Beatie Wolfe: Rethinking the album format
A new exhibition at the V&A ponders the future of the album with a look at a series of innovative projects from musician Beatie Wolfe
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
Design Manchester unveils full line-up
Morag Myerscough, Anthony Burrill, Kate Dawkins, DesignStudio’s Ben Wright, Patrick Thomas, Helen Storey and Michael Wolff will all feature in the city-wide festival in October
Celebrating the artist behind Copacabana’s patterned pavements
A new book and exhibition from Place Press celebrates the pioneering work of Roberto Burle Marx – the landscape architect and artist who transformed Rio’s Copacabana district – and explores how creative thinking can transform our relationship with urban spaces
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 CR podcast episode 11: On politics and graphic design
For this edition of the CR Podcast, Eliza Williams talks to designers Lucienne Roberts and Anthony Burrill about the role that graphic design plays in politics, from official political campaigning to grassroots protest
How I Work: Jessie Burton
Novelist Jessie Burton has recreated her writing space in the window of Heal’s in London as part of an exhibition for London Design Festival. We talk to her about how her real writing ‘shed’ influences her writing, and how she copes with both success and criticism
How I Work: Artist Alex Chinneck
He’s unzipped buildings, made houses melt, and tied 450-year-old architecture in knots. Alex Chinneck’s work looks like magic, but the story behind each project is complex. From planning permission to hand-crafted wax windows, here’s how he gets his ideas made
Great Minds Don’t Think Alike
A new book by writer and regular CR collaborator Emily Gosling offers insights into the working practices of 56 of the world’s greatest creative thinkers, past and present
Sir John Sorrell on creativity for all
Throughout his career, Sir John Sorrell has championed access to design and the creative industries for the many. As he prepares for the next London Design Biennale, we talk to him about education, Brexit and the pioneering work of the Saturday Club
I Object: London’s British Museum celebrates everyday items of dissent
Private Eye editor Ian Hislop has picked out over 100 unassuming objects from the British Museum collection, dating from 1300 BC to 2016 – all of which share the common goal of sticking it to the man
The V&A opens up the ‘black box’ of video game design
In a landmark exhibition dedicated to video games, the V&A is uncovering the behind-the-scenes design of some of the most groundbreaking titles of the last decade. As part of a special week on CR devoted to gaming, we talk to its curator, Marie Foulston
The CR podcast episode 9: The Guardian’s Francesca Panetta on VR in news
For the latest edition of the CR Podcast, we talk to Francesca Panetta, who has led immersive innovation at the Guardian for the past decade, most recently running its in-house virtual reality production studio
Wood and Wood collaborate on poetry book
Art director Graham Wood has collaborated with his namesake, artist and poet Paul, to create 360 Degrees, a visually rich book of the latter’s poetry
Gradwatch 2018: Illustrator Chris Hampton, University of Dundee
Illustrator Chris Hampton is one of the 10 creatives we have picked to feature in our annual Gradwatch showcase; putting the spotlight on art and design graduates who we feel produce outstanding work