OPINION



Editorial Eye 106
Editorial Eye 106
Editorial Eye 106
John L. Walters
John L. Walters
John L. Walters
It is in the nature of an Eye type special issue to be full of the shapes of letterforms and images of letters.
It is in the nature of an Eye type special issue to be full of the shapes of letterforms and images of letters.
It is in the nature of an Eye type special issue to be full of the shapes of letterforms and images of letters.


Type history’s golden age
Type history’s golden age
Type history’s golden age
Paul Shaw
Paul Shaw
Paul Shaw
Digital technology and online resources have prompted a flowering in type history.
Digital technology and online resources have prompted a flowering in type history.
Digital technology and online resources have prompted a flowering in type history.
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Art of darkness
Art of darkness
Art of darkness
Rick Poynor
Rick Poynor
Rick Poynor
Indie magazine Hellebore channels folk horror and the occult with an alchemical sense of graphic style.
Indie magazine Hellebore channels folk horror and the occult with an alchemical sense of graphic style.
Indie magazine Hellebore channels folk horror and the occult with an alchemical sense of graphic style.
FEATURES


Reputations: Sharp Type
Reputations: Sharp Type
Reputations: Sharp Type
John L. Walters, Simon Esterson, Eye editors
John L. Walters, Simon Esterson, Eye editors
John L. Walters, Simon Esterson,
Eye editors
Lucas Sharp: ‘The only thing keeping me excited about being in this industry, and doing this work, is the stuff I have yet to draw.’ [Extract]
Lucas Sharp: ‘The only thing keeping me excited about being in this industry, and doing this work, is the stuff I have yet to draw.’ [Extract]
Lucas Sharp: ‘The only thing keeping me excited about being in this industry, and doing this work, is the stuff I have yet to draw.’ [Extract]


The first Italian art director
The first Italian art director
The first Italian art director
Luca Pitoni
Luca Pitoni
Luca Pitoni
Over two crucial decades at Mondadori, designer Anita Klinz transformed the look of Italian book publishing.
Over two crucial decades at Mondadori, designer Anita Klinz transformed the look of Italian book publishing.
Over two crucial decades at Mondadori, designer Anita Klinz transformed the look of Italian book publishing.


Type review — take six fonts
Type review — take six fonts
Type review — take six fonts
Eye reviewers
Eye reviewers
Eye reviewers
A snapshot of contemporary type design, with half a dozen reviews by Mark Thomson, Indra Kupferschmid, Silvia Sfligiotti and Dan Reynolds.
A snapshot of contemporary type design, with half a dozen reviews by Mark Thomson, Indra Kupferschmid, Silvia Sfligiotti and Dan Reynolds.
A snapshot of contemporary type design, with half a dozen reviews by Mark Thomson, Indra Kupferschmid, Silvia Sfligiotti and Dan Reynolds.


Archiving the archive
Archiving the archive
Archiving the archive
Eye editors, John L. Walters
Eye editors, John L. Walters
Eye editors, John L. Walters
Two long-serving volunteers talk about the challenges faced in preserving the history of the Type Archive. Photographs by Philip Sayer [Extract]
Two long-serving volunteers talk about the challenges faced in preserving the history of the Type Archive. Photographs by Philip Sayer [Extract]
Two long-serving volunteers talk about the challenges faced in preserving the history of the Type Archive. Photographs by Philip Sayer [Extract]


Harmony and counterpoint
Harmony and counterpoint
Harmony and counterpoint
Ferdinand P. Ulrich
Ferdinand P. Ulrich
Ferdinand P. Ulrich
The ideas and assumptions behind ‘global’ or ‘multi-script type’ raise complex issues for both type designers and graphic designers. [Extract]
The ideas and assumptions behind ‘global’ or ‘multi-script type’ raise complex issues for both type designers and graphic designers. [Extract]
The ideas and assumptions behind ‘global’ or ‘multi-script type’ raise complex issues for both type designers and graphic designers. [Extract]


Phil Baines remembered
Phil Baines remembered
Phil Baines remembered
Eye editors, compilation
Eye editors, compilation
Eye editors, compilation
Friends and colleagues pay tribute to the influential British typographic designer, writer and teacher (and cycling enthusiast). [Extract]
Friends and colleagues pay tribute to the influential British typographic designer, writer and teacher (and cycling enthusiast). [Extract]
Friends and colleagues pay tribute to the influential British typographic designer, writer and teacher (and cycling enthusiast). [Extract]
REVIEWS


Dance across the pages
Small Prints — Roma Publications


Chance can be a fine thing
System Process Form — Unit Editions


A compilation with clout
Why Graphic Culture Matters — Occasional Papers


Cutting edge of type
Inscript Experimental Type Festival 2023


Peace, love and double-page spreads
Twen [1959-1971] — Bureau Brut (in French, English insert)


Digging deep into the plan chest
North: Extracts from Visual Identities — Unit Editions

Dance across the pages
Dance across the pages
Small Prints — Roma Publications
Small Prints — Roma Publications

Chance can be a fine thing
Chance can be a fine thing
System Process Form — Unit Editions
System Process Form — Unit Editions

A compilation with clout
A compilation with clout
Why Graphic Culture Matters — Occasional Papers
Why Graphic Culture Matters — Occasional Papers

Cutting edge of type
Cutting edge of type
Inscript Experimental Type Festival 2023
Inscript Experimental Type Festival 2023

Peace, love and double-page spreads
Peace, love and double-page spreads
Twen [1959-1971] — Bureau Brut (in French, English insert)
Twen [1959-1971] — Bureau Brut (in French, English insert)

Digging deep into the plan chest
Digging deep into the plan chest
North: Extracts from Visual Identities — Unit Editions
North: Extracts from Visual Identities — Unit Editions