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…
15 October 2021
Dreamscapes in miniature
Michèle Woodger reviews ‘Shaping Space: Architectural Models Revealed’ at London’s Building Centre
Architectural models are a vehicle for cross-pollination between design disciplines, as I discovered at ‘Shaping Space: Architectural Models Revealed’, writes Michèle Woodger.
22 September 2021
Books received #47
The IBM Poster Program; This is What Democracy Looked Like; Flag Waves
Here is a selection of titles that caught our attention in recent weeks. Though many…
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…
8 September 2021
Year of the pictograms
‘Tokyo 1964’ demonstrates the lasting influence of that year’s games on design for the Olympics
As this year’s Tokyo Olympic Games were nearing their end, an exhibition exploring the legacy…
27 August 2021
Books received #46
Dosłownie by Janusz Górski; Eco Worrier by James Marsh; Data Justice and COVID-19: Global Perspectives
There are three titles that caught our attention in recent months. The book Dosłownie. Liternicze…
9 August 2021
A new space for illustration
archive, quentin blake
A derelict waterworks site in London’s Clerkenwell will become the Quentin Blake Centre for Illustration, the world’s largest public arts space dedicated to ‘art with a job to do’. By Clare Walters
In two years’ time† London’s re-named House of Illustration (formerly based in Granary Square, King’s…
2 August 2021
Saturday afternoon fever
Muddy Dance is a slender, large-format, velour-covered volume of black and white photographic prints assembled…
16 July 2021
Books received #45
Bill Brandt and Henry Moore; Closed on Mondays by Dinah Casson; Drama by Vanja Cuculić
Here are a few books about visual culture that have been languishing in a dark…
9 July 2021
Beyond The Bell Jar
Shirley Tucker’s book cover designs, made during her long career with Faber, show a sure command of image, lettering and typography.
By Ruth Sykes
Book cover designer Shirley Tucker (b. 1930) is known for her iconic jacket for Sylvia…