22 January 2009

Treasure trove of graphic resistance

Treasure trove of graphic resistance

noel douglas

Black Panther: Emory Douglas and the Art of Revolution
What better time to see an exhibition of work by Emory Douglas, the official artist…

20 January 2009

The Times: from paper 2 mag

The Times: from paper 2 mag

simon esterson

Thunderer prepares for a revamp by quietly reworking its second section
Life’s tough if you publish a paid-for daily newspaper, writes Simon Esterson. There are rising…

16 January 2009

Us Now documentary

Us Now documentary

kate andrews

Ivo Gormley’s film looks at the political potential of social media
When my mother signed up to Facebook, something extraordinary went through my mind, writes Kate…

15 January 2009

Design blitz at the museum

Design blitz at the museum

véronique vienne

Antoine+Manuel cram their oeuvre into the Musée des Arts Décoratifs
One goes to openings to gawk at people as much as the art, writes Véronique…

15 January 2009

DixonBaxi rebrands a TV station

DixonBaxi rebrands a TV station

the video department

Video ‘brand burst’ examples from the article in Eye no. 70
Here, thanks to the joys of embedded links, are some of the ‘brand burst’ animations…

12 January 2009

Hey, good looking!

Hey, good looking!

norman hathaway

I braved designer scorn to champion the kings of Californian airbrush
‘Who wants to read a book about airbrush?’ Even one of my artist subjects was…

8 January 2009

Glove in a cold climate

Glove in a cold climate

ivan chermayeff

Ivan Chermayeff’s collection of abandoned mitts from Eye 54
Back in December 2004 we published a little ‘Collection’ piece about Ivan Chermayeff’s ‘Abandoned gloves’…

6 January 2009

Riches and embarrassment

Riches and embarrassment

rick poynor

New Critique by Rick Poynor, published in Eye 70
A book of Swiss competition winners makes a virtue of its cold and awkward design…

24 December 2008

Careful with that AK47, Mikhail

Careful with that AK47, Mikhail

liz farrelly

Paper assault rifles and the well crafted design of fear
Looking for the ideal holiday-time craft project, asks Liz Farrelly, something to keep your brain…

20 December 2008

Writing on the wall

Writing on the wall

jessica jenkins

Naples takes its Mafia anguish to the streets
Today, on 20 December, Naples leads Italy on to the streets to protest about political…