Blog: Design history

31 October 2008

Quantum of Croydon

Quantum of Croydon

john l. walters

Living in a box between the flyover and the market
I’ve always been amused by scientific references in titles, writes John L. Walters (and as…

30 October 2008

Q&A with William Hall

Q&A with William Hall

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New technologies haven’t changed the creative process
Another dialogue about the function of graphic design history. Read our Eye 68 Q&A with…

29 October 2008

Missing link

Missing link

esther cleven

The Netherlands begins to value its design history – with a new society
Though many Dutch designers are world famous, few Dutch design historians are, writes Esther Cleven…

22 October 2008

Q&A with Barbara Ehrbar

Q&A with Barbara Ehrbar

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I’ve started being bored by graphic design . . . new things are rare
New post! Read our Eye 68 Q&A with Barbara Ehrbar on the Eye site. Above…

19 October 2008

Q&A with Pedro Inoue

Q&A with Pedro Inoue

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‘Design history is deeply linked with local culture’
Talking about graphic design history. Read our Eye 68 Q&A with Pedro Inoue on the…

14 October 2008

On the slab

On the slab

the type department

A hard-working 1970s typeface comes back from the cold
From the type department. Another strong feature of the New York Magazine anniversary issue (see…

14 October 2008

Helter Skelter

Helter Skelter

roger sabin

A bumpy ride with Alan Aldridge:The Man with Kaleidoscope Eyes
The Design Museum is hosting an Alan Aldridge retrospective, writes Roger Sabin. ‘Just go along…

10 October 2008

Q&A with Giampietro+Smith

Q&A with Giampietro+Smith

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‘Teaching history as a set of facts is only half the story’
More questions and answers about design history. Read our Eye 68 Q&A with Giampietro+Smith on…

8 October 2008

How Mexico went for gold

How Mexico went for gold

A glorious rerun of the 1968 Olympics identity . . . with one omission
I had no idea until a friend mentioned it, writes Daoud Sarhandi. ‘Congratulations,’ he said, ‘the…

6 October 2008

Q&A with Sara De Bondt

Q&A with Sara De Bondt

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‘I don’t believe in the myth of design geniuses, working on their own’
Above: Signage for Wiels Contemporary Art Centre, Brussels, made using traditional road sign printing techniques…
 
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