Bob Wilkinson

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Read me! Part 2. Literacy in graphic design education

Issue 37, Autumn 2000

Feature

‘Relativist’ debates within the profession have extended to the way design and typography are taught. If there are no agreed standards – no absolutes within design – how can one teach? Are we heading towards a state of ‘institutional ignorance’ as tutors have less knowledge to pass on to their students?

Read me! Part 1. Literacy in graphic design

Issue 37, Autumn 2000

Feature

Graphic designers are responsible for the communication of ideas through words, signs and pictures. Yet experimentation and new aesthetics cannot emerge without a thorough understanding of reading and writing: if we accept that language is important, we must be prepared to protect it