Review
Taking a scalpel to the dictators
John Heartfield is credited with having invented ‘political photomontage’ but an equally prolific fotomonteur was…
Brodovitch’s encore
In 1945, the small New York publisher J. J. Augustin published, in an edition of…
Divided along historical lines
There is a strong similarity between geography and chronology. Both are concerned with order, with…
Glamorous layers of interpretation
Recent shows of performance / political art pioneers such as Group Material, David Wojnarowicz, Laurie…
Britannia waves the flag
A Symbol for the Festival tells an illuminating personal and graphic design history in the…
Making history? Or writing about it?
Graphic design is such a pervasive part of everyday life it could easily be characterised…
Font of all type knowledge
With fine traditions in type and graphic design, but small sales volumes, Dutch books about…
Multicultural markings
Designers and typographers visiting Middle Eastern and Gulf states are often overwhelmed by the sheer…
Tear it down, build it up
In March 1966 the critic Reyner Banham wrote: ‘Architecture, staid queen-mother of the arts, is…
Rip and Recycle
Many regard climate change as a problem but there are precious few who conquer their…