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Adventures in motion pictures. Frozen fire

Kerry William Purcell

‘It’s like a game of rock-paper-scissors, in which the flicker of film melts the frozen photograph.’
 
Unkle’s erotic box

Unkle’s erotic box

Warren Du Preez and Nick Thornton Jones

Warren Du Preez and Nick Thornton Jones create an identity for James Lavelle’s ‘faceless’ project
 

Crash covers

Rick Poynor

J. G. Ballard’s novel resists attempts to summarise it with a single image
 
What the client needs

What the client needs

Alexander Ecob, Eye critics

US designer George Tscherny talks about his 56 years working with the School of Visual Arts.
 
Classical crossroads

Classical crossroads

Peter Quantrill, Mike Dempsey, Philip Sheppard

Design meets serious music: long programme notes, small budgets and ‘de-averaging’
 
Make each letter speak out loud

Make each letter speak out loud

Liz Farrelly

Illustrative typography is rewiring the way we read art, design and communication
 
Reputations: Peter Biľak

Reputations: Peter Biľak

Mark Thomson

‘I have more reasons to make fonts than ever … typeface design is a cumulative process, there are more possible entry points, more references, more inspiration than ever before. As with books, when you engage in reading, it points to more books … you might appreciate the ones you read early on more, because of your new understanding.’
 
The test of time

The test of time

Eric Kindel

After 90 years, Ishihara’s colour deficiency plates have proved their effectiveness as a diagnostic tool – and they are still beautiful.
 
A nose for type

A nose for type

Eye editors

A new publisher of ‘visual writing’ launches with this typographic reboot of an eighteenth-century classic.
 
Drawn to be wild

Drawn to be wild

Rian Hughes

Expressive, explosive and sometimes beautiful, this hand-drawn magazine lettering defies categorisation [EXTRACT]
 
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