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
Masked illustrations are welcoming shoppers back to Europe’s malls
Face masks feature heavily in this campaign by Sid Lee Paris, which uses cheerful illustration to mark the reopening of Europe’s shopping centres
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
Discover Vincent Bilodeau’s bonkers but brilliant animations
The Canada-based animator creates a world where anything is possible and believes the more confused a viewer is left, the better
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
Good Reads: Club Sandwich will get your cultural tastebuds tingling
The magazine’s new chocolate-themed issue comes with *actual* chocolate for the ultimate meta reading experience. Here, editor and art director Anna Broujean tells CR why food’s social and cultural influence goes far beyond the plate
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
What Would I Change: Anoushka Khandwala
Graphic designer and writer Anoushka Khandwala continues our series exploring what creatives would change about their industry following this enforced period of lockdown and reflection
Gucci tells the story of musician Kelsey Lu in new comic book Myristica
Terrell Villiers and Akia Dorsainvil of Masisi Studios have created the comic to coincide with art magazine Kaleidoscope’s new issue, translating experimental musician and cellist Kelsey Lu’s personal journey and style onto the page
