A new campaign spells out the reality of the sewage crisis
AMV BBDO’s campaign for COPI shines a light on sewage spills in UK waterways with the help of a faecal-inspired font
Justine Jossart on combining design with illustration
The graphic designer and illustrator talks about the value of combining her passions, and how expanding her personal practice into different mediums has brought her joy
Lego’s new design system is inspired by the humble brick
Interbrand and Lego’s in-house agency have overhauled the Lego Group’s design principles and assets, which reference the brand’s System-in-Play framework
Looking back at the birth of Japanese commercial art
A new book from Letterform Archive revisits Japan’s emerging modern visual culture of the late 1920s. Its author Gennifer Weisenfeld explains this underappreciated moment in design history and its legacy today
The evolution of cross-cultural design
We look at how brands are increasingly using design to engage with different cultures and communities around the world, and why there’s no room for cultural faux pas anymore
Is cursive type coming back?
Phil Garnham, executive creative director at Monotype, discusses the beauty of cursive type, the connotations these fonts have, and how technology is being used to make them more contemporary
How typography is evolving across Southeast Asia
The Southeast Asian Types delves into the work of designers across the region and the circumstances shaping different scenes. We hear from Januar Rianto and Aditya Wiraatmaja, who worked on the zine, about the past, present and future of typography in Southeast Asia
Offf festival returns with an exciting and eclectic line up
Over 70 speakers from across the fields of art, design, and digital culture will speak at the four-day event, held in Barcelona in April
