Blog: Typography
6 October 2022
Movers and shakers
Watch as DEMO takes over a multitude of Dutch public screens on Thursday 6 October
The second annual DEMO festival takes over 5000-plus screens on Dutch streets ...
20 September 2022
Analogue survivors
Bob Richardson’s collection of BBC-related ephemera at St Bride is a must-see
‘A Kingdom of Cardboard’, which runs until 6 January 2023 at St Bride Library, is an…
8 August 2022
Graphic design live #4
Ghost signs tour in London; Spanish fruit brands in Valencia; Gilles de Brock in Chaumont; Federico Fellini in Zurich
In August, we are heading to London, Valencia, Chaumont and Zurich for a series of design-related events …
10 July 2022
Now you see me …
Laura Meseguer’s installation ‘Invisible’ in Lleida invites visitors to rediscover type on the street
‘Invisible’ is an invitation to enjoy signs on the street … elements so familiar they can become ‘invisible’ …
5 July 2022
Graphic design live #3
Breaking the News in London; typewriters in Edinburgh; typographic protests in San Francisco; 23rd International Exhibition in Milan; Graphic Trial in Tokyo; Type Paris
Here is a selection of current and upcoming events worth noting in your graphic design calendar.
23 June 2022
Book now for Book night!
Buy your tickets for ‘Book night!’ – Eye’s next Type Tuesday – and help raise money for St Bride
Eye’s first Book night! will feature presentations by acclaimed designers Giles Dunn, Sonya Dyakova, Hugh Miller and Jim Sutherland, chaired by David Pearson and Eye editor John L. Walters
7 June 2022
Graphic design live #2
Susan Kare in Lyon; Josep Renau in Valencia; Type Tuesday; Typographics 2022 in NYC; Birmingham Design Festival; Iwan Baan and Francis Kéré in London
Here is a selection of current and upcoming events worth noting in your design calendar.
23 March 2022
Books received no. 48
Manuale di Calligrafia; Sign Painting: a practical guide to tools, materials, and techniques; and The Showcards Book
Here are few books on calligraphy and sign painting that caught our attention …
26 October 2021
Graphic design live #1
Beautiful Swiss Books; Martens in Shanghai; MagCulture Live on Thursday
4 November; Typoteka; Chaumont
Here is a selection of current and upcoming events that piqued the interest of our…
14 September 2021
Always drawn, never written
This unusual biography of book designer Helmut Salden (1910-96) shows the processes behind his lettering for dust jackets. By Jan Middendorp
Helmut Salden (1910-96) was the most productive book cover designer in the Netherlands, during the…