Published by Eye Magazine Limited, 2009 London. 4ºM (30×24 cm) 96 págs. Rústica ilustrada. Cubierta algo deslucida. Muy buen estado general. CRITIQUE – All mouth and trousers?. Challenged to design a poster, UK designers show mostly how little they care for the form. By Rick Poynor FEATURES – Archive: The shape of the century. How 1960s Op Art and cut-up culture informed the cover designs of Fontana Modern Masters paperbacks in the 1970s. By James Pardey – Reputations: Karsten Schmidt. ‘If we don’t take responsibility as makers we sacrifice everything . We have the power! The people who create things, make things work, we have the power. No politician has that.’ Interview by John L. Walters. Photograph by Jillian Edelstein – The show must go on. Buy a pension or a huge collection of theatrical type? For Celia Stothard and her partner, Alan Kitching, the choice was clear. By Celia Stothard. Photographs by Phil Sayer UNCOATED – Preview: Decode – Berlin special Monitor: Repossession. After years of wrangling, the posters that the Nazis stole from Hans Sachs are to be returned. But would they be better off in a Berlin museum? By Steven Heller – Reviews. Including: Ed Ruscha, Make / Think in Memphis, Studio Culture, Typography Papers 8, Freedom Rhythm & Sound, Logorama, Parrworld, Dieter Rams, Emigre no. 70 – Berlin special Education: Volkssport design – live and let live?. Is the design profession at risk thanks to globalised hordes of web-savvy amateurs? By Florian Schmidt. Illustration by Adam Simpson – Colophon BERLIN SPECIAL – Eye visits Berlin to explore the graphic output of this sprawling, labyrinthine and endlessly fascinating city. Introduction by Jan Middendorp. Illustration by Siggi Eggertsson – Berlin snapshots. Adeline Mollard, Fageta; Mark Diaper, Eggers + Diaper, ART+COM; Double Standards. Interviews by John Ridpath – Six degrees of Erik Spiekermann. Three decades of networking. It can seem that every other designer is linked to Berlin’s ‘Meta man’ – whether they’ve been hired, fired, taught, criticised or championed by him. Compiled by Liz Farrelly. Timeline designed by Jay Prynne – Berlin snapshots. Nick Kapica, SV Associates; Weiss-Heiten, Jutojo; Fons Hickmann m23 – Depth of field. Detlef Weitz and Rose Epple (chezweitz & roseapple) are the new scenographers, who persuade museum curators to take the integrated approach. By Jessica Jenkins – Before and after East met West. Much of a city’s history is written in its street signs. Berlin-born Verena Gerlach has turned their shapes and stories into typefaces – Berlin snapshots. Rinzen; Anna Haas; Siggi Eggertsson – On message. Content is king at Nicolas Bourquin’s Onlab, but its editorial focus incorporates a flair for visual delight and conceptual ingenuity. By John L. Walters