So you want to be a… UX/UI Designer
From websites and apps to wearable tech and VR, Michelle Cortese brings her UX expertise to a wide range of projects. Here she sheds light on the creative possibilities of working as a UX/UI designer
Nick Stathopoulos’ cinematic, sci-fi inspired worlds
We speak to Melbourne-based concept artist, illustrator and designer Nicholas Stathopoulos about drawing inspiration from sci-fi films and how studying architecture influenced his work
A ticker tape inspired identity for Bletchley Park’s D-Day commemoration
London-based design agency Rose has created a codebreakers-themed visual identity for Bletchley Park’s D-Day exhibition, celebrating the building’s role in WWII
Acrylicize: a crafty little collective of artists with big ideas
We speak to Acrylicize’s Founder and Creative Director James Burke and Creative Director Hannah Rummery about creating large scale art works for clients, the studio’s approach to craft, and combining the old with the new
A closer look at Droga5’s identity for Coal Drops Yard
As a part of our Annual 2019 coverage we speak to Chris Chapman, Head of Art at Droga5, about designing a visual identity which communicates diversity and inclusivity
How Libresse got us talking about vulvas
Feminine hygiene brand Libresse showed us what good advertising is all about with Viva La Vulva. As a part of our Annual 2019 coverage, we look at what made the campaign so successful and its place in the wider discourse on women’s rights
BBC’s fierce film for the 2019 FIFA Women’s World Cup
The BBC has remade hip-hop artist Fort Minor’s track Remember The Name for its Women’s Football World Cup spot, putting a female voice and women athletes in focus
Hiro Murai directs dynamic spot for Beats by Dre
Japanese-American filmmaker Hiro Murai, the director behind Childish Gambino’s This is America video, shoots a topsy-turvy new spot for Beats by Dre’s Powerbeats Pro headphones
Harry Lange – the man who drew the future
It’s easy to think of the films of Stanley Kubrick as the work of a singular creative vision, the result of an uncompromising director with a reputation for having things his own way. Some of the most vivid images in cinema have come out of his filmmaking and his pioneering science-fiction epic, 2001: A Space […]
Black Mirror production designer Joel Collins on bringing Charlie Brooker’s dystopian visions to life
Motion graphics and VFX company Painting Practice has worked on Black Mirror since the series started in 2011. We talked to co-founder and the series production designer Joel Collins about bringing Charlie Brooker’s dystopian visions to life on screen
A lesson in sensitivity
Advertising seems to have a particularly difficult relationship with some subjects. When, for example, did you last see a good ad for sanitary products? 1981 probably (for our older readers) – the year this ad was created. (Actually, I do vaguely remember a couple of other nice campaigns from sometime in the late 80s – […]
Does a new kind of politics need a new kind of political advertising?
When the Brexit referendum result was announced, the creative industries by and large greeted it with dismay. Surveys had previously revealed that the creative industry in general and the design industry in particular was very much in the Remain camp. What the result may mean for the UK’s ability to attract and retain talent, its […]