Mark Thomson
Recent articles by Mark Thomson
Bram de Does: the king of (functional) swing
Issue 98, Spring 2019
An insistence that technology should match design spurred typographer Bram de Does to create two…
Reputations: Fred Smeijers
Issue 90, Summer 2015
‘My father was a mechanic. Respect – for tools and for the material with which you work – is one…
Ways of seeing design
Issue 83, Summer 2012
Reputations: Peter Biľak
Issue 75, Spring 2010
‘I have more reasons to make fonts than ever … typeface design is a cumulative process, there are…
The Catalogue As Exhibition
Issue 63, Spring 2007
Reputations: Kris Sowersby
Issue 79, Spring 2011
‘New Zealand is a young country and hasn’t had the time, or resources to develop a typeface…
Visions of Joanna
Issue 62, Winter 2006
For the first edition of ‘An Essay on Typography’, Eric Gill used his new serif font in the…
Design is not a solution
Issue 62, Winter 2006
A piece of design is the expression of an idea. It’s not a solution
Recent blog posts by Mark Thomson
Open and shut cases
3 May 2012
Graphic design by Richard Hollis
4 April 2012