Visual Comms
Smart and striking ideas in graphic design and visual communication
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How Peter Saville came to art direct the best of contemporary cultureFrom Peter Saville's first steps with Factory Records and legendary album designs to his later work in art and fashion: we chart the history of the British art director
By Jonathan Bell Published
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Nathalie Du Pasquier, Peter Shire and Barbara Stauffacher Solomon create exclusive artworks for Riso ClubGlasgow print studio Risotto celebrates the 100th issue of its monthly Riso Club – a hand-printed, hand-posted subscription that has grown from a small artist exchange into a global community
By Ali Morris Published
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How Vasilis Marmatakis' graphics helped shape Bugonia's weirdnessFor Bugonia, Yorgos Lanthimos' latest work, Greek graphic designer Vasilis Marmatakis created a graphic universe that offers different interpretations of the movie's narrative. From multi-layered poster designs to brutalist typefaces, we explore the film's visual language
By Rosa Bertoli Published
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Irma Boom on books and beyond – meet the Dutch graphic design legend in her studioA pioneering force in the world of print, Boom welcomes us to her Amsterdam studio to discuss the infinite possibilities of book design, curious heroines and holy encounters
By Mark Smith Published
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‘Alphabetical Playground’ is a new book about experimental graphics and abstract letterformsNigel Cottier’s new monograph ‘Alphabetical Playground’ explores the creative limits of contemporary typography, delving into tech-driven geometric abstraction
By Jonathan Bell Published
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A new book from the Modernist Society focuses on a golden age of British graphic design‘Modernist Graphic Design in Britain 1945-1980’ looks at all the ways in which post-war graphic design shaped the nation, from new typography to poster art, book design and more
By Jonathan Bell Published
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‘Type Archived’: a must-have manual for hot metal enthusiasts and linotype loversA new book provides a stunning visual tour of traditional typefounding and offers a definitive account of London's legendary Type Archive
By Anne Soward Published
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Political statements and punk rock: a David King retrospective highlights the colour of post-war culture‘David King Publications 1977–2019’ in San Francisco is a retrospective of the graphic designer’s small press publishing projects, zines, and wider work
By Mary Cleary Published
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The Acme Novelty Datebook is Chris Ware’s last volume of intriguing sketchbooks and thoughtsChris Ware presents his ‘artisanal rewritings of personal conflict’, a third and final volume charting the American artist and author’s process
By Jonathan Bell Published
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Preview: The Map House’s upcoming exhibition on the cartographic art of the Tube‘Mapping the Tube: 1863-2023’ dives into the art and craft that shaped the world’s first underground railway, from posters to maps and the iconic designs of Harry Beck
By Jonathan Bell Published
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Phaidon’s new Graphic Classics is a lavish greatest hits of graphic designGraphic Classics is a compendium of seven centuries of visual culture, from the everyday and ephemeral to visionary works that reshaped our world
By Jonathan Bell Published
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Yorgo&Co unveils Yota Fonts, its new type foundryParisian creative studio Yorgo&Co launches Yota Fonts, its online retail typeface catalogue with four new font families and matching accessories
By Léa Teuscher Published
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A hundred years of Triennale posters documented in a new bookTriennale posters from a century of exhibitions at the Milanese institution are the subject of a new book celebrating its history
By Rosa Bertoli Published
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Phil Baines: remembering the work and teachings of a master typographerProfessor Phil Baines (1958 – 2024) was an inspirational teacher and an accomplished designer with an endlessly inquisitive eye
By Jonathan Bell Published
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The Shining: new book sheds alternative light on Kubrick’s infamous filmWe speak to designer Craig Oldham, editor of the new book The Shining: a Visual and Cultural Haunting about this cross-cultural reframing of Stanley Kubrick’s epic film
By Harriet Lloyd-Smith Last updated
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Designers contribute typography to the ‘The changing faces of Bowie’ posterBy Jessica Klingelfuss Last updated
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Topographic London posters by Melissa PriceBy Malaika Byng Last updated
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Novel concept: Sonia Rykiel's Parisian outpost pays homage to local historyBy Amy Verner Last updated
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Balancing act: Karl Zahn’s poetic pieces take centre stage in the windows of New York’s ER Butler & CoBy Pei-Ru Keh Last updated
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Spoonful of sugar: Studio AH-HA gives Biocol a new graphic identityBy Sam Rogers Last updated
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Station to station: E&Y and Yuri Suzuki collaborate on ’Tube Map Radio’By Jens H Jensen Last updated
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All in a Day's work: Twentytwentyone and the Robin and Lucienne Day Foundation launch '100 Designs' posterBy Tom Howells Last updated
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Visual CommunicationFrom graphic design to illustration and typography, here's the who's who of the bright young things making shapes
By Rosa Bertoli Last updated
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Visual CommunicationFrom typographic talents to virtual-reality virtuosos, the font of all knowledge is here
By Rosa Bertoli Last updated
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Decorating Tate: branding specialists North refresh the museum’s identityBy Elly Parsons Last updated
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Antibacterial tiles by Marazzi win Best Domestic Design: Wallpaper* Design Awards 2021By Jacqui Scalamera Last updated
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Design luminaries come out to protect design patent rightsBy Sam Rogers Last updated


