

                                                ‘In a realm of Calvino-esque echoes, the “invisible cities” begin to unravel their presence, at…                        
Refreshing but inscrutably exoticFeature

                                    
New eraFeature

                                    
Abram GamesIssue 59, Spring 2006
Review

                                                Visitors to this exhibition may have noticed a London bus ticket modestly tucked into the…                        
A lifetime of brush-script problem-solvingIssue 51, Spring 2004
Review

                                                There is a photograph of Ashley Havinden (1903-73), taken for Country Life sometime late in…                        
Working lunchIssue 56, Summer 2005
Feature

                                            Mumbai’s dabbawallas deliver 175,000 meals daily to hungry workers using a unique system. By Steve Rigley and Kurnal Rawat            
Re-tooling the culture for an empire of signsIssue 52, Summer 2004
Feature

                                            
	‘Creative destruction’ and synthesis in the rapidly changing subcontinent            
Dancing and demolition in old BeijingIssue 65, Autumn 2007
Opinion

                                                                            The destruction of ancient Chinese alleyways undermines the Olympic ideals of harmony and progress In…            
Imperialism by another name?Issue 60, Summer 2006
Opinion

                                            India’s designers need to compete globally, but Western-style professionalisation could threaten the country’s confidence            

Recent blog posts about Steve Rigley

If you know where to look …

9 November 2018
Critical path, Design history, Graphic design, Reviews

Graphic design academics assemble in Sheffield to prepare for the next REF, the Research Excellence Framework. Report by Steve Rigley

The Research Excellence Framework (REF), which takes place every seven years, is the means by…

Design city in a hurry

18 November 2013
Design history, Graphic design, Reviews

Singapore’s graphic design story matches the city-state’s dramatic narrative, but this breathless overview leaves little time for reflection

In the introduction to Independence: The History of Graphic Design in Singpore since the 1990s…

Graphic design reading lists

21 March 2012
Book design, Design education, Design history, Graphic design

How should we choose texts to guide students through the info-blizzard?

Twenty years ago creating a reading list for graphic design students was relatively easy, writes…