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Left out of the frame Critique, Rick Poynor This collection of short COI films is full of fascinating details, but short on context

Contents Eye 76 the editor Music design special issue

Editorial Eye 76 Editorial, the editor , John L. Walters Introducing Eye’s first-ever music design special …

FEATURES

Yin and yang Matthew Carter Matthew Carter, co-founder of the first major digital foundry, explains how he came to design his first…

Music design special issue the editor Record sleeves are dead – long live music design!

Sound and vision John L. Walters, the editor Given the visceral feelings stirred by music, it’s time we found new, meaningful associations between…

Attacked by music, type & light Noel Douglas Technology on tour. Noel Douglas talks to UVA’s Matt Clark about their sets for Massive Attack

Classical crossroads Peter Quantrill, Mike Dempsey, Philip Sheppard Design meets serious music: long programme notes, small budgets and ‘de-averaging’

Make music visible John L. Walters Gerard Saint’s Big Active is on a mission to turn music into something tangible through art direction…

One man brand? Adrian Shaughnessy Manfred Eicher’s uncompromising artistic vision has always defined the look and feel of ECM.

Formal lawlessness Eric Heiman Fragmentation in the music industry has aided the rise of rock posters – personal, ‘unbranded’, cool…

Grab the hook Jane Cheng ‘Musicians are cooler than normal people, even if they’re flakey and poor!’ – Chattanooga’s…

Reputations: Alex Steinweiss Steven Heller ‘I got this idea that the way they were selling these albums was ridiculous. The covers were just brown…

Pack shots Form swamping content? Or a welcome new wave of graphical expression?

Vaughan Oliver’s Minotaur Vaughan Oliver This Pixies box set was a chance to make brand new artwork with a student team from UCA

Unkle’s erotic box Warren Du Preez and Nick Thornton Jones Warren Du Preez and Nick Thornton Jones create an identity for James Lavelle’s ‘faceless’ project

Every shop is a gallery Kate Moross Kate Moross, whirlwind force behind vinyl-only label Isomorph, explains her mission to ‘make music look…

Interview with Dan Fern John L. Walters Professor Dan Fern explains his pioneering ‘MAP / making’ course at the Royal College of Art, London.…

All her own invention John L. Walters Graphic design’s recent concerns have for decades been at the heart of Laurie Anderson’s practice

Dot dot rock Zoë Street Howe Zoë Street Howe on the black art of ‘metal umlauts’

Design + music = magic Fred Deakin The scene creates the style, and sleeves tell us what their contents sound like, but what next?

Scribble and strum Andrew Losowsky The layout and art direction of music magazines reflect and champion a wide spectrum of tastes and genres.…

REVIEWS

Maira Kalman: Various Illuminations Lanfranco Bombelli: US Trade Center Graphics in Europe Backing into Forward: A Memoir By Jules Feiffer TYPO Berlin 2010, ‘Passion’ The Story of Graphic Design Beautiful Evidence Magnificent Maps Uncorporate Identity The Best German Book Design 2009 Calligraffiti: The graphic art of Niels Shoe Meulman Wine Labels Roman Cieslewicz