Design critic and writer. He founded Eye magazine,the international review of graphic communication, and edited it from 1990 to 1997. He has written on design and the visual arts for Blueprint, Frieze, I.D., Graphis, and other magazines. He lectures widely in Europe and the United States and is a visiting professor at the Royal College of Art in London. His books include Typography Now: The Next Wave, Design Without Boundaries, Typographica, and Obey the Giant.