Opinion
Graphic design,
Technology,
Typography,
Editorial,
Rick Poynor
In the three and a half years since Fuse, the interactive type magazine, was started…
Graphic design,
Letter to the editor,
Ian Goodyer
Letter from Ian Goodyer in Eye 15
Graphic design,
Letter to the editor,
Andrew Howard
Letter from Andrew Howard in response to Ian Goodyer’s letter
Technology,
Agenda,
Jon Wozencroft
The instant, push-button excitements of the digital wonderland blind us to the imaginative challenge posed by the new technology
Steven Heller’s essay, ‘Cult of the
ugly’, was greeted by a storm of protest. Who said what,
and what conclusions can be drawn?
Features
Phil Baines
Central Saint Martins' collection of historical letterforms and type samples is an invaluable resource
Rick Poynor
One of type design’s young stars talks about his new company and the pressures of early success.
Michael Rock
Fuse’s team of talented young type designers is on an inspired quest to ‘Make it new!’ But behind the talk about breaking open the bonds of language and reinventing the alphabet, what is the project really about?
Keith Robertson
Mass-market style has created an audience with an insatiable appetite for more of the same
Will Novosedlik
For Toronto designer Bruce Mau, graphic design
more than mere design. He sees his work as a way of exploring
ethical, cultural and philisophical issues. Should we rethink our
ideas of authorship?
Julia Thrift
Letterpress lovers tend towards nostalgia. For
British typographer Alan Kitching, its eclipse by new technology has
been a liberation
Mike Daines
Ornament is no longer a crime and there is a
growing enthusiasm for decorative display.
Few contempory display alphabets equal those of Louis John Pouchée for vivacity and invention
Steven Heller
Through its publications and gallery, the Composing Room promoted the new American design