Hello, September! Although it’s not always a cause for celebration, the end of Summer in this case heralds a wholesome collaboration between Pinterest and illustrator Chelsea Waites. With chunky figures and a soft colour palette, Waites hopes to invoke a …
Gradwatch 2021: Illustrator Sam Wagstaff, Manchester School of Art
Wagstaff says he’d initially considered doing graphic design and photography, but while he was killing time at a Manchester School of Art open day he wandered into the illustration show and was hooked on the idea. According to him, illustration …
Scottish designers are showcasing the future of the hybrid home at London Design Festival
Apart from these design elements, the show is about making our homes brighter, more tactile and more individual, says the director. She continues that “Nicholas Denney’s side tables have this amazing condensed pattern that replicates the systems of natural geological …
McSweeney’s Audio Issue helps the visually impaired access and enjoy print publication
McSweeney’s editor Claire Boyle, Radiotopia’s Julie Shapiro and Audrey Mardavich, and Audio Issue senior producer Andrew Leland co-produced the 64th issue of the Quarterly Concern. It’s available for pre-order now and will be released early Autumn. The issue takes the …
Jeano Edwards’ debut book shows Jamaica as he sees it
EverWonderful by Jeano Edwards is out now; jeano.studio Handling the design and sequencing of the book allowed Edwards to understand his work more intimately, and grasp the patterns in who he photographs and how. “I think the process of making …
Human After All rebrands a social media agency with the aim of creating clarity from chaos
In order to create a “real statement of intent”, James Woods, senior designer from Human After All, claims that it was important to help the social media agency Born Social embrace a mature attitude without losing “their friendly, approachable vibe.” …
Jealous curates group show at London’s Saatchi Gallery
Creative Inspiration The show includes many works that are rarely or never exhibited, including pieces by painter and muralist Gary Stranger and artist Sara Pope. Light artist Chris Levine contributes his recent portrait of Kate Moss and his well-known, large-scale …
Designer Spotlight: Romain Billaud
We started the designer spotlight to promote designers across the glob. Times are definitely changing, we all live in a pandemic and hopefully soon a post-pandemic reality. Economically things will be difficult initially but eventually things will get better. I …
Something’s fishy… maybe it’s Jean Jullien’s marine-inspired surfboards
Jullien has also designed some tiny – yet very cool indeed – surfer dudes which have been embroidered upon sweatshirts and a T-shirt, which come in soothing ocean tones of deep blue, khaki and black. The playful and innocent designs …