Talking about Pentagram, I’ve been re-reading Alan Fletcher’s last book, “Picturing and Poeting” (Phaidon 2006). Described by Emily King as “the father figure of British graphic design”, I had the pleasure of meeting him a number of times when I was a client of Pentagram (back in my brewery days). Ms King wrote a wonderful [...]

I had the pleasure of listening to Daniel Weil, Pentagram partner, talking about his work at an evening organised by the Design Business Association.
During the Q&A, Daniel expressed concern that young designers tend too much to move from college straight to setting up their own business, without having any iconic experienced designers to follow. [...]