Karlssonwilker’s free birthday conference

To celebrate their 11 (not ten, 11) years in business, NY design studio Karlssonwilker invites you to a free ‘conference’ featuring the likes of Stefan Sagmeister, Paul Sahre, Emily Oberman and James Victore

CR July 2012 issue: mmmm … dingbats

Our July issue features a book on advertising for people who don’t like advertising, the new documentary makers, our annual logo trends report and a look at the past and future of the dingbat

Degree Shows 2012 RCA Visual Communication

Last year I left the Royal College of Art show feeling disappointed: this year the Visual Communications element of the show felt similarly underwhelming, not because of the work, but because of the way it was shown…

Studio Culture, the event

Timed to appeal to both recent graduates and current students, Unit Editions’ debut book Studio Culture is the catalyst for a free day of talks and round table discussions on studio life at the Design Museum in London next month

Are they the champion type?

The BBC’s first trailer for its Wimbledon coverage, which starts June 25, runs through several of the championship contenders with each player’s characteristics rendered over their body in type

E20 12: Under Construction

Showing as part of the London Festival of Architecture later this month is an exhibition of large-format photographs by Giles Price that combines aerial images of the Olympic Park with portraits of the workforce there…

Talent-Spotters 2012: Manchester School of Art

As part of this year’s talent-spotters series, Mark Edwards from creative studio DR.ME took a trip to the Manchester School of Art show. Highlights of the exhibition include some great typographic pieces, quirky character sculptures, and some up-and-coming illustrators…

Conqueror’s Typographic Games winners

What if typography was a sport? Paper brand Conqueror’s Typographic Games competition challenged designers to create typographic posters featuring the phrase “It’s not what you win, but how you conqueror it”….

The Dance We Made

If I’m completely honest an “interactive pop-up dance event” isn’t something I’d go out of my way to see. But I was pleasantly surprised by Big Dance 2012’s charming project, The Dance We Made, which sees dancer Tim Casson visiting various locations in London to perform dances choreographed in-situ by members of the public

Johnny Kelly at Typocircle

Animator and director Johnny Kelly, whose Chipotle film has swept all before it in this year’s awards, is giving a talk at the Typographic Circle on June 28

Nice advertising work from all over the world

We have new ads from all over the world to share with you this week. First up, we head to the US for this latest film from Google Studio G, which uses the humble banana to help advertise Google Play…

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