Blog: Visual culture

31 October 2008

Gastrotypographicalassemblage

Gastrotypographicalassemblage

archive

Lou Dorfsman’s mural for the CBS cafeteria, from Eye no. 20 vol. 5
Lou Dorfsman died last week at 90. The Web is full of tributes (old and…

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…

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…

24 October 2008

The hero of Flight 404

The hero of Flight 404

Synaesthesia, auto-changers and the final trip: Robert Hodgin at FOTB
Flight 404’s Robert Hodgin has worked out the ideal format for his life – as a…

20 October 2008

The Independent: too gaudy for words

The Independent: too gaudy for words

rick poynor

An exclusive, Web-only Critique by Rick Poynor for the Eye blog
I always liked the idea of The Independent and there have been a couple of…

15 October 2008

Kyle Cooper

Kyle Cooper

john l. walters

Graphic design and typography go to Hollywood
You have to hand it to Kyle Cooper, writes John L. Walters. The celebrated movie…

15 October 2008

Innocence and experience

Innocence and experience

liz farrelly

Vintage prints from a Barcelona photography studio in Franco’s time
From 1956 to 1998, FotoRamblas was a photography studio on Barcelona’s main pedestrian boulevard, the…

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…

11 October 2008

‘You talkin’ to me? You talkin’ to me?’

‘You talkin’ to me? You talkin’ to me?’

john l. walters, LukeHayman

New York Magazine celebrates 40 years plus with a handsome special

The 40th anniversary issue of New York has all the ingredients that non-New Yorkers expect.

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…
 
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