A book of writings from twenty-five years of engagement on the peripheries of both journalism and academic life, and drawn largely from small-circulation and now hard-to-access publications. Persistent themes include: editorial typography, the emergence of graphic design in Britain, emigré designers, Dutch typography, the work of critical modernist designers
| availability | in print |
| published | 2011.05.19 |
| extent | 392 pp |
| dimensions | 210 × 125 mm |
| illustrations | b&w pictures |
| binding | sewn paperback |
| ISBN13 | 978-0-907259-17-6 |
| £20.00 |
Almost exactly in the middle of the volume is Kinross’s declaration of his favourite book (mine too): Adorno’s Minima moralia. I read that as a hint, because anyone who has read through the almost 400 pages of the book will have received not just diverse prompts to reflection; they will also have gained an impression of an observant and humane authority, who can be called not moralistic, but rather – in the spirit of Adorno’s book – moral. There should be more such authorities.
Roland Reuß, Text [Frankfurt a.M.], no. 8, 2003
In short, a nice book to read and the perfect antidote to all those slick design books. I am also rather curious to know whether the author-publisher himself, without any false modesty, wrote the blurb: ‘The whole is an unusual and powerful contribution to the subject of typography’.
Mathieu Lommen, Items, April/May 2003
