Review
History repeats itself
Just when you thought the graphic design history market couldn’t be any more saturated –…
Information overlord
Anticipation was high among the audience for this rare public appearance by Edward Tufte in…
Cartographical display
Things were not simple for a pre-nineteenth-century map, which might have to show off the…
Space to think, however untidy
The catalogue entry for this book shows the cover with a subtitle – ‘Emblem and…
Best or just beautiful?
Every contest has its criteria, and this catalogue for The Best German Book Design 200…
Mixed doubles
Apprenticed first as a hoodlum graffiti artist, then as a calligrapher and graphic designer, Niels…
Running on empty
The work of artists such as Ed Ruscha, who base their art on language, raises…
Code and image
‘Decode: Digital Design Sensations’ promises to be a blockbuster for the new decade. Curated by…
The myth-maker of LA
The first time I visited Los Angeles I bought a book called Twentysix Abandoned Gasoline…
Books received
365 AIGA Year in Design 22Edited by Andrea CodringtonAIGA, This year’s chronicle of North American graphics…