''Eye'' magazine is a quarterly print magazine on

graphic design Graphic design is a profession, academic discipline and applied art whose activity consists in projecting visual communications intended to transmit specific messages to social groups, with specific objectives. Graphic design is an interdiscipli ...

and

visual culture Visual culture is the aspect of culture expressed in visual images. Many academic fields study this subject, including cultural studies, art history, critical theory, philosophy, media studies, Deaf Studies, and anthropology. The field of ...

History

First published in London in 1990, ''Eye'' was founded by

Rick Poynor Rick Poynor is a British writer on design, graphic design, typography, and visual culture. Career He began as a general visual arts journalist, working on ''Blueprint'' magazine in London. After founding Eye (magazine), ''Eye'' magazine, which he ...

, a prolific writer on graphic design and visual communication. Poynor edited the first twenty-four issues (1990–1997).

Max Bruinsma Max Bruinsma (born 1956) is a Dutch design critic, editor, curator, and educator. Career After studying Art and Design History in Groningen and Amsterdam, Bruinsma worked as editor-in-chief of the Dutch design magazine'' Items'' from 1988 to 1989 ...

was the second editor, editing issues 25–32 (1997–1999), before its current editor John L. Walters took over in 1999. Stephen Coates was art director for issues 1–26, Nick Bell was art director from issues 27–57, and Simon Esterson has been art director since issue 58. Frequent contributors include Phil Baines, Steven Heller, John-Patrick Hartnett, Richard Hollis, Paul Kahn,

Robin Kinross Robin Kinross (born 1949) is an author and publisher on the topic of visual communication and typography. His most significant work is ''Modern Typography.'' He is a proprietor of Hyphen Press, which published books on design and typography from 1 ...

, Jan Middendorp, J. Abbott Miller, John O'Reilly,

, Elizabeth Resnick,

Alice Twemlow Alice Twemlow is a writer, critic and educator from the United Kingdom whose work focuses on graphic design. She has been a guest critic at the Yale University School of Art, Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA), and Rhode Island School of ...

, Kerry William Purcell, Steve Rigley, Adrian Shaughnessy, David Thompson, Christopher Wilson, Steve Hare and many others. Recent issues have included photographs by Philip Sayer, Maria Spann and Francesco Brembati. Other contributors have included Nick Bell (creative director from issues 27-57), whose article "The steamroller of branding" (published in ''Eye'' 53, the "Brand madness" special issue) is frequently cited in discussions about branding. Other contributors have included

Louise Sandhaus Louise Sandhaus (born 1955) is an American graphic designer and design educator. She is a professor at California Institute of the Arts and is principal of Louise Sandhaus Design. Early life and education Louise Sandhouse was born in 1955 outs ...

Gavin Bryars Richard Gavin Bryars (; born 16 January 1943) is an English composer and double bassist. He has worked in jazz, free improvisation, minimalism, historicism, avant-garde, and experimental music. Early life and career Born on 16 January 1943 in ...

, Anne Burdick, Brendan Dawes, Simon Esterson (art director since issue 58),

Malcolm Garrett Malcolm Leslie Garrett (born 1956) is a British graphic designer, and Creative Director of Images&Co, a communications design consultancy based in London, UK. He is Ambassador for Manchester School of Art and co-founder of the annual Design M ...

, Anna Gerber, Jonathan Jones,

Emily King Emily King (born July 10, 1985) is an American singer and songwriter. She started her career in 2004 and her first album '' East Side Story'' was released in August 2007. In December 2007, King was listed as a Grammy nominee for Best Contemporar ...

Ellen Lupton Ellen Lupton (born 1963) is a graphic designer, curator, writer, critic, and educator. Known for her love of typography, Lupton is the Betty Cooke and William O. Steinmetz Design Chair at Maryland Institute College of Art. Previously she was the ...

, Russell Mills, Quentin Newark, Tom Phillips,

Robin Rimbaud Robin Rimbaud is an electronic musician who works under the name Scanner due to his use of cell phone and police scanners in live performance. He is also a member of the band Githead with Wire's Colin Newman and Malka Spigel and Max Franken from ...

Stefan Sagmeister Stefan Sagmeister (born August 6, 1962) is an Austrian graphic designer, storyteller, and typographer based in New York City. In 1993, Sagmeister founded his company, Sagmeister Inc., to create designs for the music industry. He has designed alb ...

, Sue Steward,

Erik Spiekermann Erik Spiekermann (born 30 May 1947 in Stadthagen, Lower Saxony) is a German typographer, designer and writer. He is an honorary professor at the University of the Arts Bremen and ArtCenter College of Design. Biography Spiekermann studied art his ...

, Teal Triggs,

Val Williams Val Williams is a British curator and author who has become an authority on British photography. She is the Professor of the History and Culture of Photography at the London College of Communication, part of the University of the Arts London, and ...

and Judith Williamson. The magazine has had five publishers: Wordsearch,

Emap Ascential plc, formerly EMAP, is a British business-to-business media business specialising in exhibitions & festivals and information services. It is listed on the London Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the FTSE 250 Index. History Ric ...

, Quantum Publishing, Haymarket Brand Media and Eye Magazine Ltd, formed by John L. Walters, Simon Esterson and Hannah Tyson in April 2008, after a

management buyout A management buyout (MBO) is a form of acquisition in which a company's existing managers acquire a large part, or all, of the company, whether from a parent company or individual. Management-, and/or leveraged buyout became noted phenomena of 1 ...

.Press release from Haymarket, April 2008.

References

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* ''Eye'', Nos. 1–12, edited by

, Wordsearch Ltd, London, 1991–1994. * ''Eye'', Nos. 13–17, edited by

Architecture, London, 1994–1995. * ''Eye'', Nos. 18–24, edited by

, Emap Construct, London, 1995–1997. * ''Eye'', No. 25, edited by

, Emap Construct, London, 1997. * ''Eye'', Nos. 26–32, edited by

, Quantum Publishing, London, 1997–1999. * ''Eye'', Nos. 33–55, edited by John L. Walters, Quantum Publishing, London, 1999–2005. * ''Eye'', Nos. 56–66, edited by John L. Walters, Haymarket Brand Media, London, 2005–2008. * ''Eye'', Nos. 67–102, edited by John L. Walters, Eye Magazine Ltd., London, 2008–2021.
"John L Walters, Eye"
''magCulture'', 18 August 2017. * Madeleine Morley
"Cover Story: What the Stack Awards Winner Tells us About the New Rules of Magazine Design"
''Eye on Design'', 21 November 2017.
MuirMcNeil generated 100 unique Indigo prints from the ten typographic fields designed for Eye 94's 8000 variable-data front covers.

Article about Eye 94 by Beatriz Camargo

John L. Walters: The Editor Who Keeps An “Eye” On Graphic Design Worldwide. The Mr. Magazine™ Interview.

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