The Crash: A chilling look back at the global financial crisis
Ten years on from the start of the ‘great recession’, Stephen McLaren’s new book revisits his photo series documenting the aftermath of the crash on the streets of the City of London
The art of the shoppable brand magazine
As part of our shopping special this week, we speak to the teams behind Waitrose Food, Rapha’s Mondial and ASOS Magazine about finding the right balance between editorial and commercial and – crucially – getting readers to part with their pennies
Pentagram dazzles LDF visitors with war poem inspired installation
Created by Pentagram partner Domenic Lippa, Dazzle is a nod to the camouflage pattern used on Allied ships during the First World War – but with a suitably disorientating, typographic twist
London’s Bankside celebrates its “otherness” with new flag designs
The flags, created by local designers and artists including Alan Kitching, Morag Myerscough and NB Studio, will hang above Borough Market throughout this year’s London Design Festival
V&A Dundee looks to put “fire in the belly” of the city
As the first ever V&A museum outside of London prepares to open its doors, we speak to the institution’s Director Philip Long about what it can do for Dundonians as well as the wider design community
The Rock: A look at life in Gibraltar in the midst of Brexit
As the little-understood British territory marks its National Day, we speak to photographer Luke Archer about capturing Gibraltarian identity in the face of an EU Referendum result that its people never wanted
New show to feature protest art removed from Design Museum exhibition
The artworks – which made up a third of the Hope to Nope exhibition – will go on display alongside a curated selection of other political art, in protest against the museum hosting an arms company event earlier this year
Creating a Carlsberg brand to last for “the next 50 years”
Sustainability issues are at the heart of Carlsberg’s new identity by Taxi Studio. We speak to Creative Director Spencer Buck about the challenges of rebranding in an environmentally friendly way, and ditching the lager’s laddish reputation
Meet ANNA, the app that helps creatives keep on top of their finances
An acronym for Absolutely No-Nonsense Admin, ANNA uses artificial intelligence to help freelancers and small agencies with admin tasks such as invoicing. Here, Michael Wolff tells us about creating a friendly identity for the finance start-up
The Coral return with psychedelic, self-directed music video
Taken from the indie band’s ninth studio album and co-directed by its drummer Ian Skelly, the video depicts a weird and wonderful community of human-fish hybrids and slightly disturbed looking ladybirds
From boxing to boccia: an illustrated introduction to the world of sport
Written by sports journalist Adam Skinner, new book Sportopedia has been brought to life with Mark Long’s charming illustrations of more than 60 different sports
London Design Biennale 2018 to highlight the emotional power of design
Conceived by the creators of the London Design Festival, the second edition of the event is based on the theme of ‘emotional states’, and will see contributions from more than 40 countries, cities and other territories