Over the past century, China’s highly complex language norms have changed drastically to coincide with the ease of technology. Uncovered Signs in Shanghai is a microcosm of these changes. The book traces the modern trajectory of the Chinese written language, …

3D & Analog Printing for Kapitaal Screen Print Studio
Another part of the New Print was the launch of a sculpture made in collaboration with Coodre which can be found here. The digital and analog world is connected in a circular way; translucent materials and shapes that started as …

Gradwatch 2021: Designer Clémence Bahout, Loughborough University
Bahout’s interest in wayfinding and type are evident in her City Meadows project – a concept for community gardens that would fill in vacant spaces in Leicester, and help boost declining biodiversity in the city. Residents would be directed to …

Brand Identity for Leaf Coffee Roasters
For more on Tugg Studio via Behance I have been digging into some ‘branding’ projects during the summer. It’s such a change in the pace rather than focusing on crafting core experiences. It definitely brings your creativity through fulfilling the …

Milena Bucholz pays tribute to the biodiversity of Guadaloupe in her nostalgia-infused illustrations
While many of Milena’s works are personal, she also takes on commercial commissions. Recently, she designed the wine label for the Lisbon-based Ladidadi wines, creating a warm yellow and pink label reflecting a sunset. “I wanted the label to illustrate …

How O Street made guts and gore into a playful rebrand for Thackray Medical Museum
Make visitors squirm with delight. That was O Street’s aim for its rebranding of Thackray Museum of Medicine in Leeds. Previously, the public wasn’t so aware of what delights awaited them behind the museum’s doors, claims O Street. So it …

Eliza Hatch’s latest series focuses on the overlooked harassment routinely faced by key workers
During the pandemic, “when there was a particular focus on key workers and the pressures they were facing,” Eliza Hatch – the founder of Cheer Up Luv, a platform highlighting stories of sexual harassment across the UK, the US, Japan, …

Christopher Anderson’s new book reflects on intimate moments of fatherhood
“I never studied photography, I came to it by accident. So I had never put basic questions to myself like, why do I make photographs? What is a photograph? What do I want my photographs to do? The camera was …

KesselsKramer has covered LA hotel citizenM with portraits of local people
Creative Inspiration The exhibition, which takes place in the windows of the hotel itself, is on display until the end of August, with the hotel opening its doors on August 23. kesselskramer.com Previous editions have included the “misfits and mavericks” …