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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…

20 July 2011

Historical digital #1

Historical digital #1

historical digital

Digital craft. A new wave reasserts the primacy of skills and knowhow
In ‘Magic box’ (Eye 70), David Crow argues: ‘In a world where ideas are the…

14 July 2011

Sea of information

Sea of information

john l. walters

Digital design shines new light on the National Maritime Museum contents
The Sammy Ofer wing of the National Maritime Museum, which opens today, offers three different…

13 July 2011

Magic library

Magic library

maureen chowdhury

J. K. Rowling’s Pottermore site aims to put reading (and readers) at its heart
7000 people bustled through the streets of Leicester Square and Trafalgar Square for the final…

12 July 2011

Type Tuesday

Type Tuesday

type tuesday

Deep in the archives: Caslon’s Italian, ca. 1821. Specimen & punches.
The early nineteenth century was a remarkable time in typefounding. New innovations appeared with great…

11 July 2011

Monopoly games

Monopoly games

john ridpath

A handful of companies control online publishing, but what are the rules?
Design Week’s recent move from print to online-only might turn a profit in the short…

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…

6 July 2011

Permutations in colour

Permutations in colour

eric kindel

Exploring the dramatic possibilities and problems of overprinting
Since 2007, final year BA students in the Department of Typography & Graphic Communication, University…

28 June 2011

Type Tuesday

Type Tuesday

type tuesday

How lettering is made for public display: hand-cutting in stone
Andrew Haslam looks at the production of display lettering, and, in this instalment, hand-cutting in…

23 June 2011

(No) end of print

(No) end of print

steve fisher

Reports of print’s death have been greatly exaggerated
In a Q&A session at the end of the recent Manchester Design Symposium, a question…
 
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