Review by Veronica Grow
Like most typo cognoscenti, Stephen Banham is fondly known for being somewhat fanatical and nerdy on the subject of type and letters.
I came across this slim book (which is more an extended essay) while looking into texts on aesthetics. I was particularly interested in books about the differences in perception.
(Guest review by Becky Quintal)
‘You only have to see his notes to feel the emotion of the speaker. It is evident that this kind of discourse, even if expressed only in the intimacy of his notebook on the train, reveals a therapeutic aspect of the lecture for someone like Le Corbusier.
Guest Review by Max Gadney
Architecture is a discipline that draws together principles typical of many design disciplines – clients, briefs, research, materials, form and function.