19 December 2008

Phil’s top type hits

Phil’s top type hits

the type department

Or … ‘Now that’s what I call typography, vol. 1’
Chris Wilson’s recent Reputations interview with Phil Baines (Eye 69) pointed out that his early…

18 December 2008

Reasons to be cheerful, part 2

Reasons to be cheerful, part 2

John L. Walters

A message from Barney Bubbles in the small print? Or just Ian?

I received an exciting package through the post the other day, a mint copy of Ian Dury’s ‘What A Waste’

17 December 2008

Northern Dreams

Northern Dreams

Gentlemen’s entertainment in eastern Wyoming
Speaking of the ‘Aesthetics of emptiness’, Mike Kippenhan also sent us this picture of Northern Dreams…

16 December 2008

What’s that sound? Who’s that girl?

What’s that sound? Who’s that girl?

Eye’s latest cover features Goldfrapp and Replica
People have been asking what’s on the cover of the latest Eye (no. 70, vol. 18…

15 December 2008

As if obstacles were not an issue

As if obstacles were not an issue

Good magazine hosts a problem-solving event in LA
Is design really about problem-solving? And if so, how often are those problems really serious? An…

12 December 2008

Reasons to be cheerful, part 1

Reasons to be cheerful, part 1

Spreads from the original Eye no. 6 article about Barney Bubbles
Something for the weekend. Here, by popular demand, are all the spreads from the original sixteen-page…

11 December 2008

The aesthetics of emptiness

The aesthetics of emptiness

the picture department

Pictures of empty and abandoned spaces in the US and Japan
Abandoned buildings and places have always invited photography. Derek Yates sent us this link to…

10 December 2008

Milestone at the edge of the map

Milestone at the edge of the map

hamish thompson

New Zealand is geared up for its first international typography symposium
‘Small, perplexed post-colonial democracy seeking in-depth typographical conversation.’ Some want ads are made to go…

9 December 2008

Dutch character?

Dutch character?

Versa spreads its wings to become Rijksoverheid, the national type
A few weeks ago, the Dutch Prime Minister announced a new identity for the national government…

8 December 2008

Signs for the digital age - in cardboard

Signs for the digital age - in cardboard

the type department

Cartlidge Levene show Guardian and Observer staff where to go
As The Guardian newspaper and websites move into their new offices in London’s Kings Place…