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Eye, Issue 002, Winter 1990

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Opinion: Green’s grey zones, Agenda, James Woudhuysen
It has always been the duty of graphic designers to challenge conventional wisdom. Designers have…
Features:
Reputations: Alan Fletcher by Rick Poynor
An interview with Pentagram’s ringmaster of paradox.
Maps and dreams by Rick Poynor
No printing method is too basic for Jake Tilson. Created with photocopiers, his books, magazines and objects are crammed with offbeat inventions.
Wheels of fortune by William Owen
Fortune magazine was a visual encyclopedia of American business life
Temple of type by Robin Kinross
St Bride Library is one of the world’s best sources of information about type design and typography. Now it is under threat
Signals in the street by Yvonne Schwemer-Scheddin
Poster design is an instantaneous art. Eye looks at prize-winners from “Typography Germany ’90”
The designer unmasked by Gerard Forde
Jan van Toorn has turned graphic agitation into a fine art. Profile by Gerald Forde
Reviews: Design: Vignelli

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  • Format: Magazine
  • Year: 1990
  • Client/Publisher: Wordsearch Ltd.
  • Size: 236mm x 298mm

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Eye, Issue 002, Winter 1990
Eye, Issue 002, Winter 1990
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