Review: Design history
Stuck in neutral
The scope of Mapping Graphic Design History in Switzerland is expansive. The editors have set…
Living in the present
You want inspiration? Buy this book! It is as simple as that. Cleverly exploring a…
A message for modernity
In the late 1950s I had tea in London with László Moholy-Nagy’s former secretary, surrounded…
The museum man
This confidently displayed show draws a line in the sand. It secures the De La…
Poland’s graphic pioneers
Publications attempting a comprehensive overview of a country’s graphic design history have appeared on a…
Scissor action
John Heartfield: Laughter is a Devastating Weapon (David King and Ernst Volland, Tate Publishing, £29.9…
Weimar volumes
The musical Cabaret gave a popular view of Berlin between the two world wars; the…
Master of the minimal
When did logos begin? The wordmarks and symbols of Coca-Cola, Kellogg’s, Mercedes-Benz, Bayer, Shell and…
Nostalgia for the Carnation Revolution
The exhibition ‘Freedom of Image’, which was spread throughout Porto between May and September 2014…
Thirty years before the masthead
This book is a lavishly illustrated summary of the three decades when Swiss typography journal…