Review
Strategies for telling truths
The sharpest books on design come from small independent publishers, such as Hyphen Press in…
New languages and noisy texts
Increasingly sophisticated methods of communication mean that the appropriateness of conventional forms of reading and…
The boy’s book of Pentagram
Pentagram are masters of self-promotion. ‘Books win friends,’ says Theo Crosby, ‘and buying friendship is…
Is anybody out there reading?
One of the features of Octavo magazine that made it so appealing to anyone who…
Photography without film: Digital imaging
Advertising and design agencies are firmly committed to digital artworking and reprographic techniques, but until…
Recent Photobooks: a connoisseur’s guide
Martin Munkacsi By F. C. Gundlach Steidl, €48. Thames & Hudson, £39.95 In the 1930s…
Postcards from a generous drifter
Alan Fletcher describes his latest book as ‘a journey without a destination’. I’m not sure…
Comic sans the grown-ups
There are two names responsible for bringing comics ‘out of the trash and into a…
The farewell tour syndrome
Earlier this year I was researching past issues of Emigre magazine for an exhibition project…
Spaniards’ works
When I was researching my Deco España: Graphic Design Between the Wars (Chronicle Books) in…