Review: Reviews
Signs of life under an iron fist
Graphic design histories are, in large part, harvests of unearthed images and anecdotes. Every time…
Dan Dare, Bunty and all their pals
James Chapman states his intentions openly: to trace the development of the British comics industry…
A disappointing splash
The archly titled Wet: The Magazine of Gourmet Bathing has a semi-legendary reputation as both…
Bible of babel
The 2012 European Design Awards, the winners of which were announced in Helsinki on 2…
A tale of two diagrams
Frank Pick, the London Underground system’s legendary manager, believed good design was good for business.He…
Gentle giant
Tom Gauld’s Goliath tells the story of David and Goliath from the latter’s point of…
Resonating image-makers
The graphic scores of Roman Haubenstock-Ramati (1919-1994) date from the extravagant and exuberant period of…
On autopilot
A5 / 05: Lufthansa and Graphic Design: Visual History of an Airline (Lars Müller Publishers…
Sensational now
Depending on your expectations, ‘Decode’ at the V&A could leave you feeling full of wonder…
Revolutionary material in the flesh
Glasgow’s Hunterian Gallery is home to a collection of James Abbott McNeill Whistler’s portraits, yet…