Easier than Mastermind, harder than the Sun crossword, it must be the Typo Circle quiz. Companies go head to head and when the noise of fighting dies down, there's also the individual quiz to sniff out the Typophile of the Year. It will challenge your knowledge of typography past and present (or however much you can remember, should you lack the discipline to stay sober).
The Typo Quiz returns!
Graphic Simplicity from PIE Books
Examples of our work for RGL, the Social Market Foundation and the Double Crown Club appear in the forthcoming book Graphic Simplicity from Japanese publisher PIE Books.
Our Theatre 2007 – The Merchant of Venice
This design featured on a t-shirt we created specially for 'Our Theatre 2007'. The event has become the flagship community event of the Globe Education season, celebrating the creativity and achievements of students and teachers in Southwark. This year 15 Southwark nursery, primary, secondary schools, and schools for students with SEN worked with Globe Education Practitioners to create an ensemble piece of theatre for the Globe Stage.
Design Family Tree
Jade appeared on this ‘family tree’ of British design. Printed in Graphics International (now Grafik) it graphically demonstrated the origins of many of today’s best known companies.
Anatomy of a Typeface
Each month Grafik magazine runs a feature called ‘Anatomy of a Typeface’ where they ask designers to nominate a face which interests them and explore its origins, historical usage and evolution. We chose the typeface designed by Banks and Miles in the 1970s for the Post Office/Royal Mail. Although not unknown, corporate typefaces were the exception rather than the rule. You had to be a very large organisation before their origination, distribution and control became cost effective. See the November issue to read the full article.
Wynkyn de Worde
James Alexander has been appointed Honorary Designer to ‘The Wynkyn de Worde Society.’ The society was founded in 1957, taking its name from William Caxton's journeyman, Wynkyn de Worde. This was particularly appropriate as, after Caxton's death, de Worde had been the first printer to set up his shop in Fleet Street, which was for centuries perhaps the world's most famous centre of printing. Responsibilities include the Chairman’s stationery, invitations, menus, members’s list and keepsakes.
Too many snakes, not enough ladders
James Alexander gave a lecture about his career to first-year students at Exeter College of Art. The title Too many snakes, not enough ladders, was chosen to give an insight into the pitfalls and possibilities of the students’ career choice. Later in the year he returned to give portfolio reviews to third-year students. Working alongside designer Garrett Reil, these reviews helped to structure student’s portfolios and prepare them for interviews and the real world.
