Blog: Typography

16 March 2011

Tarnished idol

Tarnished idol

alexander ecob

British Museum presents the public and private art of Eric Gill
His eponymous typeface is frequently used to evoke a sense of unadulterated, stiff-upper-lipped Britishness, but…

1 March 2011

Critique: French connections

Critique: French connections

rick poynor, the magazine department

Back Cover signals an allegiance to graphic design as a serious endeavour
In his latest Web-only Critique, Rick Poynor looks at the French graphic design and typography…

24 February 2011

Port of entry

Port of entry

john l. walters, the magazine department

Two art directors and an editor launch a brand new men’s magazine
You could be forgiven for thinking that the cold Spring of 2011, with its cutbacks…

17 February 2011

Words, windows, chaos

Words, windows, chaos

john ridpath, the technology department

Tim De Cort’s ongoing typographic experiments in code
The sheer scale of last year’s V&A show Decode: Digital Design Sensations, served to illustrate…

28 January 2011

Enter at your peril

Enter at your peril

Gaspar Noe’s stroboscopic titles express the dark vision of his new film
The titles of Enter the Void cascade at the viewer in a blizzard of typographic…

24 January 2011

Inky fingers

Inky fingers

the type department

Letterpress workshop makes a grand day out for screen-weary workers
It may seem a little late to be blogging about the studio holiday treat, but…

20 January 2011

Shots in the air

Shots in the air

catherine griffiths

Just thirty-six frames for a (typo) exercise in photographic restraint
Back in 1986, before Wellington Polytechnic had computers, writes Catherine Griffiths, Visual Communication Design students…

4 January 2011

Boudewijn Ietswaart, 1936-2010

Boudewijn Ietswaart, 1936-2010

feike de jong, jan middendorp

A Dutch designer rediscovered and now remembered for his letterforms
Just before Christmas, Dutch designer and illustrator Boudewijn Ietswaart passed away at his home in…

23 December 2010

Calling cards

Calling cards

books received

How 76 graphic designers have art-directed their own identities
Logos, business cards, letterheads, brochures, websites, packaging: designers spend a lot of time creating other…

22 December 2010

Celia Frances Stothard 1949-2010

Celia Frances Stothard 1949-2010

Saying goodbye to Alan Kitching’s longtime partner in printing
Celia Stothard died on 8 December. We will miss her. Our condolences to Alan Kitching…
 
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