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Opinion: Graphic design

Going off the grid

Critical path, Graphic design, Magazines

Plastikcomb magazine looks back to 1990s graphics with stylish aplomb … and a focus on contemporary collage-makers.

Unfinished business

Critical path, Graphic design

Scott King’s rallying call for creative freedom takes a satirical swipe at cultural gatekeepers. By Rick Poynor

Editorial Eye 103

Design history, Graphic design, Illustration, Editorial

It is commonplace to say that history is written by the winners, but the historical record needs to be challenged.

Word play

Graphic design, Posters, Typography

Sarah Boris’s letterpress collaboration with New North Press reflects the turbulence of 2020.

Palaces of petroleum

Design history, Graphic design, Photography, Critique / Photography

The adventurous design of a 1960 book promoting Australia’s fossil fuel industry offers a poignant glimpse of an optimistic, unquestioning age.Photo Critique by Rick Poynor

Scalpel sharp

Graphic design, Music design, Photography, Visual culture, Critique / Photography

A UK retrospective examines the explosive photomontages of feminist artist Linder, from the shock of her punk collages to pictures that juxtapose provocation with flowers and dance

Hole in the head

Graphic design, Photography, Critique / Photography

An artful book of deliberately torn, anonymous photographs from the Cold War era leaves many questions unanswered. Photo Critique by Rick Poynor

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Graphic design

Last summer, during a visit to London, Triboro’s David Heasty made a strong case for…

Relentless riches

Book design, Graphic design, Photography, Critique / Photography, Front matter

A busy blockbuster traces the stunning history of Japanese photobooks. Photo Critique by Rick Poynor

Inner space man

Graphic design, Illustration, Photography, Critique / Photography, Web Critique

Mike Halliwell’s montages illustrate J. G. Ballard’s The Atrocity Exhibition with a flair that evokes the late author’s own experiments with cut and paste. Photo Critique by Rick Poynor

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