Lucienne Roberts

Recent articles by Lucienne Roberts

Nothing like the real thing

Issue 39, Spring 2001

Review

Went to the conference, visited the exhibition, read the books but didn’t buy the T-shirt…

First Things First Manifesto 2000

Issue 33, Autumn 1999

Feature

Thirty-three visual communicators renew the 1964 call for a change of priorities

Being good

Issue 63, Spring 2007

Opinion

When designers start to question what words such as ‘good’ and ‘bad’ and ‘soul’ really mean, they can’t avoid ethics. And that’s no bad thing.

Being good

Issue 62, Winter 2006

Opinion

Most avenues take me back to ethics

Read me! Part 2. Literacy in graphic design education

Issue 37, Autumn 2000

Feature

‘Relativist’ debates within the profession have extended to the way design and typography are taught. If there are no agreed standards – no absolutes within design – how can one teach? Are we heading towards a state of ‘institutional ignorance’ as tutors have less knowledge to pass on to their students?

Read me! Part 1. Literacy in graphic design

Issue 37, Autumn 2000

Feature

Graphic designers are responsible for the communication of ideas through words, signs and pictures. Yet experimentation and new aesthetics cannot emerge without a thorough understanding of reading and writing: if we accept that language is important, we must be prepared to protect it