Members Only Content

Navigating Public Spaces and the Principles of Good Design

Just like people, cities are complex systems. Planners and designers play a key role in making them function smoothly through well-designed signage systems and visual identities. These elements must not clutter the environment but instead serve to inform, direct, and warn the public effectively.  

Movements, Design Archive Feature, Members Only Content

• Czech Republic, France, Germany
• Art Nouveau and Jugendstil

Art Nouveau and the Magazine Cover

Art Nouveau spread through magazine covers across Europe, from the German Jugend to the Czech Typografia, and regional variations shaped the movement's visual style in print.

Design Archive Feature, Magazines & Publishing, Members Only Content, Regional Histories

• United Kingdom
• Mid Century Modernism, British Modernism

Ken Garland and the Industrial Magazine, Design

Before setting up Ken Garland & Associates in Camden, London, Ken was art editor of Design magazine in 1956. The magazine was published by the Council of Industrial Design, which was set up in 1944 with the prime focus of supporting Britains economic recovery.