Opinion

 
Groop dynamics

Groop dynamics

Graphic design, Illustration, Music design

Rick Poynor

Stereolab’s reliably wayward approach to music graphics is back for the cover of the Anglo-French band’s latest album. Critique by Rick Poynor
 
Editorial Eye 109

Editorial Eye 109

Photography, Technology, Visual culture, Editorial

John L. Walters

We are all subject to the dominant technologies of our age, consciously or otherwise.
 
Voice at the table

Voice at the table

Brand madness, Critical path, Food design, Agenda

Nigel Ball

Will we one day view junk food ads the way we look back on tobacco advertising? Nigel Ball challenges designers to query the relationship between branding and UPF (ultra-processed food)
 

Ugliness is in the eye of the beholder

Steven Heller’s essay, ‘Cult of the ugly’, was greeted by a storm of protest. Who said what, and what conclusions can be drawn?
 
Editorial Eye 108

Editorial Eye 108

John L. Walters

What may appear like ‘branding’ and ‘marketing’ often has the more compelling dynamic of editorial design …
 
The first brand mag?

The first brand mag?

Design history, Typography, Visual culture

Andy Altmann

The chance discovery of a set of bound volumes revealed a treasure trove of trade marks. By Andy Altmann
 
Going off the grid

Going off the grid

Critical path, Graphic design, Magazines

Rick Poynor

Plastikcomb magazine looks back to 1990s graphics with stylish aplomb … and a focus on contemporary collage-makers.
 
Michael Wolff, seagull

Michael Wolff, seagull

Book design, Brand madness, Front matter

Simon Esterson

He recruited birds and foxes into branding. Now his close collaborators have made a book of his work. By Simon Esterson
 
Editorial Eye 107

Editorial Eye 107

John L. Walters

We often first experience cultural and technological changes through type and image, even if we…
 
Ambiguity blues

Ambiguity blues

Book design, Information design

Rick Poynor

A graphically illustrated art project reflects our uneasy relationship with the truth. Critique by Rick Poynor
 
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