La Boca’s cover designs for Penguin’s reissues of five classic sci-fi & fantasy titles
We speak to La Boca’s Scot Bendall about designing covers for Penguin’s latest series of sci-fi reissues that have one foot in the past and one foot in the future
Wallpaper* turns 20: an interview with Creative Director Sarah Douglas
Wallpaper* magazine celebrates its 20th anniversary this month with a 500-page issue and a kinetic cover designed by Thomas Heatherwick. We talk to creative director Sarah Douglas about how it was made – and how design and photography have been key to keeping Wallpaper*’s readers engaged over the years
Shelter at 50 – campaigns, communication and the ongoing fight for housing
Shelter has fought to raise awareness of homelessness and housing issues in the UK since the late 1960s. As the charity marks its 50th year, we look at how it has communicated its aims over that time and why, as a new housing crisis emerges, its work remains as vital as ever
Design to Transform the World?
Coinciding with the Labour Party Conference in Liverpool, The World Transformed was a four-day fringe festival of “art, music, culture and politics” organised by the Momentum group. We talk to designer Sana Iqbal about the identity she created for it
New Nobrow book beautifully illustrates the history of locomotion
Fans of illustration and trains alike will delight in Locomotion, a new book from artist duo Golden Cosmos, published this month by Nobrow.
Simple, fast, fun: Build and Work & Co’s new app for Virgin America
Virgin America’s new app aims to take the stress out of flying with a super-fast booking process, cheerful animations and curated Spotify playlists for travellers
Rotate Editions’ Kheyameya project matches modern design with traditional craft
Anthony Burrill, APFEL, Damien Poulain and Rhonda Drakeford have contributed designs which have been made into traditional Egyptian wall hangings in a bid to keep the craft alive
Twenty five years of Laurence King Publishing
Over its 25 year history, Laurence King Publishing has transitioned from design books for students and professionals to creating beautifully designed books for the general market. Patrick Burgoyne speaks to its founder Laurence King and Creative Director Angus Hyland about Carson, content and colouring in
Watch ghostsigns come alive in London this week
Sam Roberts of the Ghostsigns project has teamed up with experiential designer Craig Winslow to bring some of London’s historic street lettering and advertising signs back life via projection mapping.
Transport for London design collaborations for LDF 2016
Projects include a machine that prints tweets in the Johnston typeface plus lighting, cushions and furniture inspired by London Transport designs
The making of Jay Z’s film ‘The War on Drugs is an Epic Fail’ for the NYT
The animated New York Times Op-ed piece by Jay Z presents a compelling deconstruction of America’s failed ‘war on drugs’. We talked to co-director Kim Boekbinder about how it was made
Review: the V&A’s You Say You Want a Revolution? Records & Rebels 1966-70
A new exhibition at the V&A charts the revolutionary spirit that emerged in the mid-to-late 1960s and permeated our social, political and visual cultures.
