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Kerry William Purcell

Recent articles by Kerry William Purcell

The fellowship of MagnumIssue 55, Spring 2005
Review
In a world of real-time reporting and satellite links, the seemingly infinite range of subjects found in this mammoth book is surely a sign of the photo-story’s continuing relevance.
Modern methodIssue 79, Spring 2011
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	As the Design Museum launches a retrospective of Wim Crouwel’s work, Kerry William Purcell interviews the Total Design (TD) co-founder.            
A very English traditionIssue 60, Summer 2006
Review

                                                If graphic design history can be read as a family tree, Britain has long played…                        
Adventures in motion pictures. Frozen fireIssue 77, Autumn 2010
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                                            ‘It’s like a game of rock-paper-scissors, in which the flicker of film melts the frozen photograph.’             
Designer poetryIssue 62, Winter 2006
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                                                I recently discovered on a visit to my daughter’s primary school how today’s methods of…                        
Plundering history for handy hintsReview

                                                It appears from the wealth of compendiums on graphic design history that little has been learnt…                        
Delightful Precipice At The Edge Of Communicative RealityIssue 63, Spring 2007
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                                                Creating the impression that we are experiencing genuine change, while in actuality nothing has really…                        
The birth of Swiss graphic designIssue 60, Summer 2006
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What’s it all about, Bruce?Review

                                                Incorporating a book, exhibition, website, and even a radio show, Massive Change is flamboyantly tagged as…                        
Thou shalt not tweak fontsReview

                                                A commodity is, Marx once said, ‘a mysterious thing.’ They are objects that seemingly appear from…                        
Commerce, culture and customer publishingReview

                                                The transformation of culture into commerce has been one of the defining features of recent history…                        
The grip of American Modernism [EXTRACT]Review

                                                Any historical investigation must engage with questions of identity and difference. An equilibrium has to be…                        
Canon count: the Livingstons’ balancing actReview

                                                ‘Where do I find the time for not reading so many books?’ The words of the…                        
Swing to the right… creatively speakingIssue 62, Winter 2006
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                                                Many art and design educators look to the idea of the lateralisation of brain function…                        
The impact of VorticismIssue 81, Autumn 2011
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                                                Is it a sign of the growing acceptance of graphic design as a legitimate subject…                        
The Crafty LinotyperIssue 55, Spring 2005
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	Made in 1941 for AD magazine, Herbert Matter’s ‘typographic ballet’ is a dreamlike curiosity            
British design myths dispelledIssue 77, Autumn 2010
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                                                While, on the surface, Modern British Posters seeks to chart the evolution of the British…                        
The birth of Swiss graphic designReview

                                                It was in an attempt to clarify the meaning of language as arising from its use…                        
A talent that linked Modernism with lifeIssue 58, Winter 2005
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                                                Graphic design is a formless discipline. Functioning at the nexus point of so many traditions…                        
Peak practice: beautiful Swiss booksIssue 58, Winter 2005
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                                                As I write these words in my Zurich hotel room, fireworks are exploding outside to…                        
The end of Swiss graphicsIssue 49, Autumn 2003
Review

                                                Edited and conceived by the Lausanne-based experimental group Happypets, Pathfinder: A Way Through Swiss Graphix showcases…                        