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Recent articles about Jan Tschichold

The advocacy of TschicholdIssue 99, Autumn 2019
Review

                                                As Paul Stirton, the curator of ‘Jan Tschichold and the New Typography’ readily admits, his…                        
A treat for Tschichold aficionadosIssue 94, Summer 2017
Review

                                                These two books will delight aficionados of Jan Tschichold, the German typographer who embodied the…                        
Weimar volumesIssue 91, Spring 2016
Review

                                                The musical Cabaret gave a popular view of Berlin between the two world wars; the…                        
A tradition with breaksIssue 86, Autumn 2013
Feature

                                            
	Stencil typefaces – late arrivals on the typographic scene – are going in new directions and rediscovering their history.            
Buy this bookIssue 58, Winter 2005
Feature

                                            Jürgen Holstein’s volume of rare Weimar-era jackets and covers is an extraordinary labour of love            
Out of handIssue 80, Summer 2011
Feature

                                            Handwriting is a touchstone in the history of graphic design, where lettering meets the messy reality of the human body            
Electrifying the alphabetIssue 62, Winter 2006
Feature

                                            At the dawn of the computer age, new functions ushered in new forms for type design            
Why Helvetica?Issue 40, Summer 2001
Feature

                                            Despite the changes provoked by the digital ‘revolution’, designing a typeface for serious reading remains a time-consuming task. For the designer, choosing and setting a body text font can be equally daunting, resulting in some inspired, eccentric and provocative choices            
The endless library at the end of printIssue 27, Spring 1998
Feature

                                            
	Does the current avalanche of glossy books constitute a genuine design history – or mere graphic ephemera? By Teal Triggs            
Pre-postmodernityIssue 50, Winter 2003
Feature

                                            
	Does a small book from nearly 30 years ago encapsulate a ‘golden age’?            
Max Bittrof: visual engineerIssue 9, Summer 1993
Feature

                                            
	Max Bittrof was one of the leading German designers of the 1920s. Unlike many exponents of the New Typography, he was able to apply the aesthetic to a major commercial client            
What has writing got to do with design?Issue 9, Summer 1993
Opinion

                                            
	We canonise the giants of design history as champions of total authorship, while overlooking the obvious message of their work            
High thoughts on a self-effacing artIssue 7, Summer 1992
Review

                                                ‘To begin with, let us enumerate what is repulsive and therefore wrong.’ Thus opens an…                        

Recent blog posts about Jan Tschichold

They showed backbone

26 July 2024
Reviews

Spinorama is an exhibition of book spines in East London. Simon Esterson takes a sideways look

The calm collector

24 February 2016
Book design, Brand madness, Design history, Graphic design

A new collection of Steve Hare’s writing demonstrates an erudite passion for the design and content of Penguin Books

The late Steve Hare (1950-2015) was one of those writers that every editor appreciates, writes…

Five strategies tabled in Eindhoven

27 October 2014
Critical path, Graphic design, Posters, Visual culture

Van Abbemuseum throws new light on Jan van Toorn’s critical design practice

Homage exhibitions are inherently celebratory, writes Francisco Laranjo. However ‘Staging the Message: The Open Work…