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Jason Ebeyer creates glossy 3D portraits that are both hyperreal and deeply sensual

Inès Davodeau’s typography practice expertly revives fonts from over 100 years ago

From inventing colours to designing the Olympic Games, we take a look at the extraordinary work of Otl Aicher

NB Studio and illustrator Sofie Birkin launch brilliantly animated Pride stamps with Royal Mail

“It still has a lot to do”: The history of Uruguayan design and its slow and steady influence on the world

Explore queer design history through Days of Rage, a new online exhibition documenting LGBTQIA+ activist posters

Using only African designers, Gida is a creative journal dedicated to being “by and for Africans”

Jaeyou Chung’s rebrand for Beijing’s X Museum features a type inspired by twisted dimensions and chair legs

Abhishek Khedekar’s photographs toe the line between fiction and reality

Wieden + Kennedy’s new film The Myth confronts the damaging and divisive stereotype of the “model minority”

Archiving beehives through the ages, Hives opens the lid on our ancient relationship with the species

Designing for social justice: What does it mean to create radical posters for the 21st Century?

Horses, hats and vast empty spaces: illustrator Fabian Franck discusses the art of Western world building

Spike Lee breaks down history’s greatest sports moments for Nike’s 50th anniversary ad

Virgile Flores on his new fluid typeface DaVinci and moving toward a more physical design approach

Hanna Karraby’s narrative-driven designs delve into her experience as part of the Iranian American diaspora

A year on, Banda’s vanishing Chornobyl identity is more urgent than ever

Jens Müller picks five logos worth revisiting from 130 years of branding history

A nostalgic approach to analogue media dictates Studio Front-Door’s publication-focused practice

Yuna Kim wants to see graphic design become a more tactile medium