Topic guide

Visual Culture

Graphic design, exhibitions, magazines, publishing and the visual construction of the mid-century ideal.

Use this page as a hub.
Link every related story back here, then connect useful sibling articles to one another.

The mid-century idea was built through magazines, exhibitions, catalogues, symbols and photographs as much as through chairs and houses.

Start with these guides

  • Exhibition graphics and the Festival of Britain
  • Mid-century magazine covers as design systems
  • Manufacturer catalogues as historical evidence
  • How modern homes were photographed and sold
  • The visual language of post-war optimism

How this section is organised

Each article in this section should link back to this hub and to two or three closely related stories. Replace the list above with published links as the cluster grows.

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Stories with a longer life.

Profiles, field guides and close readings designed to be useful well beyond the week they are published.

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A quiet monthly letter

One object. One building. One designer.

A concise monthly note for people who want to look more closely at twentieth-century design. No daily churn.

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