Issue 52

Opinion

In the crazily abundant world of Martin Friedl
In the crazily abundant world of Martin Friedl
Critique, Rick Poynor

777 pictograms conjure up a strange new graphic universe. Critique by Rick Poynor

The science of word recognition
Agenda, Kevin Larson

The legibility of a typeface should not be evaluated on its ability to generate a good word shape.

Editorial Eye 52
John L. Walters
‘Social vision’, Paul Rennie’s account of wartime industrial safety posters, many taken…

Features

Re-tooling the culture for an empire of signs
Steve Rigley

‘Creative destruction’ and synthesis in the rapidly changing subcontinent

Social vision
Social vision
Paul Rennie

RoSPA’s Second World War safety posters challenge orthodox views of British Modernism

Worlds of moiré
Eric Kindel

Effect, defect, accident or design – moiré has a vital place in printing

Mystery and clarity
Adrian Shaughnessy

These children’s book illustrations captured moments of social history

Fighting AIDS with pictures and words
Sean O’Toole

South African health campaigns dominate the political landscape

Crash covers
Rick Poynor

J. G. Ballard’s novel resists attempts to summarise it with a single image

Common knowledge
Alastair Johnston

Children crossing signs from around the world

Field work
Caroline Archer

The army’s designer-printers hit their deadlines under fire

Reviews

Design Research: Methods and Perspectives
Type spaces: In-house norms in the typography of Aldus Manutius
No More Rules: Graphic Design and Postmodernism
Carnival Strippers
Bauhaus, Modernism & the Illustrated Book
Crossing the BLVD: Strangers, neighbors, aliens in a new America
¡Revolución!: Cuban Poster Art
Afro
Dance 2wice
Dutch Type
Rhythm Science
Content
You Are Here:Personal Geographies
The Book of Probes