Rick Poynor
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Rick Poynor|Essays
The Writings of William Drenttel
Essays from the Design Observer archive show the wide scope of William Drenttel's interests and concerns.
Rick Poynor|Exposure
Exposure: Woman Mailing a Letter by Clifton R. Adams
The spell of vintage color
Rick Poynor|Essays
From the Archive: Surface Wreckage
Why do photographs and images of torn street posters exert such a powerful hold on the imagination and emotions?
Rick Poynor|Essays
Man in a Bowler: Illustration after Magritte
By copying Magritte’s subject matter and method, illustrators ended up making a great artist look hackneyed.
Rick Poynor|Essays
The Conceptual Advertising of J.G. Ballard
J.G. Ballard’s conceptual ads anticipated the emergence of culture jamming, subvertising, design fiction and speculative design.
Rick Poynor|Essays
In Response to An Anatomy of Uncriticism
Alexandra Lange’s article in Print about the sacred cows of graphic design sidesteps the issue it raises.
Rick Poynor|Exposure
Exposure: Striporama street scene by Vivian Maier
How good was the photographer nanny?
Rick Poynor|Essays
Career Prospects in the Pain Business
Freedom from Torture’s “torture recruitment” ads deliver perfectly calculated moments of cognitive dissonance.
Rick Poynor|Exposure
Exposure: Luigi Russolo’s Noise Machines
Sonic conjurors of experimental music
Rick Poynor|Essays
Jan van Toorn: The World in a Calendar
Jan van Toorn’s provocative 1972/73 calendar for the printer Mart.Spruijt has been reprinted by a Dutch design company.
Rick Poynor|Exposure
Exposure: Flypaper and Flies by Jacques-André Boiffard
A cold eye on insect carnage
Rick Poynor|Essays
What Does Critical Writing Look Like?
A report on work by the first graduates from the Royal College of Art’s Critical Writing in Art & Design MA.
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