Opinion
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If the Government can't make a simple, effective document, what will happen in the event of an actual emergency?
In the crazily abundant world of Martin Friedl
777 pictograms conjure up a strange new graphic universe. Critique by Rick Poynor
Editorial Eye 52
‘Social vision’, Paul Rennie’s account of wartime industrial safety posters, many taken from his own…
The science of word recognition
The legibility of a typeface should not be evaluated on its ability to generate a good word shape.
Big fun with words
Do Zembla’s readers need this much graphic cheer-leading? Critique by Rick Poynor
The end of typography: slow death by default
Designing for the partially sighted: misguided guidlines
What do men want?
The Brits are good at finding new lows in the lowest common denominator. Will the rest of the world copy their new weekly lad mags? Critique by Rick Poynor
The learning brand
Abstract covers give an identity to this ambitious book series. Critique by Rick Poynor
The painted frame
Greenaway's films demonstrate the possibilities of word and image and moving image. Critique by Rick Poynor