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

‘Eye’ mishmash    (2008.02.18)

The most expensive graphic-design magazine in the world stinks

Workahellerism    (2008.01.19)

Steven Heller’s limitlessly-vast work cushion vs. mine

Poynor out of print    (2007.12.15)

Gee, there’s confirmed Web skeptic Rick Poynor back writing for the Web. And without an (ac)credited editor!

‘79’    (2007.11.21)

Contrary to expectation, 79 Short Essays on Design is not just an exercise in Michael Bierut fame intensification

Design criticism: Do not want    (2007.09.30)

Graphic-design criticism has already received its last kick in the can. Somebody tell Steven Heller

Antipoynorism    (2007.05.14)

Why are we letting Rick Poynor set the terms of the debate? Why are we even having a debate about Poynor-style unreadable, unillustrated, turgid, overintellectualized design writing on the one hand and design blogs on the other?

‘Chasing the Perfect’    (2007.01.28)

Excerpts from Chasing the Perfect by Natalia Ilyin