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Work / Graphic Design

Design studio de_form on its exhibition identity for Erik Kessels’ latest show

How do you highlight both the playfulness of an artist’s work and beautiful typography in one exhibition identity? Nora Demeczky and Eniko Deri chat us through their recent work designing the identity for The Many Lives of Erik Kessels at Mai Manó House in Budapest.

Jyni Ong — 16 August 2019

Jyni Ong — 16 August 2019

Work / Graphic Design
Podcast company Gimlet’s new identity by GrandArmy is designed not to be too “slick”

Modern brands are so “quiet and inoffensive”, it’s like they “wish they could disappear entirely”. That’s according to Eric Collins, a partner at New York creative agency GrandArmy, who says he wanted this work for Gimlet to go against the grain.

Matt Alagiah — 16 August 2019
Work / Art
“I feel like I am following breadcrumbs”: Mel Arzamarski on her pursuit of art

This Oklahoma-based artist’s work tends to evolve around a heavily saturated, hyperreal landscape that effortlessly blur the boundaries between fiction and reality. Where she gets her inspiration from, however, is far from made-up.

Ayla Angelos — 16 August 2019
Regulars / The Graduates 2019
Introducing the It’s Nice That Graduates of 2019!

Meet the 2019 class of It’s Nice That Graduates: an expansive, exceptionally talented bunch of creatives from a variety of disciplines and hailing from all over the world.

It's Nice That — 12 August 2019
News / Advertising
Guinness launches a documentary-style ad that salutes Japan’s first-ever female rugby squad

As the Rugby World Cup draws closer, the infamous beer brand has released a new advertisement in anticipation.

Ayla Angelos — 16 August 2019
Work / Digital
Who are the people with the power to design the system we live in? Digital artist Peter Burr investigates

The New York-based artist’s film, Drop City, is the latest in a series of works exploring communities living off the detritus of a desktop environment.

Jyni Ong — 16 August 2019
Regulars / Nicer Tuesdays
Cabeza Patata on finding the right way to represent the diversity of the world around us

Creating work which speaks to everyone is a difficult task and one that character design and animation duo, Katie and Abel, found themselves tackling when Spotify asked them to make a gender-neutral character for a new campaign. In a reflective and introspective talk, the creative partners spoke about what they “didn’t get quite right” and the pitfalls of trying to make someone who represents everyone.

It's Nice That — 16 August 2019
News / Advertising
McDonald’s spoofs a fake clothing brand for the launch of its Spicy Chicken McNuggets

Titled “Shnuggs”, the campaign sees a spoof fashion brand come to life in form of a mixture of food content and short films, run across Instagram, Twitter Facebook and YouTube.

Ayla Angelos — 16 August 2019
Work / Fashion
Utopia and dystopia collide in Bysanz Baisen Zhou’s other-worldly creations

The London-based multi-disciplinary designer brings his usual combination of creepy and beautiful to his latest work – A Better Feeling: Metamorphosis – which explores our increasing entanglement with the technologies we use.

Lorna Pittaway — 16 August 2019
Work / Graphic Design
Through playful and considered design, Elya Forelya aims to tackle the stigma around ASD

The Russian designer’s new multi-dimensional project comes decorated with bold illustrations and a playful colour scheme – a clear demonstration of her ability delve into research and tackle important issues with intention.

Ayla Angelos — 16 August 2019

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