Michael Horsham
Recent articles by Michael Horsham
The meaning of money
Issue 5, Winter 1991
Bank notes change hands without so much as a second glace – a daily act of faith that says much about our belief in their value. Yet these intricate artefacts are complex carriers of meaning. What makes a banknote look like a banknote and how does the global graphic language of money communicate its message?
Land of Logos
Issue 18, Autumn 1995
For Britain’s public institutions, corporate image-building plays a central role in the marketing mix
Talking pictures
Issue 11, Winter 1993
The comic book speech bubble has evolved into a highly expressive form of vernacular lettering
Video to go
Issue 9, Summer 1993
Video packaging is an area of graphics both marginal and ubiquitous. Who decides how it looks?
I don’t use a Mac but I know a man who can
Issue 13, Summer 1994
British design has split down the middle. Should its priority be art or analysis, and is the computer a new ‘language’ or simply a tool?
By Michael Horsham