Blog: Posters

4 July 2011

Olympic deliverance

Olympic deliverance

alex cameron

Do posters have much to do with graphic design any more?
My initial reaction to the news that British artists – rather than graphic designers –…

1 July 2011

Flawed iris

Flawed iris

john l. walters

Little White Lies dreams up a parallel universe of 1970s movie mag covers
For those of us old enough to remember the 1970s, the current vogue for hair…

16 June 2011

Letter to Jane

Letter to Jane

alan baines

Graphic Design course director Alan Baines writes to the CSM bosses.
The student protests at University of the Arts, Central Saint Martins (CSM) have highlighted problems…

14 June 2011

Ads for good

Ads for good

lynne ciochetto

Billboard strategies in cross-cultural social service advertising campaigns
Social service and government advertising has been used in industrialised countries for most of the…

6 June 2011

Gill sans Eric

Gill sans Eric

alexander ecob

Brighton show will put MacDonald ‘Max’ Gill back on the map.
One could be forgiven for not knowing that Eric Gill had a brother. MacDonald ‘Max’…

4 June 2011

Critique commentary

Critique commentary

rick poynor

Rick Poynor selects DVD covers from the Criterion Collection’s film list.
In ‘Commitment to content’, my latest Web-only Critique, I have written about the design of…

17 May 2011

Political photomontage

Political photomontage

noel douglas

Noel Douglas on Peter Kennard’s ‘At Earth’ at Raven Row – last few days
Peter Kennard’s ‘At Earth’ show at Raven Row Gallery is a sibling to his new…

5 May 2011

A right royal show

A right royal show

liz farrelly

Middle England and middle managers under a steaming pile of Modern Cloth
How often do you walk round an exhibition laughing out loud, asks Liz Farrelly? Not…

28 April 2011

4-colour protest.

4-colour protest.

alexander ecob

Proposed print-room relocation provokes a graphic reaction at CSM
‘93 Days to go!’ proclaims the home page of Central Saint Martins College of Art…

23 April 2011

The printer’s tale

The printer’s tale

john ridpath

Old (and new) responses to Shakespeare by RCA printmakers
What with the Royal Wedding, the Queen’s (actual) birthday, Easter, St. George’s Day, and Mayday…
 
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