Published by Eye Magazine Limited, 2010 London. 4ºM (30×24 cm) 112 págs. Rústica ilustrada. Cubierta algo deslucida. Muy buen estado general. OPINION – Editorial Eye 78, John L. Walters. Information design, the main focus of this issue of Eye, has given rise to some soul-searching. – Contents, the editor. Eye 78 Winter 2010Features 8 Critique: A soul adrift in neon limbo The credits of Gaspar. – A soul drifting in neon limbo. Typography, Visual culture, Rick Poynor. The stroboscopic credits of Noé’s movie suck the viewer into an immersive maelstrom of lettering. Critique by Rick Poynor – Understand, visualise, survive. Design education, Education, Max Gadney. Max Gadney argues that information design should be a compulsory part of every graphic design course FEATURES – Reputations: David Gentleman. John L. Walters. ‘I did absolutely anything that came my way, which I’ve done throughout my life. But what I know about design, as opposed to wood engravings or illustrating, I learned from stamps – my interest in refining an idea down to an absolute minimum.’ – The little journal that grew big. Lance Knobel. How Dave Eggers’ design ethos contributed to the success of his publishing ‘empire’, McSweeney’s – Hail that cab map. Mark Porter on an interactive site that reveals the urban energy of New York – Head Trip. Simon Esterson applauds the vivid drama of a pharmaceutical brochure – The way ahead. Paul Stiff explains why the British road sign system simply works – Pin point. Jack Schulze praises the ‘US space programme’ of mapping – Undergrowth. John Ridpath. Untangling the internet with IA’s metro ‘snapshot’ – Bullet point. Christopher Wilson is struck by flaws in the graphic analysis of JFK’s death – Strip science. Rob Waller decodes the multimodal layout lessons of Rupert Bear – Drawn to the land. Angharad Lewis appreciates the human touches of Wainwright’s guide – Tool-shop for a counterculture. Ken Garland hails the ultimate buying guide for the anti-capitalist revolution – Future projections. Saki Mafundikwa examines a map that confronts western prejudices – Branches and roots. John L. Walters on the break-ups and tearful reunions of Rock Family Trees – Life’s little detours. Eric Heiman salutes the ‘Edward Hopper of design and comic art’ – Do it yourself. Fraser Muggeridge reads a trusty manual that shows how to fix almost anything – Culture compass. Andrew Losowsky on the ‘nonsensical authority’ of the Approval Matrix – Graphic language. Tony Pritchard swears by the elemental beauty of the Periodic Table – Icons for the people. A new V&A display and a book trace the method of visualising data pioneered by Otto Neurath in the 1920s – Paper planet. John L. Walters. Joost Grootens, whose background is in multimedia and architectural design, is reinventing the atlas for the 21st century – Love of lexicons. Rick Poynor. The dictionary framework allows readers to find random nuggets of information, forging connections that reflect the arbitrary nature of life. REVIEWS – Bossa Nova and the Rise of Brazilian Music in the 1960s – Process is the Project – Just My Type: A Book About Fonts – Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead: The Writers and Artists Who Made the – National Lampoon Insanely Great – Form+Code in Design, Art, and Architecture: A Guide to – Computational Aesthetics – Custom Lettering of the 40s & 50s; Custom Lettering of the 60s & 70s – Atlas of Remote Islands – Design: Peter Blake – Migropolis: Venice / Atlas of a Global Situation (2 volumes) – Supergraphics