Feature: Design history
Punk uncovered: an unofficial history of provincial opposition
British punk gave a sound, a voice and a visual currency to the disenfranchised and remote. Overlooked…
Malcolm, Peter … and Keith
The British New Wave was born at a boys’ school near Manchester
Quiet spirit of joy
By championing pattern-making, art and ephemera, the Curwen Press brought a new ‘Comfy Modernism’ to…
Total design
In its all too brief life, Alexey Brodovitch’s Portfolio magazine achieved perfection
Quentin Fiore: Massaging the message
The man who gave form to Marshall McLuhan’s ‘global village’ designed books that were both for and ahead…
Your system sucks!
The flight from Modernism left a yearning for graphics that were rough, real, unaffected and believable.…
Max Bittrof: visual engineer
Max Bittrof was one of the leading German designers of the 1920s. Unlike many exponents of the New…
Cult of the ugly
Designers used to stand for beauty and order. Now beauty is passé and ugliness is smart. How did we get…