Gen X: The Lost Generation?
As Gen X arrives squarely into middle age, it continues to be outwardly ignored by brands, despite its wealth and cultural savvy. We examine why
How Who Gives a Crap built its brand by tackling taboos
Who Gives A Crap’s distinctive patterned wraps make it a loo roll that people want to show off. Here we examine how it became a brand with ‘purpose’ before the term’s current ubiquity
Astrid Stavro on why she’s never had a career plan
Six months into her role as vice president creative director at Collins, the former Pentagram partner talks to us about why it’s good to be uncomfortable
Gideon Mendel photographs the human faces of climate catastrophe
The South African photographer’s documentation of the aftermath of flooding and wildfires spotlights the highly personal fallout from ‘natural’ disasters, and is currently on show at Soho Photography Quarter in London
Raysa Fontana on illustrating insomnia
Brazilian illustrator Raysa Fontana discusses overcoming a childhood where art was discouraged, and why she made a zine about sleeplessness
The women tackling “millennial realities” through illustration
A Barcelona exhibition is showcasing the work of nine female Spanish comics artists, through bespoke installations that bring their work to life off the page
Ukrainian agency Twid reflects on 2022
The agency looks back on a year of contrasts: on the one hand, having to flee Kyiv and work with things like power cuts; on the other, expanding its global client base
Music videos of the year 2022
This year’s been largely about tech when it comes to music videos: we’ve seen deepfakery, AI (of course), some stunning CG to replicate a zoetrope, and a surprising appearance from the humble pager
Dance music behemoth Resident Advisor ventures into print
Designed by HelloMe, new book Sacred Spaces compiles photographic and text-based love letters to all things clubbing to celebrate RA’s 21st birthday
How design can stop prisoners reoffending
We take a look inside InHouse, the social initiative that’s a “different kind of record label” – with the reoffending rate of participants at less than 1%
Suzy Chan presents the real ‘Made in China’ story
Graphic designer Suzy Chan has spent the past two years working with kids in a Chinese factory, using co-creation to present what family life is really like in these often-denigrated work environments
Why designers should care about colour theory
Riccardo Falcinelli’s book Chromorama approaches colour from a wealth of new perspectives, merging history with cultural and societal shifts, industrial innovations and more to ask if colour really matters – and why