Review
Type tales told for ordinary folk
It was hard to avoid Just My Type in the weeks before its publication in…
Biography of a special case
Robin Kinross’s book about Anthony Froshaug has been anticipated in typographic circles for many years…
Political imagery re-examined
One challenge of design and art historians today is how to analyse familiar material, like…
Peak practice: beautiful Swiss books
As I write these words in my Zurich hotel room, fireworks are exploding outside to…
The book as dark, musty gallery
Graphic designer Carin Goldberg’s first book is a catalogue. Though at first glance it is reminiscent…
Urgent images
Is there a more unstable and ephemeral medium for creative communication than thermal fax paper…
Could this be the death of the dot?
How can you make a picture look its best on the printed page? In recent…
Type paintings of a digital artist
‘For the past five years, Neville Brody and his studio have embraced the computer as…
Font pirates and price-cutters
‘The typeface market is entering its most challenging phase … there will be blood on…