Johnson Banks rebrands Duolingo to showcase its “quirky personality”
Inspired by Duolingo’s owl mascot, Johnson Banks has created a bespoke feather-inspired typeface and illustration guide to unify communications for the brand
Violaine & Jérémy’s dramatic Art Deco-inspired typeface
The Paris-based studio has released its first full family typeface in three different weights. Full of impact and graphic shapes, the studio speaks to CR about what went into designing it
Design for good: the posters of Paddington Printshop
In the 1970s and 80s, the Paddington Printshop created posters and prints for local causes and campaigns. Co-founder John Phillips talks to CR about what those days were like and a new book of posters from the archive
Masahisa Fukase’s family portraits taken over 20 years
First released in 1991, Family by the late photographer Masahisa Fukase is a series of 31 family portraits laid out in chronological order. This month, MACK re-releases Fukase’s last book as a reminder of his powerful work
SKIP Gallery takes up residence in Finsbury Park for latest show
It’s been three years since artists Baker & Borowski first launched a gallery space in a skip. We talk to them about Look At This, their biggest show to date
himHallows explores infrastructure with his Brutalist-inspired patterns
Taking cues from the systems that run our cities and our passion for excess, illustrator himHallows creates meticulous repeat designs of industrial objects
Gradwatch 2019: Photographer Olimpia Piccolo, UWE
Photographer Olimpia Piccolo is one of the 10 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
New Floating Points video takes us through an illuminated forest
Produced by Hamill Industries, Last Bloom uses scale models, lasers and in-camera tricks to create a luscious, botanical trip that fuses nature with tech
Visual Editions on finding new ways to tell stories
Visual Editions is known for its inventive approach to storytelling, creating apps and books for the likes of Penguin Random House, COS and WeTransfer. We talk to its founders about the agency’s work
Wayne White reflects on 20 years of his word paintings
Combining found paintings with pithy words and phrases, Wayne White’s artworks have become ready-to-use memes for the internet age. CR speaks to the artist about how the project has developed since 1999
Paw-trait master: The archive of cat photographer Walter Chandoha
A new book published by Taschen gives readers a glimpse into Walter Chandoha’s archive of 90,000 cat images taken over his 70-year career
Dante Zaballa on his joyous animations
Dante Zaballa adopts a colourful approach which combines digital and analogue techniques. CR speaks to the Chicago-based Argentinian creative about his process and the challenges of being freelance