The first writers: China
Part four of the previously unpublished first chapter of Ewan Clayton’s history of writing
Beyond the tag
Errol Donald takes us underground to explore the history and culture of graffiti
From simplicity to complexity
Richard Kindersley argues that the time is right for a rediscovery of ‘less is more’
Christopher Burke
Looks at trends in German type design in the first half of the twentieth century
Information, news and reviews
Ramblings from Pat Khan
Nicholas Sloan on glyphs
The Johnston typeface at 100 from Eiichi Kono
Plus regular features, exhibition and book reviews, and clippings
32 pages
Published September 2016