Critique
Critique (established 1999) is the regular Eye column by Rick Poynor.
California panorama
Emigre’s latest type catalogue uses historical sources to display wildly varied fonts with rollicking gusto. Critique by Rick Poynor
Survivor
Graphic designer Romek Marber bears witness to one of the great crimes of the past century. Critique by Rick Poynor
Left out of the frame
This collection of short COI films is full of fascinating details, but short on context. Critique by Rick Poynor
Poundtastic bombastic
Is there is a graphic mismatch between Poundland’s presentation and its ambitions? Critique by Rick Poynor
The future is ours to see
SpaceCollective’s innovative website, at once lucid and intoxicating, adds substance to techno-hippie optimism. Critique by Rick Poynor
Mining the graphic mother-lode
Rochester Institute of Technology opens its American design archive to the online world. Critique by Rick Poynor
All mouth and trousers?
Challenged to design a poster celebrating London, British designers show mostly how little they care for the form. Critique by Rick Poynor
Clever chameleon
Rick Poynor examines Mono-Kultur, a smart and ‘exquisitely scaled’ independent publication. Critique by Rick Poynor
Framing the evidence of war
By incorporating reportage of Russia’s Afghan war, this hybrid takes the graphic novel and photojournalism to new levels. Critique by Rick Poynor
The pleasures of browsing
Rick Poynor plays ‘hotel inspector’ to find a bookshop that understands its books and readers: Sydney’s Published Art. Critique by Rick Poynor