Designer Interview

Publishers and Books Series – Counter-Print

I have long been a fan of Counter-Print, as a student, I would order their newsprint publications, peruse their Flickr albums and now, over a decade later I still buy their latest releases and their site provides our staff with great giftse throughout the year. I interviewed one of the founders, Jon Dowling to find out more about setting up Counter-Print, their favourite books and which publishers inspire them.

Design Archive Feature, Design Education, Members Only Content, Movements

• Germany
• Bauhaus

Bauhaus Principles Today

The Bauhaus approach to design emphasised simplicity, functionality, and the integration of modern technologies and materials. A century later, many of the principles taught at the school remain fundamental to contemporary design practices.

Design Archive Feature, Members Only Content

• Germany
• Art Nouveau and Jugendstil

Ornament and Identity: German Commercial Graphics from the 1900s

German printer's plates from the early 1900s revealing how commercial graphic design shifted from Jugendstil ornament to modern identity design.