Opinion

 
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
 
Art of darkness

Art of darkness

Rick Poynor

Indie magazine Hellebore channels folk horror and the occult with an alchemical sense of graphic style. Critique by Rick Poynor
 
Type history’s golden age

Type history’s golden age

Paul Shaw

Digital technology and online resources have prompted a flowering in type history, says Paul Shaw
 
Editorial Eye 106

Editorial Eye 106

John L. Walters

It is in the nature of an Eye type special issue to be full of the shapes of letterforms and images of letters.
 
Connecting a collection

Connecting a collection

John L. Walters

A stylish pack of artist cards celebrates this German-Japanese collaboration. By John L. Walters
 
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