Matt Soar
Recent articles by Matt Soar
LA logo attack
Issue 74, Winter 2009
An entirely troubling aspect of debates about product placement (an egregious and underhand marketing practice…
Toe-breaking thoughts on social responsibility
He’s a West-Coast sneaker-marketer with one of the coolest brands around. He’s ironic and media-savvy, and…
Political art (and the Kurtz case) [EXTRACT]
The Interventionists is a catalogue of some of the most politically informed and inspired artists’ projects…
Paula's got a big bad book (text in full)
There’s a Seinfeld episode where Kramer hits on the idea of producing a coffee-table book about…
Some problems are headaches . . .
Michael Johnson is a partner in the design firm Johnson Banks, and D&AD president-elect. In this…
LiveType [EXTRACT]
In writing the de facto history of graphic design, the late Philip Meggs had to discern…
Going the distance
Issue 68, Summer 2008
Roundel’s identity for Railfreight in the late 1980s unified a multi-faceted business with a strong identity that boosted morale.
Excoffon’s autograph
Issue 54, Winter 2004
Why is Mistral the typeface of choice for so many of Montréal’s small businesses?
Blog posts by Matt Soar
LA logo attack
10 March 2010
Awards madness, Graphic design, Visual culture
H5’s ‘highly caffeinated’ Logorama wins the Oscar for best short film
Earlier this week, H5’s Logorama won the Academy Award for best animated short. Here’s the…