Blog: Design history

7 February 2011

Opening shots

Opening shots

archive, joel karamath, the movie department

Two classic movie title sequences from Saul Bass and Maurice Binder
The latest Eye Critique deals with the hallucinatory title sequence to Gaspar Noé’s Enter the…

3 February 2011

And more again

And more again

eye editors

Information design and graphics in Eye 78, our biggest ever issue
It has been printed, packaged and delivered to subscribers and bookshops all over the world…

17 January 2011

Scarlet letter

Scarlet letter

alexander ecob, the post room

Lenticular stamps celebrate the work of Thunderbirds and Stingray creator
Generations of British children grew up enthralled by the puppet creations of Gerry Anderson (above)…

13 January 2011

Its name is Rio

Its name is Rio

alexander ecob

The 2016 Olympic Games identity is a logo that dances on the sand
Amidst the excitement and excesses of the festive season, you’ll be forgiven for not noticing…

4 January 2011

Boudewijn Ietswaart, 1936-2010

Boudewijn Ietswaart, 1936-2010

feike de jong, jan middendorp

A Dutch designer rediscovered and now remembered for his letterforms
Just before Christmas, Dutch designer and illustrator Boudewijn Ietswaart passed away at his home in…

20 December 2010

Locally sourced

Locally sourced

hamish thompson

Rob Roy Kelly’s influential American Wood Type is back in circulation
The legendary Rob Roy Kelly was one of a kind, a larger than life character…

6 December 2010

Past Christmas presents

Past Christmas presents

john ridpath, the events department

Festive department store posters from the 1920s and 30s
Department store Heal’s have started this year’s festive season with a call for customers to…

22 November 2010

Outline of beauty

Outline of beauty

liz farrelly

René Gruau’s visual ‘personalities’ forged Dior’s brand language
Since founding her Munich-based graphic arts gallery, Bartsch & Chariau, in 1980, Joëlle Chariau has…

18 November 2010

Design debate

Design debate

liz farrelly

The nature, collectability and status of fashion illustration
On 5 November, at a rainy evening round-table debate, a large and avid audience was…

17 November 2010

Pictures, poems, short stories

Pictures, poems, short stories

martin bax

An exhibition of Ambit magazine covers at Hornsey in London
Our first cover was drawn by Andie Ferguson, an Australian artist who had come to…
 
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