25 September 2024

Books received #58

Books received #58

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Four titles: Znak. from Ukraine; Darren Leader's Logo Rewind; Present Tense: Wahine Toi Aotearoa from New Zealand; and Unidentified Paper Object No.3

The history and visual language of trademarks; an activist approach to underrepresented voices; and the work of Marion Bataille.

11 September 2024

All the fun of the Conclave

All the fun of the Conclave

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A heady mix of design talent is due to swamp the St Bride Foundation stage on Saturday 28 September in ‘Outside the Lines’

‘Outside the Lines’, the St Bride Foundation Design Conclave 2024, takes place on Saturday 28 September.

15 August 2024

Lettering in the landscape

Lettering in the landscape

Mark Noad

Mark Noad, Chair of the Lettering Arts Trust, considers the training and design behind hand-carved lettering and looks forward to two exhibitions of the carver’s art in the UK
Two questions are regularly levelled at letter-carvers: ‘what typeface is it?’ and ‘don’t you have…

6 August 2024

The Griffin singularity

The Griffin singularity

John Warwicker, Alex McDowell

Designers John Warwicker and Alex McDowell pay tribute to the extraordinary photographer Brian Griffin (1948-2024)

Brian Griffin was a singularity; an odd fish from the Black Country, out of water and on his bike …

26 July 2024

They showed backbone

They showed backbone

Simon Esterson

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

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

5 July 2024

Seven artefacts in search of a museum

Seven artefacts in search of a museum

Janet South

If Japan had its own design museum, what would it include? Janet South reports from ‘Design Discoveries’

‘Design Discoveries: Towards a Design Museum Japan’ is a free exhibition currently showing at Japan House London …

25 June 2024

Single track to a wide territory

Single track to a wide territory

John D. Berry

Interaction and communication were the order of the day at the second ATypI conference to be held in the Southern hemisphere. John D. Berry reports

This year’s ATypI conference in Brisbane, Australia was the smallest ATypI in several decades, writes John Berry

29 May 2024

Mini, Midi, Maxi …

Mini, Midi, Maxi …

Janet South

A new exhibition charts the rise and fall of the influential fashion brand Biba. Janet South reports

This London exhibition shows Biba’s evolution from mail-order catalogue to the gloriously short-lived ‘Big Biba’ …

24 May 2024

Graphic design live #16

Graphic design live #16

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New exhibition by Onomatopee in Eindhoven; ‘Collection Insights’ at Museum für Gestaltung; The Vinyl Factory in London; Typographics 2024 in NYC; and ‘Now You See Us’ at Tate Britain

Current and upcoming events that have piqued our interest: exhibitions, conferences, talks and workshops …

22 May 2024

BIG in Milan

BIG in Milan

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The first Biennale Internazionale Grafica takes place from 23-26 May 2024

The Biennale Internazionale Grafica (BIG) opens this week, with four days of exhibitions, talks, etc. across Milan.

 
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