Review
Fruitful lines of graphic type analysis
In late 2002, a group of subscribers to the ATypI mailing list conspired to discuss…
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 eye of the curator
To a young, typographically inclined Dutchman growing up in the 1960s and 1970s, British graphic…
A new understanding of spaces
There are many good reasons why the names of Aldus Manutius (1450-1515) and Francesco Griffo (1450-1518)…
When in Rome: eat, drink and talk type
Since January 2001, ATypI’s worldwide membership has had the advantage of its own email list to…
The book as dark, musty gallery
Graphic designer Carin Goldberg’s first book is a catalogue. Though at first glance it is reminiscent…
User-friendly book of books
I’ve long been a fan of Alan Bartram’s writing. An Atlas of Typeforms (co-written with James…
Required reading for students
The days of marking up copy for typesetting could be fraught with difficulty and demanded considerable…
Looking this way and that
In his introductory essay to Ed Fella’s book Lewis Blackwell writes: “America, unlike Europe, for…