Say goodbye to useless brand guidelines
The duo behind enduringly popular publisher Standards Manual are launching a new tool designed to make creating and following brand guidelines less of a headache
Should more graphic designers design buildings?
Fresh from designing their own building in Amsterdam, Thonik’s Nikki Gonnissen and Thomas Widdershoven discuss what sets graphic designers apart from architects and what that could mean for a more collaborative future
What Would I Change: Ben Evans, London Design Festival
As part of CR’s series exploring what creatives would change about their industry following this enforced period of lockdown and reflection, we speak to London Design Festival director Ben Evans
A new booklet explores a decade of design by Christopher Doyle & Co
49 Posters by Christopher Doyle & Co features ten years of “curious and beautiful” projects by the Sydney-based studio, focusing particularly on its wealth of work for the cultural sphere
Paul Peter Piech’s literary linocuts are on display in Wales
A new exhibition at the National Library of Wales is celebrating the work of artist and designer Paul Peter Piech, whose linocut posters depict literary heroes including Katherine Mansfield, Emily Brontë and Ted Hughes
Beer brand Caravelle gets a graphic facelift
Barcelona studio Hey created new packaging for the craft beer range, which makes playful use of geometric patterns and fluid shapes
How art is helping cities and towns recover from Covid-19
Towns and cities are using art and design to add a much-needed shot of positivity and optimism into city centres as they cautiously reopen for business
Why it’s time to decolonise the creative industries
The cultural canon has been the subject of recurring debate over the years, but has taken on new significance in light of recent events. CR speaks to publisher Sold Out and photo editor and LISTO founder Sara Urbaez about why decolonisation should be a movement, not a moment
A visual tribute to the athletes missing this year’s Olympics
Through a series of striking motion graphics, Butter Studio’s new project She’s Going to Tokyo documents how women athletes are staying motivated in light of the postponed Olympic Games
Uncommon creates identity for Coventry’s 2021 City of Culture
The brand identity for Coventry Moves embraces the city’s past, present, and future, and contains icons and shapes inspired by brutalism and modernist architecture
UAL kicks off graduate showcase with expansive event series
University of Arts London is launching a graduate showcase of work from across its six colleges, as well as a virtual events series on the challenges facing the creative industries, and the role of the arts in addressing societal and cultural issues
Royal College of Art’s grad show goes virtual for the Class of Covid-19
The RCA2020 website features work by 850 graduates from around the world, and individual projects have been grouped together by theme with the help of high-profile guest curators including Es Devlin and Edward Enninful