Design Reviewed - October 2024 Update
The latest update from Design Reviewed?
Over the past few weeks, I’ve expanded my archive by adding more back issues of IDEA —just 40 left to collect now—along with several issues of FILM Art Quarterly, TM, and four magazines focused on postmodernism.
In addition to collecting, I’ve recently completed a 1,600-word essay on postmodernism, featuring the work of Wolfgang Weingart and April Greiman. I’ve delivered three presentations on design history and have been working on better organising the archive—bagging magazines in polythene sleeves and arranging them chronologically.
I’ve also added new members-only articles spotlighting iconic figures like Hiroshi Ohchi , Yusaku Kamekura , and?Yoshio Hayakawa . This is part of my broader goal to build the archive into an essential resource, with content that reflects its depth and mission.
Coming soon: I’ll be launching education and agency subscriptions, allowing users to create up to 100 accounts under a single login.
As always, a huge thank you to my subscribers, followers, and friends for your continued support!
Hiroshi Ohchi. Japanese Graphic Designer | 1908 – 1974?
Hiroshi Ohchi was a prominent Japanese designer, known for his playful and imaginative illustrated poster and packaging designs. He often combined bright colours with simple geometric forms and illustrated people and humanistic elements.
Woman at Work Margaret Calvert
The first book dedicated to the work of a pioneer of design for public service, a groundbreaking typographer and recipient of this year’s New York Type Directors Club Medal
Duplicates on ebay
I'm finally selling all my duplicates I have accumulated over the years. 150 so far listed on ebay but quite a few more to add over the next few weeks!
Yūsaku Kamekura. Japanese Graphic Designer | 1915 – 1997
Yūsaku Kamekura had a long list of clients and as well as cover designs, he worked across logo and brand design, packaging, book design, and other printed matter, but he is particularly known for his poster design. His clients included Nikon, Tokyo 1964 Olympics, Meiji and TDK.
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Yoshio Hayakawa. Japanese Graphic Designer | 1917 – 2009
Yoshio Hayakawa is one of Japan’s most influential post-war poster designers. His work represents a fusion of traditional Japanese art and European modernism often using soft, poetic brushstrokes and refined colour palettes and capturing the elegance of Japanese aesthetics while integrating the clean lines and bold visual language of Western design.
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.
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Explore the Archive
My online collection boasts over 5,000 artefacts spanning 150 years of graphic design history.?