Blog: Design history

15 November 2010

Beyond the body

Beyond the body

liz farrelly

Fashion drawing lies between representation and abstraction
Fashion illustration may have been marginalised in the past (and it’s not just me saying…

12 November 2010

À la mode

À la mode

chris brawn

The 50-year career of Hollywood’s greatest costume designer, Edith Head
The voracious appetite of the publishing industry often results in monographs being issued before the…

27 October 2010

Beatrice Warde lecture

Beatrice Warde lecture

simon esterson

Sébastien Morlighem’s gripping tale of Excoffon and the Fonderie Olive.
Tuesday night: to Bridewell Hall at the St Bride Library for the annual Beatrice Warde…

25 October 2010

Maps and legends

Maps and legends

jan middendorp

Charting the working processes of early 21st-century designers
As a lasting souvenir of the first AGI Open conference, which took place in Porto…

18 October 2010

Body bio

Body bio

john ridpath

Fuel revisits the graphic storytelling of Russian criminal tattoos
Danzig Baldaev’s original tattoo drawings, made famous by his Russian Criminal Tattoo Encyclopaedia, are to…

11 October 2010

Dig for history

Dig for history

Twentieth century Britain, chronicled in the work of Abram Games
Abram Games (1914-96) was one of the twentieth century's most celebrated graphic designers. An exhibition, opening…

30 September 2010

Life-saving graphics?

Life-saving graphics?

steven heller

Tough, durable and informative: posters in the age of HIV / AIDS
Twenty-five years ago the HIV / AIDS virus began killing thousands and infecting hundreds of…

16 September 2010

Gastrotypographicalassemblage

Gastrotypographicalassemblage

jay prynne

The Designs of Lou Dorfsman celebrated at Kemistry Gallery
Kemistry Gallery is celebrating the work of legendary designer Lou Dorfsman, art director for the…

9 September 2010

Survivor

Survivor

rick poynor, the form of the book

Romek Marber bears witness to one of the great crimes of the past century
‘Survivor’, Rick Poynor’s latest Critique on the Eye website, is about Romek Marber’s recently published…

16 August 2010

Design for music and dance

Design for music and dance

john ridpath, the events department

Serge Diaghilev’s all-star cast of artists brought the Ballet Russes to life
Music and design meet again next month, when a major exhibition exploring Serge Diaghilev’s role…
 
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