Cultural trends are difficult to spot when you’re in the middle of them. They look like ‘normal’, it’s only with the benefit of distance can you join the dots. It’d be useful to recognise current trends because generally they are followed by the polar opposite. In fashion, plain is likely to be followed by pattern, natural by synthetic, subtle by loud. When type was set on film and photographic paper, Art Directors and Designers were obsessed with sharpness, because perfectionRead more
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INTERVIEW: Sidney Myers.
Hey Sid, where were you brought up? The Bronx, about three miles south of where Len Sirowitz was brought up. In those days you were left by yourself in the street. We went out at 9 o’clock in the morning and except for lunch and dinner we were out and about fending for ourselves. You learned a lot about how to handle yourself and also about relationships with other people. There were no organized activities so you made up theRead more