Review
Collaborating over the wire
Modems have been around for years, but a number of recent developments have made them…
Konnishi wa to multilingual type
Increased globalisation of business means English-speaking designers are working more and more frequently on foreign…
History’s role in the studio
Now in its sixth year, the ‘Modernism and Eclecticism’ symposium organised by Steven Heller in…
Stamps and the public interest
Since Rowland Hill’s introduction of the Penny Black in 1840, the postage stamp has been…
From A-Z but not in that order
Hypermedia is a glorious encapsulation of other media. It has brought video, computing, design, sound…
Worth the paper it's printed on?
As the design profession gained prominence in the last decade, it also caught the eye…
High thoughts on a self-effacing art
‘To begin with, let us enumerate what is repulsive and therefore wrong.’ Thus opens an…
The keyboards that ate the world
The celebratory aspect of this publishing exercise is evident from the outset. The art director, Takenobu…
Type design with a straight face
The title of this sumptuous book is a surprise. Despite Matthew Carter’s much-reported encounters with travelling…
Reflections of a typographer
Like a number of words used by typographers, ‘modern’ can mean more than one thing. Two…