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33 resultsTaking Credit: Film title sequences, 1955-1965 / 8 Popcorn and Pop graphics, What’s New Pussycat?, 1965
Essays by Emily KingPart eight of ten of Emily King’s dissertation for the V&A/RCA M.A. Course in the History of Design. The dissertation focuses on the relationship between graphic design and film in the middle of the past century.New Faces (Chapter Four: London)
Essays by Emily KingThe fourth chapter of Emily King’s doctoral thesis which focuses on typeface design in the United States, England and the Netherlands between 1987 and 1997.New Faces (Bibliography)
Essays by Emily KingThe bibliography of Emily King’s doctoral thesis which focuses on typeface design in the United States, England and the Netherlands between 1987 and 1997.Taking Credit: Film title sequences, 1955-1965 / 10 Bibliography
Essays by Emily KingThe bibliography for Emily King’s dissertation for the V&A/RCA M.A. Course in the History of Design. The dissertation focuses on the relationship between graphic design and film in the middle of the past century.- Modern handwriting: IntroductionPart 2
New Approaches in Great Britain
Essays by Sébastien MorlighemThis second part offers an overview of new approaches developed in Great Britain during the 20th century, inspired by writing history or modern pragmatism. Battle of the Blogs
Essays by Dmitri SiegelBlogs, design criticism and the AIGA Vancouver conference discussion about the premacy of corporate vs. editorial design...The Time for Being Against
Essays by Rick PoynorAn enjoyably nebulous set of Rick Poynor’s thoughts about the current condition of criticism and the value of oppositional tactics in design and writing.Merrill Berman, Design Connoisseur
Interviews by Steven HellerA discussion about the art and design ephemera collecting practices of Merrill Berman, who has amassed a vast portfolio of design history from the past century and more.Devanagari – The Makings of a National Character
Essays by Karthik MalliThe story of Devanagari type from early print to the digital age, as Indian print culture both sparked and responded to intense socio-political change and constant technological innovation.Ladislav Sutnar and Knud Lönberg-Holm
Essays by Steven HellerA history of the little-known collaboration of Ladislav Sutnar and Knud Lönberg-Holm, who together were a modern design team which was ahead of its time in the realm of information information design.New Faces (Historiography)
Essays by Emily KingThe introduction to Emily King’s doctoral thesis which focuses on typeface design in the United States, England and the Netherlands between 1987 and 1997 (part two).The Book of Probes
Reviews by Peter BiľakA critical review of a new book featuring excerpts of Marshall McLuhans work, designed by David Carson. Tha author considers the complex task of illustrating McLuhans intricate work, and whether or not Carsons visual devices are successful.New Faces (Typographic History in the Context of Broader Design Historical Models)
Essays by Emily KingThe introduction of Emily King’s doctoral thesis which focuses on typeface design in the United States, England and the Netherlands between 1987 and 1997 (part three).Electronic Typography: The New Visual Language
Essays by Jessica HelfandA talking Barbie lush as a foil for the Mac’s Speech functions; debates about the value of capital letters; Derrida, Saussure and Foucault; Oliver Sachs and Chaucer are all considered in this theoretical piece about the state of typography in new media.Zap Comics
Essays by Steven HellerAn anecdotal history and analysis of the racy work of Robert Crumb, and the cultural situationing of Zap comics then and now.Quick Cuts, Coarse Letters, Multiple Screens:
Essays by Steven HellerAn overview of the work of Cuban-born titling artist Pablo Ferro who broke ground with the titles for films like Dr. Strangelove and pioneered moving type for the screen.My Type Design Philosophy
Essays by Martin MajoorThis article by the designer of Scala and Seria is as much a typographic guide and history lesson as it is a personal account of his approach to type design.New Faces (Chapter Three: The East Coast)
Essays by Emily KingThe third chapter of Emily King’s doctoral thesis which focuses on typeface design in the United States, England and the Netherlands between 1987 and 1997.Old Guns
Essays by Steven HellerIn 1999, Print magazine talked to 20 American design heroes and had them look at work from their halcyon days. Designers from Art Chantry to Massimo Vignelli discuss a piece of early work as a foil for Print’s ‘Designers Under Thirty’ section.Taking Credit: Film title sequences, 1955-1965 / Acknowledgements
Essays by Emily KingEmily King's acknowledgements for her dissertation for the V&A/RCA M.A. Course in the History of Design. The dissertation focuses on the relationship between graphic design and film in the middle of the past century.