Blog: December 2011

8 December 2011

Metal on metal

Metal on metal

andrew haslam

Andrew Haslam on the way store lettering is ‘routed’ for public display
Profile-cut letters for public signage are usually ‘routed’ by machine, from a cutting guide based…

7 December 2011

Stamp collection

Stamp collection

dannalie diaz

Royal Mail delivers another set of small-scale graphic design
This year’s edition of the Royal Mail Yearbook is another eclectic collection of British graphic…

6 December 2011

Type Tuesday

Type Tuesday

alexander ecob, type tuesday

Stevens Titling from Linotype offers an unexpected brush with wildlife
Typefaces that strive to emulate the idiosyncrasies of hand-crafted letterforms have a patchy success rate…

5 December 2011

Mind and eye ... science and design

Mind and eye ... science and design

henry stanley

CSM Design Science Research Group aims to bridge a gap in understanding
Scientists are often accused of making their work impenetrable. Anatomical slides bearing little resemblance to…

2 December 2011

The Sheffield connection

The Sheffield connection

eye editors

Discovering a diaspora of former TDR designers in Eye 81’s ‘The far side’
A reader has pointed out an unintended pattern in the latest issue of Eye magazine…

1 December 2011

Ghosts and spirits

Ghosts and spirits

the events department

The uncanny side of Charles Dickens, elaborately illustrated
Mention ghosts and Charles Dickens, and most people’s thoughts will turn to A Christmas Carol…
 
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