Blog: Design education

12 December 2011

Noted #22

Noted #22

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Cigarette packs, Geo-magnetism, inspiration and crafty Modernists
More links to sites, articles and other things that grabbed our attention over the past…

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…

14 November 2011

The ‘Ziggy Stardust’ moment

The ‘Ziggy Stardust’ moment

john l. walters

Snapshots of the final annual two-day St Bride conference ‘Critical Tensions’
There was a ‘Ziggy Stardust’ moment right at the end of last week’s ‘Critical Tensions’…

31 October 2011

In the bunker

In the bunker

gerry leonidas

The first TypoLondon stirs things up – and takes the locals by surprise
The first TypoLondon conference took many locals by surprise, writes Gerry Leonidas. It was a…

22 August 2011

Picture book

Picture book

john ridpath

A new publication from Newport’s Photographic Art graduates
For Eye 77’s education piece, ‘Out of the Darkroom’, I spoke to academics involved in…

5 August 2011

Noted #5

Noted #5

noted

Type on camera, infographics, outdated technology and fake logos
More links to sites, articles and interviews that grabbed our attention this week. Top: Fictional…

3 August 2011

Moving and making

Moving and making

Exploring the photographic trends of 2011’s graduate degree shows
Photography is in the throes of a quiet revolution as the medium adapts to our current…

28 July 2011

Lost in space

Lost in space

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Why do architects believe their wordless buildings are easy to read?
‘Sign designers are convinced that architects don’t like them,’ writes Rob Waller, in his provocative…

21 July 2011

Measure for measure

Measure for measure

alexander ecob

A closer look at some neglected rules for typographic design.
When we opened Taschen’s new English edition of Letter Fountain to photograph it for Ben…

7 July 2011

On the make

On the make

Design (Inquiry) in the time of low budgets and tight deadlines
‘Make do’ may sound like a somewhat muted call to action for designers, but as…
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