Archive for category: The death of graphic-design criticism
The long, slow, deserved death of “traditional” graphic-design criticism. Its practitioners will be the last to know
- ‘Command X’ (2009.12.29)
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Michael Bierut again wows ’em hosting the “Command X” game show. Also! Closeted gay designers and porn. Yes
- Jessica Jenkins’ tin eye (2009.10.24)
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Only Eye would publish a cultural interpretation of modern typography in which the only font identified by name isn’t even used in any of the samples
- Title as punchline (2009.09.13)
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When you name your book Graphic Design Theory: Readings from the Field, isn’t that conceding defeat right there? (Is “the field” really where you’re gonna find “theory”?)
- Mocking Design Observer (3) (2009.08.18)
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I give up
- Mocking Design Observer (2) (2009.08.14)
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Is there a design site with worse typography?
- Mocking Design Observer (1) (2009.08.12)
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What’s wrong with the new Design Observer? Let’s start a list with the fact its own readers dislike it
- ‘Eye’ 72 (2009.08.09)
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All Bantjes all the time!
- Happy anniversary, Design Observer! (2009.07.20)
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It’s Design Observer’s 2,149th day without a print stylesheet!
- ‘Eye’ 71 (2009.07.12)
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Who’s the latest victim of Eye’s critical condescension? Hint: Think Cherry Blossom