How brands are shaping the face of pickleball
We speak to the brands and creatives who are helping carve out a refreshingly accessible visual language for one of the world’s fastest growing sports
Gradwatch 2022: Jack McKeon, Limerick School of Art and Design
Graphic designer Jack McKeon is one of the ten creatives we’ve selected to feature in our annual Gradwatch showcase, where we put the spotlight on the art and design grads who we feel are producing outstanding creative work
A soulful identity for furniture brand Symbol
The music furniture brand has been given a new identity that blends mid-century modern aesthetics with warm touches
Bringing minimalism and modernism to games brands
Graphic designer Cory Schmitz is a distinctive voice in the games industry, turning his love of corporate logos into work for indie studios, major titles and tech companies. He discusses the ever-more sophisticated brand worlds of games and their makers
AI (and creatives) made Jardim Sonoro’s 2022 posters
Dentsu Creative Portugal merged the faces of the performers with the wilderness surrounding the Lisbon music festival, using AI image-generator Midjourney to create jarring yet fascinating results
Morag Myerscough’s artwork in the sky spreads eco-friendly message
Her colourful set of banners marks the first time the flags along London’s Oxford Street have been handed over to an artist
To Have & To Hold collects the best paper bag designs of the last century
Beautifully simple and simply beautiful, this unprecedented archive of paper bags, collected by Tim Sumner and published as a zine, offers a peek into design trends of bygone eras
Modern Designers’ new test card-inspired BBC Philharmonic campaign
The illustrations by Sophie Douala use soft colour gradients and geometric forms to house information and include Easter eggs relating to the orchestra
Micaela Alcaino on the complexity of book cover design
Market researcher, avid reader, trend analyst, social media strategist – the modern book designer wears many hats, says multi-award-winning Micaela Alcaino, who’s capitalising on a renewed interest in beautiful covers. And she always reads the manuscript
Kick It Out goes grassroots with its new branding
Sky Creative has rebranded the anti-discrimination charity, using type that looks like it’s been constructed from tape to speak to the organisation’s history of activism
Anagram creates a “light and springy” new brand for Aevi
The shapes of currency symbols informed the payment platform’s new visual identity, which includes a custom typeface with “monetary flourishes”
What’s the value of awards?
The design and advertising industry has a plethora of award schemes. Here we examine what part they play in the industry and in the success of creative businesses