Thames & Hudson went to Paris recently for a major retrospective of the work of a modern legend in the world of commercial art, Jean-Paul Goude. And so to the coolest show in Paris this winter: Jean-Paul Goude’s retrospective at the Musée des Arts Décoratifs. As we knew he would, Goude has finally been invited [...]
The Unseen Eye author W.M. Hunt was visiting T&H headquarters recently on business and I managed to pull him aside for a quick chat about his recent trip to Paris Photo. Paris Photo is an international art fair of photography held annually in Paris, France in early November. The first Paris Photo art fair was [...]
Professor Paul Koudounaris, author of The Empire of Death, joined us for a special Halloween interview via Twitter. Paul answered questions from fans about his favourite macabre site, the soundtrack to The Empire of Death and how he would like his own remains to be handled. @PaulKoudounaris OK, first question. Which was your favourite charnel [...]
London-based graphic designer and photographer Amandine Alessandra is the subject of our latest Handmade Type Workshop contributor Q&A. Here she discusses the people that inspire her work and what the future has in store for Amandine Alessandra. What led you to making handmade type? Typographic installations allowed me to put together my two loves, photography [...]
We’re delighted to announce that Paul Brown of Bath has won our In Search of a Masterpiece competition. He and his wife will shortly be setting off to Venice on a seven-day tour, led by Art Fund and NADFAS lecturer Tom Duncan, courtesy of our kind sponsor Ciceroni Travel. Both he and his wife [...]
The Street Photography Now Project has come to a close after 52 weeks and the winners (chosen for their outstanding contribution to the Project) have been announced as Jo Paul Wallace and Jack Simon. The two winners will each receive £500 worth of Thames & Hudson vouchers and their work will appear in the [...]
The next installment in our Life Cycle of a Book series follows Production Controller Sadie Butler to South Korea to discover more about the production processes behind Magnum Contact Sheets. checking proofs against the printed sheet As Andrew explained in his entry about commissioning Magnum Contact Sheets, the development of a book such as this [...]
For the next part in our Life Cycle of a Book series, Design Director Johanna Neurath looks at jacket design and the development of the jacket for our new Autumn title Magnum Contact Sheets. The book jacket or cover, that single, simple printed sheet of paper: its primary function is to $€££. It needs to [...]
Manchester-based designer and crafter Emma Smart is the subject of our latest Handmade Type Workshop contributor Q&A. Read on to find out what inspires her work and what the future holds for Smart Emma. What led you to making ‘handmade type’? Working as a graphic designer I seem to spend a lot of my time [...]
For the next part in our Life Cycle of a Book series, Design Director Johanna Neurath looks at the design development behind our new Autumn title Magnum Contact Sheets. Wow! Magnum Contact Sheets. A dream project for any book designer. OMG who wouldn’t relish the chance to revel in unseen images from some of the [...]
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